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Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR · KBTR) is 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) by the standard convention — none is published for this field, and 22R, 04R are charted right traffic.

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Pattern diagram

Drawn to scale from the FAA NASR runway alignments and the per end right traffic flags — pick a runway to see its pattern. Live wind picks the favored runway when KBTR reports it.

5,000 ftNMNxw 044°downwind 314°base 224°final 134°45° entry133104L22R04R22L

RWY 13LEFT traffic

Heading
134° mag · 134° true
Dimensions
7,005 × 150 ft
TPA
1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
Surface
Asphalt
Lights
MALSR
ILS
ILS/DME · CAT I · LOC 110.3 (BTR) · GS 3.00°
Displaced thr
597 ft
CTAF
118.45
More details — RWY 13
Threshold elev
66 ft
Markings
precision
Approach obstacle
Pole, 76 ft, 2,345 ft from threshold, 103 ft R of centerline — 28:1 slope to clear
TDZ elevation
67 ft
Declared TORA/TODA/ASDA/LDA
7,004 / 7,004 / 6,317 / 5,720 ft

Condition: Good. Edge lights: High. Surface: Grooved. Weight bearing: Single wheel 120k, Double wheel 170k, Dual tandem 300k.

Pattern side + displaced threshold: FAA NASR · TPA standard 1,000 ft AGL (not charted) · layout: FAA runway-end coordinates

Pattern direction by runway

RunwayPatternHeadingPattern altitude
04L Left traffic 043° mag 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
22R Right traffic 223° mag 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
04R Right traffic 043° mag 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
22L Left traffic 223° mag 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
13 Left traffic 133° mag 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
31 Left traffic 313° mag 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

No pattern altitude is published for KBTR; the figure above is the AC 90-66B 1,000 ft AGL convention for propeller aircraft, rounded to the field. Turbine aircraft normally fly 1,500 ft AGL. Headings are the runway alignment; downwind is the reciprocal.

Flying the pattern at KBTR

Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport is towered, working 118.45. Contact the tower before entering the surface area and fly the pattern you are assigned — the directions below are the charted default when no instruction is given.

Watch the right traffic ends here: 22R, 04R. A right pattern at a field where the other end is left is the single most common place to end up pointing at opposing traffic. The full entry procedure is here →

Frequently asked

What is the traffic pattern altitude at KBTR?

Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport has no traffic pattern altitude published in the FAA NASR data. The AC 90-66B convention for propeller aircraft is 1,000 ft AGL, which works out to roughly 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) here — but confirm it against the Chart Supplement before you fly, since a field can have a non standard pattern altitude that NASR does not carry.

Does KBTR have right traffic?

Yes, on 2 runway ends: 22R, 04R. Every other end at Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport is standard left traffic.

Do I fly a standard pattern at KBTR?

Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport is towered (118.45), so the pattern shown here is the charted default — but the controller's instruction overrides it. Expect straight in approaches, base entries and midfield crossings as traffic dictates.

More about KBTR

Pattern direction and alignment are drawn from the FAA NASR (28-day cycle); the diagram is generated, not an FAA chart. Pattern altitude is shown as published where NASR carries one, otherwise as the AC 90-66B 1,000 ft AGL convention. For planning and education only; always verify against the Chart Supplement.