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BTC to BFE: distance & flight time
Batticaloa (Batticaloa Airport) → Bielefeld (Bielefeld Airport)
5,084 mi
8,181 km · 4,417 nm
10h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3.5h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,084 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 26m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BTC — Batticaloa Airport · Batticaloa, Sri Lanka
- BFE — Bielefeld Airport · Bielefeld, Germany
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BFE
- GUT · Gütersloh Air Base11 mi away
- PAD · Paderborn Lippstadt Airport24 mi away
- FMO · Münster Osnabrück Airport38 mi away
- DTM · Dortmund Airport50 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BTC from BFE?
The flight distance from Batticaloa (BTC) to Bielefeld (BFE) is 5,084 miles (8,181 km, 4,417 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BTC to BFE?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 26m 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 Batticaloa and Bielefeld?
Bielefeld is 3.5 hours behind Batticaloa.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BTC to BFE?
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