Nonstop flight route between Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States and San Felipe de Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR), Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States and Gregorio Luperón International Airport (POP), San Felipe de Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,483 miles (or 2,387 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 Gregorio Luperón 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):

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Historically, Baton Rouge was served by American Airlines, Continental Airlines, Eastern Airlines, Northwest Airlines, Southern Airways, which merged with North Central Airlines to form Republic Airlines which in turn then continued to serve the airport, and Trans-Texas Airways which subsequently changed its name to Texas International Airlines.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport", another name for BTR is "Ryan FieldHarding Army Airfield".
• On September 2, 2011, Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 5058, operated by Canadair CRJ-200 N875AS landed with the port main undercarriage retracted.
• Delta has also begun scheduling larger, dual-class aircraft into BTR, including CRJ 700/900, DC-9 and Airbus A319 aircraft.
• Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) has 3 runways.
• Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport has a 33,000-square-foot cargo facility.

Facts about Gregorio Luperón International Airport (POP):

• Gregorio Luperón International Airport (POP) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Gregorio Luperón International Airport", another name for POP is "Aeropuerto Internacional Gregorio Luperón".
• Gregorio Luperón International Airport, also known as Puerto Plata Airport, is located in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.
• The furthest airport from Gregorio Luperón International Airport (POP) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is nearly antipodal to Gregorio Luperón International Airport (meaning Gregorio Luperón International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAAF Learmonth), and is located 12,091 miles (19,458 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Gregorio Luperón International Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Gregorio Luperón 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.
• Gregorio Luperón International Airport handled 744,754 passengers last year.
• The main terminal building has 10 gates.
• The closest airport to Gregorio Luperón International Airport (POP) is Cibao International Airport (STI), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) S of POP.