Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport

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Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport Ryan Field
IATA: BTR – ICAO: KBTR – FAA: BTR
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		Baton Rouge Airport Authority
Serves		Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Location		East Baton Rouge Parish
Elevation AMSL		70 ft / 21 m
Coordinates		30°31′59″N 091°08′59″W / 30.53306, -91.14972
Website		www.flybtr.com
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
13/31	7,004	2,135	Asphalt
4L/22R	7,500	2,286	Concrete
4R/22L	3,799	1,158	Asphalt

Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (IATA: BTR, ICAO: KBTR, FAA LID: BTR), also known as Ryan Field, is a public airport located four miles (6 km) north of the central business district (CBD) of Baton Rouge, in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA. It covers 1,250 acres (506 ha) and has three runways. Air Traffic Services are provided by dedicated Air Traffic Controllers in the Tower and the Terminal Radar Approach Control.

The airport was originally Harding Army Air Field during World War II, but other than the runways, virtually no traces remain of the military installation.

1 Airlines and Destinations
2 Cargo Carriers
- 2.1 Cargo Facility
3 Struggles
4 Expansion / Development
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Airlines and Destinations

Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport has 2 concourses.

[edit] Concourse A

Concourse A has 4 Gates: A1 - A4

Continental Airlines Gate A1 (Houston-Intercontinental)
- Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines (Houston-Intercontinental)
- Continental Express operated by Chautauqua Airlines (Houston-Intercontinental)
Delta Air Lines Gates A2 and A4
- Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines (Atlanta, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky)
- Delta Connection operated by Comair (Atlanta)
Northwest Airlines Gate A3 (Memphis)
- Northwest Airlink operated by Pinnacle Airlines (Memphis)

[edit] Concourse B

Concourse B has 3 Gates: B1 - B3

American Airlines Gate B2 (Dallas/Fort Worth) [seasonal]
- American Eagle (Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth)

[edit] Former Airlines

USAirways
Frontier Airlines - August 2007 - April 14, 2008

[edit] Cargo Carriers

Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport currently has a 33,000-square-foot (3,100 m²) cargo facility. It is currently being expanded to 68,000 square feet (6,300 m²).

[edit] Cargo Facility

FedEx (Memphis, New Orleans, Lafayette)

[edit] Struggles

Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport is relatively small for a city and metro area of its size due mainly to its close proximity to the New Orleans Armstrong International Airport. 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.

Most of the service at the airport is provided by regional jets with a few mainline flights per day. The main regular flights include operatations by Delta Air Lines to Atlanta (CRJ200), Northwest Airlines to Memphis (DC9), Continental Airlines to Houston (Boeing 737, ERJ_135), and American Airlines to Dallas (ERJ_145).

[edit] Expansion / 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.