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HAF to BTC: distance & flight time
Half Moon Bay (Half Moon Bay Airport) → Batticaloa (Batticaloa Airport)
8,944 mi
14,394 km · 7,772 nm
18h
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
8,944 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- HAF — Half Moon Bay Airport · Half Moon Bay, 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.
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Near HAF
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport10 mi away
- SQL · San Carlos Airport14 mi away
- OAK · Metropolitan Oakland International Airport21 mi away
- PAO · Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County21 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 HAF from BTC?
The flight distance from Half Moon Bay (HAF) to Batticaloa (BTC) is 8,944 miles (14,394 km, 7,772 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HAF to BTC?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from HAF to BTC?
Nonstop service on HAF–BTC depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 18h nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HAF to BTC?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on HAF–BTC that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some HAF to BTC fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain HAF–BTC tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.