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MLI to BTL: distance & flight time
Moline (Quad City International Airport) → Battle Creek (W K Kellogg Airport)
277 mi
445 km · 241 nm
1h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
277 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 12m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- MLI — Quad City International Airport · Moline, United States
- BTL — W K Kellogg Airport · Battle Creek, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near MLI
- CWI · Clinton Municipal Airport28 mi away
- GBG · Galesburg Municipal Airport35 mi away
- IOW · Iowa City Municipal Airport55 mi away
- BRL · Southeast Iowa Regional Airport56 mi away
Near BTL
- AZO · Kalamazoo Battle Creek International Airport16 mi away
- JXN · Jackson County Reynolds Field41 mi away
- GRR · Gerald R. Ford International Airport42 mi away
- LAN · Capital City Airport47 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MLI from BTL?
The flight distance from Moline (MLI) to Battle Creek (BTL) is 277 miles (445 km, 241 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MLI to BTL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 12m 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 MLI to BTL?
Nonstop service on MLI–BTL 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 1h 12m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MLI to BTL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MLI–BTL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some MLI to BTL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain MLI–BTL 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.