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POB to BTC: distance & flight time
Fort Bragg (Pope Field) → Batticaloa (Batticaloa Airport)
9,218 mi
14,835 km · 8,010 nm
18h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
+9.5h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
9,218 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 32m 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
- POB — Pope Field · Fort Bragg, 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 POB
- FBG · Simmons Army Air Field5 mi away
- FAY · Fayetteville Regional Grannis Field15 mi away
- SOP · Moore County Airport22 mi away
- LBT · Lumberton Regional Airport39 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 POB from BTC?
The flight distance from Fort Bragg (POB) to Batticaloa (BTC) is 9,218 miles (14,835 km, 8,010 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POB to BTC?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 32m 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 Fort Bragg and Batticaloa?
Batticaloa is 9.5 hours ahead of Fort Bragg.
What is the cheapest way to fly from POB to BTC?
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