Nonstop flight route between Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States and Salerno, Italy:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR), Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States and Salerno Costa d'Amalfi Airport (QSR), Salerno, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,623 miles (or 9,049 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 large distance between Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport and Salerno Costa d'Amalfi Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.

Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport and Salerno Costa d'Amalfi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR):

• 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.
• Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport has a 33,000-square-foot cargo facility.
• 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.
• Delta has also begun scheduling larger, dual-class aircraft into BTR, including CRJ 700/900, DC-9 and Airbus A319 aircraft.
• 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.
• 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.
• The airport was originally Harding Army Air Field during World War II and was used by the United States Army Air Forces Technical Service Command as a maintenance and supply base.
• 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.
• Air Traffic Services are provided by dedicated Air Traffic Controllers in the tower and the Terminal Radar Approach Control.
• 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 Salerno Costa d'Amalfi Airport (QSR):

• Because of Salerno Costa d'Amalfi Airport's relatively low elevation of 131 feet, planes can take off or land at Salerno Costa d'Amalfi 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.
• Salerno Costa d'Amalfi Airport (QSR) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Salerno Costa d'Amalfi Airport (QSR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,815 miles (19,015 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Salerno Costa d'Amalfi Airport (QSR) is Naples International Airport (NAP), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) WNW of QSR.
• In addition to being known as "Salerno Costa d'Amalfi Airport", another name for QSR is "Aeroporto Salerno Costa d'Amalfi".