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YQF to YBA: distance & flight time
Red Deer Industrial (Red Deer Regional Airport) → Banff (Banff Airport)
98 mi
157 km · 85 nm
43m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
98 miles nonstop takes roughly 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
- YQF — Red Deer Regional Airport · Red Deer Industrial, 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 YQF
- YRM · Rocky Mountain House Airport46 mi away
- YYC · Calgary International Airport74 mi away
- YEG · Edmonton International Airport79 mi away
- YXD · Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport97 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 YQF from YBA?
The flight distance from Red Deer Industrial (YQF) to Banff (YBA) is 98 miles (157 km, 85 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQF to YBA?
A nonstop flight takes about 43m 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 YQF to YBA?
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