Multiple taxiways and runways closed at Baton Rouge Airport, Baton Rouge LA

Road Closure

Reported: 10/8/2025 10:00 AM

Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR), 9430 Jackie Cochran Dr, Baton Rouge, LA 70811

Multiple taxiways and runways at Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport are closed permanently. A crane is operating near the approach to runway 13 about 24 nautical miles north-northeast, requiring caution. Hazardous weather conditions and 5G signal interference notices are in effect for the airport. Pilots are advised to contact flight service frequencies for more information. Approaches to intersecting runways are ongoing.

Audio|Source: Baton Rouge Metro Airport KBTR ATIS

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Transcript:

00:00

Runway 4 right, 2-2 left closed permanently.

00:02

Taxiway Lima closed between approach-in, runway 4 left, and taxiway Lima, too.

00:07

Taxiway Echo between Taxiway Lima and Taxiway Bravo closed.

00:11

Taxiway Quebec between runway 4 left, 2-T-right, and Taxiway Lima closed.

00:15

Taxiways Papa and Tango closed.

00:19

LSU, fighting tag of vortex, not monitored.

00:23

Hazardous weather information and 5G notice of effect for Baton Rouge Airport, for more details contact flight service frequencies.

00:28

All arrivals contact approach on 1.20.

00:36

Formation Tango 1653 Zulu, wind variable at 6, visibility 10, sky condition 1900 scattered, temperature 30.

00:44

2.2.2-0. 2.20. Runway approaches and use runway 4-left, landing at departing runway 4-2-left, runway 2-2-left, runway 4-2-left and taxiway Lima, permanently.

00:51

Taxiway Lima closed.

00:52

Taxiway Lima closed.

00:55

Taxiway Lima closed.

01:04

Closed.

01:05

Taxiway bravo, whole position, not standard, approach in runway 3-1.

01:08

Way 4-2-2-8, Taxiway Foxshot, whole-position science not standard.

01:12

Use caution crane 24 nautical miles north-northeast approach runway 13 100 feet above ground level.

01:18

LSU vortex not monitored.

01:20

Hazardous weather and 5G notices available on flight service frequencies.

01:22

Approaches are being conducted to intersecting runways.

01:24

All arrivals contact approach 1-2-0.3.

01:26

All departures contact ground 121.9 for clearance and taxi.

01:28

Advise, tango.

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