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YXH to BTC: distance & flight time
Medicine Hat (Medicine Hat Airport) → Batticaloa (Batticaloa Airport)
8,379 mi
13,485 km · 7,281 nm
16h 54m
estimated nonstop flight time
+11.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,379 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 54m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 11.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YXH — Medicine Hat Airport · Medicine Hat, 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 YXH
- YSD · Suffield Heliport27 mi away
- YQL · Lethbridge County Airport96 mi away
- HVR · Havre City County Airport111 mi away
- YKY · Kindersley Airport123 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 YXH from BTC?
The flight distance from Medicine Hat (YXH) to Batticaloa (BTC) is 8,379 miles (13,485 km, 7,281 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YXH to BTC?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 54m 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 Medicine Hat and Batticaloa?
Batticaloa is 11.5 hours ahead of Medicine Hat.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YXH to BTC?
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