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YQL to YBA: distance & flight time
Lethbridge (Lethbridge County Airport) → Banff (Banff Airport)
163 mi
262 km · 141 nm
54m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
163 miles nonstop takes roughly 54m 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
- YQL — Lethbridge County Airport · Lethbridge, 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 YQL
- WPC · Pincher Creek Airport54 mi away
- CTB · Cut Bank International Airport73 mi away
- YSD · Suffield Heliport84 mi away
- YXH · Medicine Hat Airport96 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 YQL from YBA?
The flight distance from Lethbridge (YQL) to Banff (YBA) is 163 miles (262 km, 141 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQL to YBA?
A nonstop flight takes about 54m 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 YQL to YBA?
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