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BES to BTC: distance & flight time
Brest (Brest Bretagne Airport) → Batticaloa (Batticaloa Airport)
5,642 mi
9,080 km · 4,903 nm
11h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3.5h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
5,642 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 32m 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
- BES — Brest Bretagne Airport · Brest, France
- 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 BES
- LDV · Landivisiau Air Base13 mi away
- MXN · Morlaix-Ploujean Airport30 mi away
- UIP · Quimper-Cornouaille Airport35 mi away
- LAI · Lannion-Côte de Granit Airport48 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 BES from BTC?
The flight distance from Brest (BES) to Batticaloa (BTC) is 5,642 miles (9,080 km, 4,903 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BES to BTC?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 32m 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 Brest and Batticaloa?
Batticaloa is 3.5 hours ahead of Brest.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BES to BTC?
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