KBTR · Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

Elevation ft

Runways

7,500

Longest ft · 4/22

30.53N

91.15W

Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport serves Baton Rouge, Louisiana at 70 ft elevation with its longest runway, 4/22, at 7,500 by 150 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
4/22	7,500 × 150 ft	concrete	lit
13/31	7,005 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 70 ft is about 15°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 15°C)	70 ft	2,452 ft	2,117 ft	3,176 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,270 ft	2,686 ft	2,244 ft	3,366 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,470 ft	2,920 ft	2,371 ft	3,556 ft
35°C afternoon	2,487 ft	2,923 ft	2,372 ft	3,559 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (4/22, 7,500 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,559 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KBTR is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KHZR False River Regional Airport	20 nm NW	5,003 ft
KREG Louisiana Regional Airport	24 nm SE	5,003 ft
KHDC Hammond Northshore Regional Airport	38 nm E	6,502 ft
KAPS Port of South Louisiana Executive Regional Airport	40 nm SE	5,151 ft
KLFT Lafayette Regional Airport	48 nm SW	8,000 ft
KARA Acadiana Regional Airport	48 nm SW	8,002 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KBTR

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KBTR, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KBTR or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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