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KBTR · Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport

ICAO · US · 24 NTSB events

ID KBTR FAA BTR Elev 70 ft Lat 30° 31.99' N Lon 91° 8.98' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

6 runway ends on file. Longest: 7,500 ft. Max gradient: 0.05%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
04L 043° 7,500 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes —
22R 223° 7,500 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes —
13 133° 7,005 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.04%
31 313° 7,005 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.04%
04R 043° 3,799 ft 75 ft ASP Yes —
22L 223° 3,799 ft 75 ft ASP Yes —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 8 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 125.200
  • CLD CLNC DEL 119.400
  • GND GND 121.900
  • TWR TWR 118.450
  • CTAF CTAF 118.450
  • A/D APP/DEP 120.300
  • RDO DE RIDDER RDO 122.200
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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  • NDB BT

    Rundi

    0.28 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

  • VORTAC BTR

    Baton Rouge

    116.50 MHz · DME 116.50 · BOTH · HIGH

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 5 matched · 27 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 04L–22R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 31: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 22R & 13 and MALS Rwy 31. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 04L–22R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 31: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 22R & 13 and MALS Rwy 31. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (5)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 04L–22R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 04L–22R: H7500X150 (CONC–GRVD) S–120, D–170, 2S–175, 2D–…

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 31: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 31: MALS. VASI(V4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 64´. RVR–R Thld dsplcd 3…

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 22R & 13 and MALS Rwy 31. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MALSR Rwy 22R & 13 and MALS Rwy 31—CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Migratory birds on and in vicinity of arpt during months of Mar, Apr, Sep and Oct.

  • Airport attended 1100–0600Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1100–0600Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (27 sentences)
  • ·RWY 13–31: H7005X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–120, D–170, 2S–175, 2D–300 PCR 990 F/D/W/T HIRL RWY 13: MALSR.
  • ·RWY 04L:TORA–7500 TODA–7500 ASDA–7500 LDA–7500 RWY 04R:TORA–3799 TODA–3799 ASDA–3799 LDA–3799 RWY 13: TORA–7004 TODA–7004 ASDA–6317 LDA–5720 RWY 22L:TORA–3799 TODA–3799 ASDA–3799 LDA–3799 RWY 22R:TORA–7500 TODA–7500 ASDA–7500 LDA–7500 RWY 31: TORA–7004 TODA–7004 ASDA–6407 LDA–6094
  • ·When ATCT clsd HIRL Rwys 13–31 & 04L–22R preset low intst; to incr intst ACTVT—CTAF.
  • ·MIRL Rwy 04R–22L not avbl.
  • ·Class I ARFF Index C, 24 hrs PPR for unscheduled air carrier ops with more than 30 passenger seats 0600–1100Z‡, call arpt manager 225–355–2068/0333.
  • ·When twr clsd use 121.9 to ctc ARFF for emergency request.
  • ·Rwy 04R–22L and Twy E are similar in appearance.
  • ·Use caution when exiting Rwy 13–31.
  • ·Ramp and twy lane adjacent to the commercial air carrier terminal building is limited to commercial air carrier and passenger airtaxi acft only.
  • ·Twy E weight restrictions: single 44,000 lbs, dual 55,000 lbs, dual tandem 93,000 lbs.
  • ·Twy E, Twy F btn Rwy 04R–22L and AER 31 not avbl for skedd acr ops.
  • ·Twy F btn Rwy 04–22L and 31 rdcs to 40 ft wid.
  • ·Dsgnd free pub use prkg for GA acft in the back row of the S ramp.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 225-355-0333
  • ·ASOS (225) 370–8455 LLWAS.
  • ·CTAF 118.45 ATIS 125.2 225–354–2170 UNICOM 122.95 RCO 122.2 (DE RIDDER RADIO) ® APP/DEP CON 120.3 WEST 133.225 EAST (1100–0600Z‡) ®HOUSTON CENTER APP/DEP CON 126.35 (0600–1100Z‡) TOWER 118.45 (1100–0600Z‡) GND CON 121.9 CLNC DEL 119.4 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Houston ARTCC at 281-230-5622.
  • ·CLASS C svc ctc APP CON svc (per TWR/NOTAM 1100–0600Z‡); other times CLASS E.
  • ·FIGHTING TIGER (VL) (L) VORTACW 116.5 LSU Chan 112 N30º29.11´ W91º17.64´ 063º 8.0 NM to fld. 20/6E.
  • ·RUNDI NDB (LOMW) 284 BT N30º34.98´ W91º12.66´ 133º 4.4 NM to fld. 69/0E.
  • ·ILS/DME 110.3 I–BTR Chan 40 Rwy 13.
  • ·Unmonitored when ATCT closed.
  • ·ILS/DME 108.7 I–CLZ Chan 24 Rwy 22R.
  • ·Unmonitored when ATCT closed.
  • ·ASR (1100-0600Z‡) BEAUREGARD RGNL (See DE RIDDER on page 101) BELCHER N32º46.28´ W93º48.60´ NOTAM FILE SHV.
  • ·(H) (H) VORTACW 117.4 EIC Chan 121 159º 14.2 NM to Shreveport Downtown. 190/7E.
  • ·BLOCK WR29 WBF N26º55.80´ W90º31.20´/206 AWOS–3 118.525 (985) 773–5497 Wind unrel.
  • ·BLUEBIRD HILL (See KEITHVILLE on page 111) HOUSTON H–7D, L–21B, 22F IAP, AD MEMPHIS H–6I, L–17E L–21B, GOAC SC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

