Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport

	IATA	BTR
	ICAO	KBTR
	Type	public
	Run By	Baton Rouge Airport Authority
	Opened
	Closest Town	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
	Distance From Town
	Elevation Ft	70
	Elevation M	213

	Runway Angle	13/31
	Runway Length F	7,004
	Runway Length M	2,135
	Runway Surface	Paved

	Runway Angle	4L/22R
	Runway Length F	6,900
	Runway Length M	2,103
	Runway Surface	Paved

	Runway Angle	4R/22L
	Runway Length F	3,799
	Runway Length M	1,158
	Runway Surface	Paved

Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (.

CONCOURSES

Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport has 2 concourses.

Concourse A

Continental Airlines Gate A1 (Houston-Intercontinental)

--- Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines (Houston-Intercontinental)

Delta Air Lines Gates A2 and A4 (Atlanta)

--- Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines (Atlanta, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky)

--- Delta Connection operated by Freedom Airlines (Orlando)

Northwest Airlines Gate A3 (Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis/St. Paul)

Concourse B

American Airlines Gate B2 (Dallas/Fort Worth)

--- American Connection operated by Trans States Airlines (St. Louis)

--- American Eagle (Dallas/Fort Worth, Chicago-O'Hare)

CARGO CARRIERS

Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport currently has a 33,000 square foot cargo facility. It is currently being expanded to 68,000 square feet.

Cargo Facility

FedEx (Memphis, New Orleans)

STRUGGLES

Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport is notably small and, until Hurricane Katrina, was largely eclipsed by New Orleans International Airport located 60 miles to the southeast. Despite aggressive advertising campaigns encouraging passengers to utilize the airport, load factors were low (below 800,000 passengers per year) and fares were among the highest in the region.

Almost all service at the airport was provided by Regional Jets with one mainline flight per day having been operated by Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines to Atlanta and Memphis, respectively.

HURRICANE KATRINA

After Hurricane Katrina Struck New Orleans in August 2005 , New Orleans International Airport was closed to commercial aviation traffic indefinitely.

An apparent windfall for the struggling Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport, with New Orleans International Airport closed, the passenger count at Baton Rouge Metro Airport could easily hit 3 million per year, City of Baton Rouge Chief Administrative Officer Walter Monsour said

"All those air carriers that we have been courting for years are suddenly asking to come in," Monsour said.

As of this writing, existing carriers have increased capacity in Baton Rouge, adding flights and using larger planes. Some have speculated that the boom will be a permanent one.

EXTERNAL LINKS

Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport Homepage

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