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OWD to BTC: distance & flight time
Norwood (Norwood Memorial Airport) → Batticaloa (Batticaloa Airport)
8,587 mi
13,820 km · 7,462 nm
17h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
+9.5h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
8,587 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
- OWD — Norwood Memorial Airport · Norwood, 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 OWD
- BOS · General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport15 mi away
- BED · Laurence G Hanscom Field20 mi away
- SFZ · North Central State Airport25 mi away
- PYM · Plymouth Municipal Airport30 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 OWD from BTC?
The flight distance from Norwood (OWD) to Batticaloa (BTC) is 8,587 miles (13,820 km, 7,462 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OWD 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 Norwood and Batticaloa?
Batticaloa is 9.5 hours ahead of Norwood.
What is the cheapest way to fly from OWD to BTC?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on OWD–BTC that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.