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YKJ to YBA: distance & flight time
Key Lake (Key Lake Airport) → Banff (Banff Airport)
578 mi
930 km · 502 nm
1h 43m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
578 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 43m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- YKJ — Key Lake Airport · Key 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 YKJ
- YNL · Points North Landing Airport90 mi away
- ZWL · Wollaston Lake Airport108 mi away
- YSF · Stony Rapids Airport138 mi away
- YVT · Buffalo Narrows Airport145 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 YKJ from YBA?
The flight distance from Key Lake (YKJ) to Banff (YBA) is 578 miles (930 km, 502 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YKJ to YBA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 43m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from YKJ to YBA?
Nonstop service on YKJ–YBA depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 43m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YKJ to YBA?
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Why are some YKJ to YBA fares phone-only?
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