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YRL to YBA: distance & flight time
Red Lake (Red Lake Airport) → Banff (Banff Airport)
939 mi
1,512 km · 816 nm
2h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
939 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 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
- YRL — Red Lake Airport · Red 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 YRL
- YPM · Pikangikum Airport53 mi away
- YHP · Poplar Hill Airport75 mi away
- YQK · Kenora Airport92 mi away
- YAC · Cat Lake 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 YRL from YBA?
The flight distance from Red Lake (YRL) to Banff (YBA) is 939 miles (1,512 km, 816 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YRL to YBA?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 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 YRL to YBA?
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