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GFL to BTC: distance & flight time
Queensbury (Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport) → Batticaloa (Batticaloa Airport)
8,584 mi
13,815 km · 7,460 nm
17h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
+9.5h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
8,584 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 18m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- GFL — Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport · Queensbury, 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 GFL
- RUT · Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport36 mi away
- SCH · Schenectady County Airport37 mi away
- ALB · Albany International Airport42 mi away
- LKP · Lake Placid Airport66 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 GFL from BTC?
The flight distance from Queensbury (GFL) to Batticaloa (BTC) is 8,584 miles (13,815 km, 7,460 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GFL to BTC?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 18m 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 Queensbury and Batticaloa?
Batticaloa is 9.5 hours ahead of Queensbury.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GFL to BTC?
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