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SSN to BTC: distance & flight time
Seoul East (Seoul Air Base (K-16)) → Batticaloa (Batticaloa Airport)
3,502 mi
5,636 km · 3,043 nm
7h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3.5h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
3,502 miles nonstop takes roughly 7h 20m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SSN — Seoul Air Base (K-16) · Seoul East, South Korea
- 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 SSN
- ICN · Incheon International Airport36 mi away
- SWU · Suwon Airport15 mi away
- GMP · Gimpo International Airport19 mi away
- OSN · Osan Air Base25 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 SSN from BTC?
The flight distance from Seoul East (SSN) to Batticaloa (BTC) is 3,502 miles (5,636 km, 3,043 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SSN to BTC?
A nonstop flight takes about 7h 20m 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 Seoul East and Batticaloa?
Batticaloa is 3.5 hours behind Seoul East.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SSN to BTC?
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