Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport

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The Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport ( IATA: BTR, ICAO: KBTR ) is the airport of the city of Baton Rouge in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It lies about 7 km north of the city center in the East Baton Rouge Parish.

The former Harding Army Air Field was used as a training airfield during the Second World War by the United States Army Air Forces. Today, apart from the runways barely discernible traces of it.

Specifications

The airport covers an area of ​​506 hectares in 21 m above sea level. There are three runways:

  • 4L/22R - 2,286 m long and 46 m wide surfaced with concrete
  • 4R/22L - 1,158 m long and 23 m wide with blacktop
  • 13 / 31-2135 m long and 46 m wide with blacktop

Air traffic is monitored by air traffic controllers in the control tower of the airport.

Airlines and destinations

The Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport has two departure halls: A ( to the gates A1 to A4) and B (with the gates B1 to B3).

  • Continental Express - operated by ExpressJet Airlines - Houston - A
  • Continental Express - operated by Chautauqua Airlines - Houston - A
  • Delta Connection - operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines - Atlanta - A
  • Delta Connection - operated by Pinnacle Airlines - Memphis -
  • American Eagle - Dallas / Fort Worth - B

Air freight

The airport has 3,100 km ² cargo handling area, which is currently being expanded to 6300 km ².

International Civil Aviation Organization airport code IATA-Code Fixed-base operator Baton Rouge, Louisiana East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana Continental Airlines Memphis International Airport Envoy (airline)
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