Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
BTC to EWR: distance & flight time
Batticaloa (Batticaloa Airport) → Newark (Newark Liberty International Airport)
8,757 mi
14,093 km · 7,609 nm
17h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
-9.5h
time difference · heading northwest
See live BTC→EWR fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
8,757 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 38m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BTC — Batticaloa Airport · Batticaloa, Sri Lanka
- EWR — Newark Liberty International Airport · Newark, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
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
Near EWR
- LGA · La Guardia Airport17 mi away
- JFK · John F Kennedy International Airport21 mi away
- LDJ · Linden Airport7 mi away
- JRB · Downtown-Manhattan/Wall St Heliport8 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BTC from EWR?
The flight distance from Batticaloa (BTC) to Newark (EWR) is 8,757 miles (14,093 km, 7,609 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BTC to EWR?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 38m 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 Newark?
Newark is 9.5 hours behind Batticaloa.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BTC to EWR?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on BTC–EWR that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.