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GBA to BTC: distance & flight time
Pailton (Cotswold Airport) → Batticaloa (Batticaloa Airport)
5,533 mi
8,905 km · 4,808 nm
11h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
+4.5h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
5,533 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 19m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 4.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GBA — Cotswold Airport · Pailton, United Kingdom
- BTC — Batticaloa Airport · Batticaloa, Sri Lanka
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near GBA
- FFD · RAF Fairford11 mi away
- LYE · RAF Lyneham12 mi away
- GLO · Gloucestershire Airport16 mi away
- BZZ · RAF Brize Norton21 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 GBA from BTC?
The flight distance from Pailton (GBA) to Batticaloa (BTC) is 5,533 miles (8,905 km, 4,808 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GBA to BTC?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 19m 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 Pailton and Batticaloa?
Batticaloa is 4.5 hours ahead of Pailton.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GBA to BTC?
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