- Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
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Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
Ryan FieldIATA: BTR – ICAO: KBTR – FAA LID: BTR Summary Airport type Public Owner Baton Rouge Airport Authority Serves Baton Rouge, Louisiana Location Baton Rouge, Louisiana Elevation AMSL 70 ft / 21 m Coordinates 30°31′58″N 091°09′00″W / 30.53278°N 91.15°WCoordinates: 30°31′58″N 091°09′00″W / 30.53278°N 91.15°W Website Runways Direction Length Surface ft m 4L/22R 7,500 2,286 Concrete 4R/22L 3,799 1,158 Asphalt 13/31 7,004 2,135 Asphalt Statistics (2008) Aircraft operations 111,257 Based aircraft 148 Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (IATA: BTR, ICAO: KBTR, FAA LID: BTR), also known as Ryan Field, is a public use airport located four nautical miles (7 km) north of the central business district of Baton Rouge, a city in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States.[1]
The airport was originally Harding Army Air Field during World War II and was used by the United States Army Air Force Technical Service Command as a maintenance and supply base. Today other than the runways, virtually no traces remain of the military installation.
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Facilities and aircraft
The airport covers an area of 1,250 acres (510 ha) at an elevation of 70 feet (21 m) above mean sea level. It has three runways: 4L/22R is 7,500 by 150 feet (2,286 × 46 m) with a concrete surface; 4R/22L is 3,799 by 75 feet (1,158 × 23 m) with an asphalt surface; 13/31 is 7,004 by 150 feet (2,135 × 46 m) with an asphalt surface.[1]
Air Traffic Services are provided by dedicated Air Traffic Controllers in the tower and the Terminal Radar Approach Control.
For the 12-month period ending November 30, 2008, the airport had 111,257 aircraft operations, an average of 304 per day: 67% general aviation, 20% air taxi, 7% military and 6% scheduled commercial. At that time there were 148 aircraft based at this airport: 61% single-engine, 21% multi-engine, 11% jet and 7% helicopter.[1]
Passenger airlines and destinations
Destinations served from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (as of May 2011[update]) Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport has two concourses: Concourse A (gates A1-A4), and Concourse B (gates B1-B3).
Airlines Destinations Concourse American Eagle Dallas/Fort Worth B Continental Connection operated by Colgan Air Houston-Intercontinental A Continental Express operated by Chautauqua Airlines Houston-Intercontinental A Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines Houston-Intercontinental A Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines Atlanta, Memphis A US Airways Express operated by PSA Airlines Charlotte B Cargo Terminal
Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport has a 33,000-square-foot (3,100 m2) cargo facility. It is currently being expanded to 68,000 square feet (6,300 m2).
Struggles
Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport is slightly smaller than might be expected for a city and metro area of its size due in part to its proximity to New Orleans' Armstrong International Airport. Despite aggressive advertising campaigns encouraging catchment area residents to utilize the airport, passenger numbers are somewhat low (below 800,000 passengers per year).
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, and the ensuing increase in Baton Rouge's (temporary and permanent) population, BTR saw its destination portfolio expanded dramatically. New services were initiated to Cincinnati, New York City (both Newark, New Jersey and LaGuardia airports), Chicago-O'Hare, Denver, Washington-Reagan, St. Louis, and Orlando. The new destinations were discontinued by the end of 2008 as New Orleans air service returned to pre-Katrina levels. After experiencing record fuel prices in 2008 and the subsequent recession, the carriers returned their focus to the most efficient hub options for BTR, resulting in the current service schedule of daily jet flights to five major hubs.
Expansion and development
Louisiana Aircraft Inc., a fixed base operation on the south side of the airport has been purchased by a real estate developer. The developer has plans to build more hangar space and has purchased the old Capitol Jet Center / LuxJet FBO located on the east side of the airport. Future plans include a ramp and hangars on the north side of the airfield. The increase in hangar space is most noticeable during the College Football season. This future expansion is causing the Army National Guard armory of the 769th Combat Engineer Battalion to relocate to the other side of Baton Rouge.
On June 24, 2010, US Airways commenced operations to Charlotte from BTR.
Accidents and incidents
On September 2, 2011, Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 5058, operated by Canadair CRJ-200 N875AS landed with the port main undercarriage retracted. There were no injuries amongst the 50 passengers and three crew on board.[2]
See also
References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for BTR (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2009-07-02.
- ^ Hradecky, Simon. "Accident: Atlantic Southeast CRJ2 at Baton Rouge on Sep 1st 2011, left main gear up landing". The Aviation Herald. http://avherald.com/h?article=44248402&opt=0. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
External links
- Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport, official site
- Airport terminal diagram (JPG)
- FAA Airport Diagram for BTR (PDF), effective 20 October 2011
- FAA Terminal Procedures for BTR, effective 20 October 2011
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KBTR
- ASN accident history for BTR
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KBTR
- FAA current BTR delay information
Categories:- 1940 establishments
- Airports in Louisiana
- Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Louisiana
- Transportation in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Airfields of the United States Army Air Corps
- Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces I Troop Carrier Command
- Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces Technical Service Command
- Buildings and structures in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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