Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
BTC to SLE: distance & flight time
Batticaloa (Batticaloa Airport) → Salem (Salem Municipal Airport/McNary Field)
8,491 mi
13,665 km · 7,378 nm
17h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
-12.5h
time difference · heading north
See live BTC→SLE fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
8,491 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 7m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 12.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BTC — Batticaloa Airport · Batticaloa, Sri Lanka
- SLE — Salem Municipal Airport/McNary Field · Salem, 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 SLE
- CVO · Corvallis Municipal Airport32 mi away
- HIO · Portland Hillsboro Airport44 mi away
- PDX · Portland International Airport51 mi away
- TTD · Portland Troutdale Airport53 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BTC from SLE?
The flight distance from Batticaloa (BTC) to Salem (SLE) is 8,491 miles (13,665 km, 7,378 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BTC to SLE?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 7m 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 Salem?
Salem is 12.5 hours behind Batticaloa.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BTC to SLE?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on BTC–SLE that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.