Nonstop flight route between Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India and Banff, Alberta, Canada:
Departure Airport:
(25°27'7"N by 82°51'33"E)
Arrival Airport:
(51°12'29"N by 115°32'25"W)
Distance from VNS to YBA:
7,022.80 miles (11,302.08 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport (VNS), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India and Banff Airport (YBA), Banff, Alberta, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,023 miles (or 11,302 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 Lal Bahadur Shastri 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 Lal Bahadur Shastri 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: | VNS / VIBN |
| Airport Name: | Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport |
| Location: | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 25°27'7"N by 82°51'33"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 266 feet (81 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VNS |
| More Information: | VNS 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 Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport (VNS):
- The closest airport to Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport (VNS) is Allahabad Airport (IXD), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) W of VNS.
- The furthest airport from Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport (VNS) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,667 miles (18,777 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Because of Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport's relatively low elevation of 266 feet, planes can take off or land at Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The airport was granted international status by the Union Cabinet on 4 October 2012.
- Jet airways at Varanasi Airport
- Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport (VNS) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Banff Airport (YBA):
- Banff Airport (YBA) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Banff Airport (YBA) is Fairmont Hot Springs Airport (YCZ), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) SSW of YBA.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 70.23 miles (113.02 km) W | Allahabad Airport (IXD) | Allahabad, India |     |
| 2 | 96.18 miles (154.78 km) NNE | Gorakhpur Airport (GOP) | Gorakhpur, India | |
| 3 | 139.45 miles (224.42 km) WSW | Satna Airport (TNI) | Satna, India | |
| 4 | 139.54 miles (224.57 km) E | Jai Prakash Narayan International Airport Patna Airport (PAT) | Patna, India | |
| 5 | 139.71 miles (224.84 km) ESE | Gaya Airport (GAY) | Gaya, India | |
| 6 | 145.99 miles (234.95 km) NNE | Gautam Buddha Airport Bhairahawa Airport (BWA) | Bhairawa, Nepal | |
| 7 | 152.38 miles (245.23 km) NW | Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport (LKO) | Lucknow, India | |
| 8 | 159.48 miles (256.66 km) ENE | Muzaffarpur Airport (MZU) | Muzzafarpur, India | |
| 9 | 165.64 miles (266.57 km) WNW | Kanpur Airport कानपुर हवाई अड्डा کان پور ہوائی اڈا (KNU) | Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| 10 | 169.48 miles (272.75 km) NNE | Meghauli Airport (MEY) | Meghauli, Nepal | |
| 11 | 181.83 miles (292.63 km) NNE | Bharatpur Airport (BHR) | Bharatpur, Nepal | |
| 12 | 186.00 miles (299.34 km) NNE | Chaurjhari Airport (HRJ) | Chaurjhari, Nepal | |
| 13 | 189.11 miles (304.34 km) WSW | Khajuraho Airport (HJR) | Khajuraho, India | |
| 14 | 197.41 miles (317.69 km) NNW | Nepalgunj Airport (KEP) | Nepalgunj, Nepal | |
| 15 | 202.12 miles (325.29 km) NNE | Pokhara Airport (PKR) | Pokhara, Nepal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,667.33 miles (18,776.70 km) ESE | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 10,856.52 miles (17,471.84 km) WSW | Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) | Pisco, Peru | |
| 3 | 10,835.04 miles (17,437.27 km) WSW | Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) | Callao (near Lima), Peru | |
| 4 | 10,826.08 miles (17,422.84 km) WSW | Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) | Nazca, Ica Region, Peru | |
| 5 | 10,823.58 miles (17,418.82 km) WSW | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 6 | 10,818.63 miles (17,410.86 km) SW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 7 | 10,809.68 miles (17,396.44 km) WSW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 8 | 10,797.41 miles (17,376.70 km) WSW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 9 | 10,789.33 miles (17,363.69 km) W | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 10 | 10,780.61 miles (17,349.67 km) W | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 11 | 10,774.70 miles (17,340.15 km) SW | Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) | Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru | |
| 12 | 10,770.09 miles (17,332.73 km) WSW | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 13 | 10,764.10 miles (17,323.10 km) WSW | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 14 | 10,754.76 miles (17,308.06 km) W | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,749.01 miles (17,298.81 km) SW | Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) | Trujillo, Peru | |
| 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 | |