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YZF to YBA: distance & flight time
Yellowknife (Yellowknife Airport) → Banff (Banff Airport)
779 mi
1,253 km · 677 nm
2h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
779 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 10m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- YZF — Yellowknife Airport · Yellowknife, 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 YZF
- YFR · Fort Resolution Airport92 mi away
- YLE · Whatì Airport100 mi away
- YHY · Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport120 mi away
- YFJ · Wekweètì Airport120 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 YZF from YBA?
The flight distance from Yellowknife (YZF) to Banff (YBA) is 779 miles (1,253 km, 677 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YZF to YBA?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 10m 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 YZF to YBA?
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