Nonstop flight route between Armidale, New South Wales, Australia and Banff, Alberta, Canada:
Departure Airport:
(30°31'41"S by 151°37'0"E)
Arrival Airport:
(51°12'29"N by 115°32'25"W)
Distance from ARM to YBA:
7,946.04 miles (12,787.88 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Armidale Airport (ARM), Armidale, New South Wales, Australia and Banff Airport (YBA), Banff, Alberta, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,946 miles (or 12,788 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Armidale Airport and Banff Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Armidale Airport and Banff Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ARM / YARM |
| Airport Name: | Armidale Airport |
| Location: | Armidale, New South Wales, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°31'41"S by 151°37'0"E |
| Area Served: | Armidale, New South Wales, Australia |
| Operator/Owner: | Armidale Dumaresq Shire |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3556 feet (1,084 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ARM |
| More Information: | ARM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YBA / CYBA |
| Airport Name: | Banff Airport |
| Location: | Banff, Alberta, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°12'29"N by 115°32'25"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Supt. Banff National Park |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 4583 feet (1,397 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YBA |
| More Information: | YBA Maps & Info |
Facts about Armidale Airport (ARM):
- The closest airport to Armidale Airport (ARM) is Inverell Airport (IVR), which is located 52 miles (84 kilometers) NNW of ARM.
- The furthest airport from Armidale Airport (ARM) is Santa Maria Airport (SMA), which is located 11,955 miles (19,239 kilometers) away in Santa Maria, Portugal.
- Hazelton Airlines, an affiliate of Ansett Australia, operated between Sydney and Armidale from 1989 until the company collapsed in 2002.
- Armidale Airport (ARM) has 2 runways.
- Armidale was one of the 20 destinations looked at by Virgin Australia for services to Sydney using Embraer jet aircraft.
Facts about Banff Airport (YBA):
- The closest airport to Banff Airport (YBA) is Fairmont Hot Springs Airport (YCZ), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) SSW of YBA.
- The furthest airport from Banff Airport (YBA) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,405 miles (16,746 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Because of Banff Airport's high elevation of 4,583 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at YBA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make YBA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Banff Airport (YBA) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 52.45 miles (84.42 km) NNW | Inverell Airport (IVR) | Inverell, New South Wales, Australia |     |
| 2 | 59.12 miles (95.15 km) N | Glen Innes Airport (GLI) | Glen Innes, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 3 | 59.55 miles (95.84 km) SW | Tamworth Airport (TMW) | Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 4 | 78.14 miles (125.76 km) ESE | Kempsey Airport (KPS) | Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 5 | 86.50 miles (139.21 km) WSW | Gunnedah Airport (GUH) | Gunnedah, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 6 | 90.52 miles (145.68 km) E | Coffs Harbour Airport (CFS) | Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 7 | 96.87 miles (155.90 km) SE | Port Macquarie Airport (PQQ) | Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 8 | 99.74 miles (160.52 km) ENE | Clarence Valley Regional Airport (GFN) | Grafton, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 9 | 127.66 miles (205.45 km) WNW | Moree Airport (MRZ) | Moree, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 10 | 132.05 miles (212.52 km) N | Stanthorpe Airport (SNH) | Stanthorpe, Queensland, Australia | |
| 11 | 146.55 miles (235.85 km) SW | Coolah Airport (CLH) | Coolah, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 12 | 146.69 miles (236.07 km) NE | Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome (EVH) | Evans Head, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 13 | 149.94 miles (241.31 km) WSW | Coonabarabran Airport (COJ) | Coonabarabran, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 14 | 150.47 miles (242.15 km) S | Maitland Airport (MTL) | Maitland, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 15 | 153.40 miles (246.87 km) NE | Lismore Airport (LSY) | Lismore, New South Wales, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,954.82 miles (19,239.38 km) NNW | Santa Maria Airport (SMA) | Santa Maria, Portugal | |
