Nonstop flight route between Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States and Tonopah, Nevada, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR), Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States and Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD), Tonopah, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,543 miles (or 2,483 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 Tonopah Test Range Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BTR / KBTR |
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| Location: | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°31'58"N by 91°9'0"W |
| Area Served: | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Baton Rouge/Parish of East Baton Rouge |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 70 feet (21 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BTR |
| More Information: | BTR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XSD / KTNX |
| Airport Name: | Tonopah Test Range Airport |
| Location: | Tonopah, Nevada, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°47'40"N by 116°46'42"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from XSD |
| More Information: | XSD Maps & Info |
Facts about Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (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.
- Delta has also begun scheduling larger, dual-class aircraft into BTR, including CRJ 700/900, DC-9 and Airbus A319 aircraft.
- 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".
- 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 (BTR) has 3 runways.
- 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.
- In March 2012, a project to expand the rotunda area of the terminal began.
- This airport is also the main airport used by the Louisiana State Police Air Support Unit.
Facts about Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD):
- After the 4477th TES was inactivated, the remaining assets were reconstituted as a detachment of the 57th Fighter Wing at Nellis AFB.
- The earliest known depiction of the airfield was on the July 1970 Air Force Tactical Pilotage Chart.
- The primary access to the facility is off of U.S.
- In 1980 the 4477th TEF was re-designated as the 4477th Test and Evaluation Squadron and the operation was renamed again to Constant Peg.
- The closest airport to Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD) is Tonopah Airport (TPH), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NW of XSD.
- The furthest airport from Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,207 miles (18,036 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
