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BTC to LHA: distance & flight time
Batticaloa (Batticaloa Airport) → Lahr (Lahr Airport)
5,081 mi
8,177 km · 4,415 nm
10h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3.5h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,081 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
- LHA — Lahr Airport · Lahr, Germany
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BTC
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Near LHA
- SXB · Strasbourg Airport15 mi away
- CMR · Colmar-Houssen Airport28 mi away
- FKB · Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport31 mi away
- ZQL · Donaueschingen-Villingen Airport42 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BTC from LHA?
The flight distance from Batticaloa (BTC) to Lahr (LHA) is 5,081 miles (8,177 km, 4,415 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BTC to LHA?
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 Lahr?
Lahr is 3.5 hours behind Batticaloa.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BTC to LHA?
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