Nonstop flight route between Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States and Birmingham, Alabama, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR), Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States and Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM), Birmingham, Alabama, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 332 miles (or 534 kilometers).

A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the relatively short distance between Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport and Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR):

• In March 2012, a project to expand the rotunda area of the terminal began.
• The airport covers an area of 1,250 acres at an elevation of 70 feet above mean sea level.
• The expanded rotunda opened in October 2013 and the TSA checkpoint has been re-located to the new area.
• The furthest airport from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,070 miles (17,816 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport", another name for BTR is "Ryan FieldHarding Army Airfield".
• Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) has 3 runways.
• The closest airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) is False River Regional Airport (HZR), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) WNW of BTR.
• Because of Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport's relatively low elevation of 70 feet, planes can take off or land at Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• 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.

Facts about Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM):

• The furthest airport from Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,183 miles (17,998 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• After the airport returned to city control in August 1948 Southern Airways began service.
• The closest airport to Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) is St. Clair County Airport (PLR), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) E of BHM.
• Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) has 2 runways.
• The interior of the terminal was renovated in the early 1990s and completed in 1993 at a cost of $50.4 million which included new floor surfaces, lighting, wall coverings, renovated public spaces, and public art.
• In 1973 the current semi-circular terminal was completed west of the 1962 terminal and air traffic control tower.
• BHM currently has one new terminal building with two new concourses, which opened on March 13, 2013.
• Because of Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport's relatively low elevation of 650 feet, planes can take off or land at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.