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HZP to BTC: distance & flight time
Wood Buffalo (Fort Mackay / Horizon Airport) → Batticaloa (Batticaloa Airport)
7,877 mi
12,676 km · 6,845 nm
15h 55m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,877 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 55m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- HZP — Fort Mackay / Horizon Airport · Wood Buffalo, Canada
- 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 HZP
- YMM · Fort McMurray Airport53 mi away
- YPY · Fort Chipewyan Airport98 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 HZP from BTC?
The flight distance from Wood Buffalo (HZP) to Batticaloa (BTC) is 7,877 miles (12,676 km, 6,845 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HZP to BTC?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 55m 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 HZP to BTC?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on HZP–BTC that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.