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ALN to BTC: distance & flight time
Alton/St Louis (St Louis Regional Airport) → Batticaloa (Batticaloa Airport)
9,174 mi
14,764 km · 7,972 nm
18h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
9,174 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 27m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- ALN — St Louis Regional Airport · Alton/St Louis, United States
- BTC — Batticaloa Airport · Batticaloa, Sri Lanka
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ALN
- STL · St Louis Lambert International Airport20 mi away
- BLV · Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport26 mi away
- SUS · Spirit of St Louis Airport36 mi away
- SPI · Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport69 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 ALN from BTC?
The flight distance from Alton/St Louis (ALN) to Batticaloa (BTC) is 9,174 miles (14,764 km, 7,972 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ALN to BTC?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 27m 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 ALN to BTC?
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