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YEL to BTC: distance & flight time
ELLIOT LAKE (Elliot Lake Municipal Airport) → Batticaloa (Batticaloa Airport)
8,577 mi
13,804 km · 7,454 nm
17h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
+9.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,577 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 17m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- YEL — Elliot Lake Municipal Airport · ELLIOT LAKE, Canada
- 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 YEL
- YZE · Gore Bay Manitoulin Airport32 mi away
- YEM · Manitoulin East Municipal Airport49 mi away
- DRE · Drummond Island Airport61 mi away
- YSB · Sudbury Airport86 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 YEL from BTC?
The flight distance from ELLIOT LAKE (YEL) to Batticaloa (BTC) is 8,577 miles (13,804 km, 7,454 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YEL to BTC?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 17m 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 ELLIOT LAKE and Batticaloa?
Batticaloa is 9.5 hours ahead of ELLIOT LAKE.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YEL to BTC?
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