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YEL to YBA: distance & flight time
ELLIOT LAKE (Elliot Lake Municipal Airport) → Banff (Banff Airport)
1,525 mi
2,454 km · 1,325 nm
3h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,525 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 27m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- YEL — Elliot Lake Municipal Airport · ELLIOT LAKE, Canada
- YBA — Banff Airport · Banff, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YEL
- YZE · Gore Bay Manitoulin Airport32 mi away
- YEM · Manitoulin East Municipal Airport49 mi away
- DRE · Drummond Island Airport61 mi away
- YSB · Sudbury Airport86 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is YEL from YBA?
The flight distance from ELLIOT LAKE (YEL) to Banff (YBA) is 1,525 miles (2,454 km, 1,325 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YEL to YBA?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 27m 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 YEL to YBA?
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