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DET to BTC: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Batticaloa (Batticaloa Airport)
8,842 mi
14,230 km · 7,684 nm
17h 48m
estimated nonstop flight time
+9.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,842 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 48m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, United States
- BTC — Batticaloa Airport · Batticaloa, 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 DET
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport22 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport10 mi away
- MTC · Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport17 mi away
- PTK · Oakland County International Airport27 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from BTC?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Batticaloa (BTC) is 8,842 miles (14,230 km, 7,684 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to BTC?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 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 time difference between Detroit and Batticaloa?
Batticaloa is 9.5 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to BTC?
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