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YEM to BTC: distance & flight time
Manitowaning (Manitoulin East Municipal Airport) → Batticaloa (Batticaloa Airport)
8,599 mi
13,839 km · 7,473 nm
17h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
+9.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,599 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 20m 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
- YEM — Manitoulin East Municipal Airport · Manitowaning, 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 YEM
- YZE · Gore Bay Manitoulin Airport34 mi away
- YEL · Elliot Lake Municipal Airport49 mi away
- YSB · Sudbury Airport74 mi away
- YVV · Wiarton Airport84 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 YEM from BTC?
The flight distance from Manitowaning (YEM) to Batticaloa (BTC) is 8,599 miles (13,839 km, 7,473 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YEM to BTC?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 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 Manitowaning and Batticaloa?
Batticaloa is 9.5 hours ahead of Manitowaning.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YEM to BTC?
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