AirportsBaton Rouge Metropolitan Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Baton Rouge, in Louisiana, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BTR.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BTR
- ICAO code
- KBTR
- City
- Baton Rouge
- State or region
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 30.5332° N, 91.1496° W
- Elevation
- 21 m (70 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,286 m (7,500 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BTR means Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KBTR. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 30.5332° N, 91.1496° W. It stands 21 metres (70 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Chicago, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,286 metres (7,500 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 288.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/22 | 2,286 m 7,500 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 13/31 | 2,135 m 7,005 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Lafayette Regional AirportLafayette | LFT | 88 km |
| Louis Armstrong New Orleans International AirportNew Orleans | MSY | 104 km |
| Alexandria International AirportAlexandria | AEX | 160 km |
| Gulfport Biloxi International AirportGulfport | GPT | 200 km |
| Hattiesburg Laurel Regional AirportMoselle | PIB | 202 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 13,328 km | 16 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,239 km | 17 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,861 km | 16 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,448 km | 9 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,925 km | 2 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,584 km | 3 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 16,124 km | 19 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,943 km | 13 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,232 km | 17 h 40 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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