| 2 | 11,915.33 miles (19,175.82 km) NNW | João Paulo II Airport (PDL) | Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal | |
| 3 | 11,884.30 miles (19,125.88 km) N | Horta International Airport (HOR) | Horta, Azores, Portugal | |
| 4 | 11,882.24 miles (19,122.56 km) N | Pico Airport (PIX) | Pico Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 5 | 11,863.21 miles (19,091.93 km) N | Lajes Air Base (TER) | Lajes, Azores, Portugal | |
| 6 | 11,844.73 miles (19,062.20 km) N | Graciosa Airport (GRW) | Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 7 | 11,800.59 miles (18,991.17 km) NNE | Flores Airport (FLW) | Flores Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 8 | 11,786.64 miles (18,968.71 km) NNE | Corvo Airport (CVU) | Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 9 | 11,785.07 miles (18,966.19 km) W | La Palma Airport (SPC) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 10 | 11,742.27 miles (18,897.30 km) WNW | La Gomera Airport (GMZ) | Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 11 | 11,738.12 miles (18,890.63 km) WNW | Madeira Airport (FNC) | Funchal, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 12 | 11,709.12 miles (18,843.96 km) WNW | Porto Santo Airport (PXO) | Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 13 | 11,705.05 miles (18,837.41 km) W | Tenerife-South Airport (TFS) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 14 | 11,699.43 miles (18,828.36 km) W | Tenerife North Airport (TFN) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 15 | 11,633.41 miles (18,722.11 km) W | Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) | Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 62.39 miles (100.40 km) SSW | Fairmont Hot Springs Airport (YCZ) | Fairmont Hot Springs, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 2 | 66.42 miles (106.90 km) E | Calgary International Airport (YYC) | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |
| 3 | 88.65 miles (142.68 km) NNE | Rocky Mountain House Airport (YRM) | Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, Canada | |
| 4 | 97.44 miles (156.82 km) NE | Red Deer Regional Airport (YQF) | Red Deer, Alberta, Canada | |
| 5 | 110.79 miles (178.30 km) S | Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC) | Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 6 | 115.89 miles (186.51 km) W | Revelstoke Airport (YRV) | Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 7 | 125.88 miles (202.58 km) SSE | Cowley Airport (YYM) | Cowley, Alberta, Canada | |
| 8 | 134.99 miles (217.24 km) SSE | Pincher Creek Airport (WPC) | Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada | |
| 9 | 144.26 miles (232.16 km) N | Drayton Valley Industrial Airport (YDC) | Drayton Valley, Alberta, Canada | |
| 10 | 156.07 miles (251.17 km) NNW | High Prairie Airport (ZHP) | High Prairie, Alberta, Canada | |
| 11 | 161.23 miles (259.47 km) SW | West Kootenay Regional Airport (YCG) | Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 12 | 162.60 miles (261.67 km) SE | Lethbridge Airport (YQL) | Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada | |
| 13 | 163.38 miles (262.93 km) NW | Jasper Airport (YJA) | Jasper, Alberta, Canada | |
| 14 | 164.60 miles (264.90 km) WSW | Salmon Arm Airport (YSN) | Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 15 | 167.21 miles (269.09 km) NNE | Edmonton International Airport (YEG) | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,405.38 miles (16,745.80 km) SSE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 10,328.16 miles (16,621.52 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 3 | 10,315.02 miles (16,600.37 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,286.86 miles (16,555.05 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,278.70 miles (16,541.93 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 6 | 10,262.93 miles (16,516.55 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 7 | 10,213.12 miles (16,436.39 km) ESE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,203.41 miles (16,420.76 km) ESE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 9 | 10,199.97 miles (16,415.22 km) ESE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 10 | 10,188.80 miles (16,397.24 km) SSE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,177.58 miles (16,379.18 km) SSE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,173.01 miles (16,371.83 km) ESE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 13 | 10,168.20 miles (16,364.09 km) ESE | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 14 | 10,167.39 miles (16,362.79 km) ESE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 15 | 10,157.29 miles (16,346.54 km) ESE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |