# Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR / KBTR) **Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport** (IATA: BTR, ICAO: KBTR) is a medium airport in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. It opened in 1942. It has 3 runways; the longest is 7,500 ft (2,286 m). In 2025 it handled 840 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbtr ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: BTR / KBTR - FAA: BTR - Type: Medium airport - Serves: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States - Opened: 1942 - Elevation: 70 ft / 21 m - Coordinates: 30.5332, -91.1496 - Runways: 3 - Longest runway: 7,500 ft / 2,286 m - Instrument procedures: 8 approaches - Passengers: 840,100 (2025) - Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago - Website: http://www.flybtr.com/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baton_Rouge_Metropolitan_Airport (12 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q810875 - Weather station: KBTR · WMO 72232 - Ident: KBTR ## Timeline - 1942: Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 04L/22R | 7,500 ft / 2,286 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 043° / 223° | yes | | 13/31 | 7,005 ft / 2,135 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 133° / 313° | yes | | 04R/22L | 3,799 ft / 1,158 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 043° / 223° | yes | - FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00040AD.PDF ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2014 | 786,061 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 737,442 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2016 | 734,832 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2017 | 758,693 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2018 | 784,630 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2019 | 802,787 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2020 | 359,551 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2021 | 558,242 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2022 | 663,732 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2023 | 762,473 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2024 | 839,315 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2025 | 840,100 | BTS T-100 Segment | ## Routes 5 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (5) - [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 253 mi / 407 km · United Express - [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 383 mi / 616 km · American Eagle - [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 448 mi / 721 km · Delta Air Lines - [CLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt.md) Charlotte Douglas International Airport · United States · 674 mi / 1,085 km · American Eagle - [DCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdca.md) Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport · United States · 984 mi / 1,584 km · American Eagle ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from BTR, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (3) - [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 3 - DL [Delta Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-air-lines) · 1 - UA [United Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-express) · 1 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 840K (2025) | #896 of 3,974 | #215 in North America | #151 in US | | Longest runway | 7,500 ft / 2,286 m | =3,115 of 29,858 | =673 in North America | =500 in US | | Elevation | 70 ft / 21 m | =38,222 of 43,403 | =17,338 in North America | =14,414 in US | | Age | Opened 1942 | =1,791 of 15,079 | =924 in North America | =885 in US | | Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | A/D | APP/DEP | 120.300 | | ATIS | ATIS | 125.200 | | CLD | CLNC DEL | 119.400 | | CTAF | CTAF | 118.450 | | GND | GND | 121.900 | | RDO | DE RIDDER RDO | 122.200 | | TWR | TWR | 118.450 | | UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 | ## Nearby airports - [LFT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klft.md) Lafayette Regional Airport · 55 mi / 88 km - [ARA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kara.md) Acadiana Regional Airport · 56 mi / 89 km - [MCB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmcb.md) McComb-Pike County Airport / John E Lewis Field · 60 mi / 97 km - [MSY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsy.md) Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport · 65 mi / 104 km - [NEW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/knew.md) Lakefront Airport · 75 mi / 121 km - [NBG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/knbg.md) New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field · 83 mi / 133 km ## Sources - [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government)) - [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government)) - [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government)) - [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [Wikipedia: “Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Baton_Rouge_Metropolitan_Airport&oldid=1371640100), revision of 27 Aug 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0) - [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0) - Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbtr/data