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ACH to BTC: distance & flight time
Altenrhein (St Gallen Altenrhein Airport) → Batticaloa (Batticaloa Airport)
4,994 mi
8,037 km · 4,339 nm
10h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3.5h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
4,994 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 15m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- ACH — St Gallen Altenrhein Airport · Altenrhein, Switzerland
- BTC — Batticaloa Airport · Batticaloa, Sri Lanka
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near ACH
- HOH · Hohenems-Dornbirn Airport9 mi away
- FDH · Friedrichshafen Airport13 mi away
- ZRH · Zürich Airport47 mi away
- FMM · Memmingen Allgau Airport47 mi away
Near BTC
- ADP · Ampara Airport26 mi away
- HIM · Hingurakgoda Air Force Base53 mi away
- TRR · China Bay Airport67 mi away
- GIU · Sigiriya Air Force Base67 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ACH from BTC?
The flight distance from Altenrhein (ACH) to Batticaloa (BTC) is 4,994 miles (8,037 km, 4,339 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ACH to BTC?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 15m 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 time difference between Altenrhein and Batticaloa?
Batticaloa is 3.5 hours ahead of Altenrhein.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ACH to BTC?
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