IATA · BTR

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

24 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

29

since 1982

Fatal

4

13.8% of total

Last 5 years

3

≈ 0.6/yr

Last 10 years

6

≈ 0.6/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 150,009 ops in 1999

2024 total

72,430

10-yr total

621,236

2024 mix

AC/AT 29% · GA 69% · Mil 2%

Events / million ops

9.7

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.33

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=6

  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
  • Fire / smoke 1
  • Birdstrike / wildlife 1
  • Loss of control 1
  • Stall / spin 1

All time · n=24

  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 5
  • Other 5
  • Stall / spin 4
  • Ground collision 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Fire / smoke 1
  • Hard landing 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2016-10-31 CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22 · Fire · VMC · day →
2005-10-26 Cessna 210L · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2025-09-25 TEXTRON AVIATION INC 525C · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2024-03-26 Bell 206B · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2022-08-18 Beech F33A · Fuel exhaustion · day →
2018-07-20 Smith Aerostar601 · Fuel exhaustion · day →
2018-06-08 Beech 58 · Birdstrike · VMC · day →
2013-06-07 HAWKER BEECHCRAFT B200GT · CFIT · day →
2011-09-01 BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2B19 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2009-05-20 Cessna 150L · Weather · night →
2008-04-25 Beech C90 · Ground collision · day →
2002-06-26 Beech BE-V35B · Engine failure · day →
2001-06-12 Cessna 172S · Other · VMC · day →
2001-04-05 EMPSON F4UCorsair · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1999-07-02 Beech V35 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1999-02-14 Cessna 150M · Hard landing · VMC · day →
1993-07-07 Piper PA-28-181 · Ground collision · day →
1990-08-26 Cessna 150M · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1989-12-11 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 · Other · IMC · day →
1989-01-09 McDonnell Douglas DC9-30 · Other · IMC · day →
1987-07-07 Cessna 172I · Other · dusk →
1986-09-03 Texas Helicopter OH-13E/M74 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1986-07-07 Cessna P-210N · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1982-10-31 Piper PA-31-350 · Other · night →

Designees in LA

CFI Flight Instructors 581 A&P Mechanics 2,749 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 32 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 5 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 3 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 7 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 4 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 14 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 3 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 11 Schools Flight Schools 25 FBO Fixed Base Operators 50 Clubs Flying Clubs 6 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 5 EAA EAA Chapters 9

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Dan Maurice Malone Baton Rouge LA 6 nm
Damian Nikell Johnson Zachary LA 8 nm
Ryan Roberts Greenwell Springs LA 8 nm
Peyton Augustine Enloe Lafayette LA 50 nm
Forrest James Campbell Kenner LA 56 nm
Shawn Christopher Crump Houma LA 62 nm
Desiree Deann Strong Kiln MS 89 nm
Jean Pierre Inderkummen Lake Charles LA 109 nm
John Emerson Lake Charles LA 109 nm
Stanley Joe Burks Moselle MS 113 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Kenneth Eugene Brummett Baton Rouge LA 6 nm
Robert Allan Davis Jr Baton Rouge LA 6 nm
Michael Wayne Graham Baton Rouge LA 6 nm
Stanley Ray Haynes Baton Rouge LA 6 nm
Dan Maurice Malone Baton Rouge LA 6 nm
David Charles Seeds Baton Rouge LA 6 nm
Walter Douglas Stampley Baton Rouge LA 6 nm
Chris Bryan Thayer Baton Rouge LA 6 nm
William Nathan Welch Baton Rouge LA 6 nm
Riley Hagan Iii Baton Rouge LA 6 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
John Emerson Abel Baker LA 3 nm
Mark Aston Black Baker LA 3 nm
Michael Neil Uber Baker LA 3 nm
Brian Stephen Kelly Baker LA 3 nm
Harold Mathew Bezet Baker LA 3 nm
John Howard Blount Baton Rouge LA 6 nm
Robert Allan Davis Jr Baton Rouge LA 6 nm
Thomas Richard Newman Baton Rouge LA 6 nm
Robert Carroll Southard Jr Baton Rouge LA 6 nm
Thomas Mitchell Holley Baton Rouge LA 6 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Davis Aircraft, Inc.
Baton Rouge, LA
 1 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
New Orleans, LA
 24 nm
Avionics Solutions, LLC
Lafayette, LA
 48 nm
Patterson Avionics, Inc.
Patterson, LA
 50 nm
Auric Avionics & Instruments
New Orleans, LA
 66 nm
Continental Services
Fairhope, AL
 169 nm
Heath Aviation
Winona, MS
 191 nm
SkyWarrior Aircraft Maintenance
Pensacola, FL
 205 nm
K & W Aviation, Inc.
LA PORTE, TX
 210 nm
Brazos Avionics, Inc.
Houston, TX
 217 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.