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YNT to BTC: distance & flight time
Yantai (Yantai Laishan Airport) → Batticaloa (Batticaloa Airport)
3,219 mi
5,181 km · 2,797 nm
6h 47m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2.5h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
3,219 miles nonstop takes roughly 6h 47m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- YNT — Yantai Laishan Airport · Yantai, China
- 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 YNT
- WEH · Weihai Airport49 mi away
- TAO · Liuting Airport96 mi away
- DLC · Zhoushuizi Airport108 mi away
- WEF · Weifang Airport135 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 YNT from BTC?
The flight distance from Yantai (YNT) to Batticaloa (BTC) is 3,219 miles (5,181 km, 2,797 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YNT to BTC?
A nonstop flight takes about 6h 47m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from YNT to BTC?
Nonstop service on YNT–BTC depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 6h 47m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Yantai and Batticaloa?
Batticaloa is 2.5 hours behind Yantai.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YNT to BTC?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YNT–BTC that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YNT to BTC fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YNT–BTC tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.