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FRB to BTC: distance & flight time
Forbes (Forbes Airport) → Batticaloa (Batticaloa Airport)
5,179 mi
8,335 km · 4,501 nm
10h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
5,179 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 37m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- FRB — Forbes Airport · Forbes, Australia
- 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 FRB
- PKE · Parkes Airport24 mi away
- CWT · Cowra Airport53 mi away
- WWY · West Wyalong Airport58 mi away
- NGA · Young Airport64 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 FRB from BTC?
The flight distance from Forbes (FRB) to Batticaloa (BTC) is 5,179 miles (8,335 km, 4,501 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FRB to BTC?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 37m 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 cheapest way to fly from FRB to BTC?
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