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FOD to BTC: distance & flight time
Fort Dodge (Fort Dodge Regional Airport) → Batticaloa (Batticaloa Airport)
8,955 mi
14,411 km · 7,781 nm
18h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
+10.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,955 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 1m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 10.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- FOD — Fort Dodge Regional Airport · Fort Dodge, 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 FOD
- MCW · Mason City Municipal Airport60 mi away
- SPW · Spencer Municipal Airport66 mi away
- DSM · Des Moines International Airport75 mi away
- CCY · Northeast Iowa Regional Airport88 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 FOD from BTC?
The flight distance from Fort Dodge (FOD) to Batticaloa (BTC) is 8,955 miles (14,411 km, 7,781 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FOD to BTC?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 1m 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 Fort Dodge and Batticaloa?
Batticaloa is 10.5 hours ahead of Fort Dodge.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FOD to BTC?
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