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TGA to BTC: distance & flight time
Tengah (Tengah Air Base) → Batticaloa (Batticaloa Airport)
1,578 mi
2,540 km · 1,371 nm
3h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2.5h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,578 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 34m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- TGA — Tengah Air Base · Tengah, Singapore
- 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 TGA
- SIN · Singapore Changi Airport20 mi away
- XSP · Seletar Airport11 mi away
- QPG · Paya Lebar Air Base14 mi away
- JHB · Senai International Airport18 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 TGA from BTC?
The flight distance from Tengah (TGA) to Batticaloa (BTC) is 1,578 miles (2,540 km, 1,371 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TGA to BTC?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 34m 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 Tengah and Batticaloa?
Batticaloa is 2.5 hours behind Tengah.
What is the cheapest way to fly from TGA to BTC?
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