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BTC to CMB: distance & flight time
Batticaloa (Batticaloa Airport) → Colombo (Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport)
128 mi
206 km · 111 nm
48m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
128 miles nonstop takes roughly 48m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- BTC — Batticaloa Airport · Batticaloa, Sri Lanka
- CMB — Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport · Colombo, 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 CMB
- RML · Colombo Ratmalana Airport25 mi away
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- KCT · Koggala Airport87 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BTC from CMB?
The flight distance from Batticaloa (BTC) to Colombo (CMB) is 128 miles (206 km, 111 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BTC to CMB?
A nonstop flight takes about 48m 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 BTC to CMB?
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