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YBA to ZNA: distance & flight time
Banff (Banff Airport) → Nanaimo (Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport)
397 mi
639 km · 345 nm
1h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
397 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 31m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- YBA — Banff Airport · Banff, Canada
- ZNA — Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport · Nanaimo, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YBA
- YYC · Calgary International Airport66 mi away
- YRM · Rocky Mountain House Airport89 mi away
- YQF · Red Deer Regional Airport98 mi away
- YXC · Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport111 mi away
Near ZNA
- YVR · Vancouver International Airport35 mi away
- YCD · Nanaimo Airport10 mi away
- YGG · Ganges Seaplane Base31 mi away
- CXH · Vancouver Harbour Water Aerodrome39 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YBA from ZNA?
The flight distance from Banff (YBA) to Nanaimo (ZNA) is 397 miles (639 km, 345 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YBA to ZNA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 31m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YBA to ZNA?
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