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Baton Rouge (BTR) to Columbia (COU)

576mi
926 km500 nm

Flight time

≈ 1h 57m

Bearing

354° N

Baton Rouge (BTR) to Columbia (COU) is 576 miles (926 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.

Route map: BTR → COUBTRCOU

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What actually flies BTRCOU

US DOT T-100 · filed data

In April 2026, Air Wisconsin Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BTR–COU; the Bombardier CRJ-200 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 76% full.

Departures

2

April 2026

Seats

100

both directions

Passengers

76

both directions

Load factor

76.0%

passengers ÷ seats

Who flies BTR–COU?

Air Wisconsin Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BTR–COU in April 2026 (2 departures).

  • ZW

    Air Wisconsin Airlines

    2 departures · 100 seats

    76.0%

    Load

What plane flies BTR–COU?

In April 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-200 flew 100% of BTR–COU departures.

How has BTR–COU traffic changed?

Nonstop BTR–COU departures rose from 1 in October 2025 to 2 in April 2026.

Monthly nonstop BTRCOU traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.

  • October 2025

    1 departures · 0 passengers

    0.0%

    Load

  • November 2025

    0 departures · 0 passengers

    Load

  • December 2025

    0 departures · 0 passengers

    Load

  • January 2026

    2 departures · 170 passengers

    78.7%

    Load

  • February 2026

    0 departures · 0 passengers

    Load

  • March 2026

    0 departures · 0 passengers

    Load

  • April 2026

    2 departures · 76 passengers

    76.0%

    Load

By direction

The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.

BTRCOU

76.0% full

1 departures · 38 passengers

COUBTR

76.0% full

1 departures · 38 passengers

Nonstop BTR–COU traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.

Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.

The airports

BTR

US

Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport

Coordinates

30.53°N, 91.15°W

Hemisphere

N · W

COU

US

Columbia Regional Airport

Coordinates

38.82°N, 92.22°W

Hemisphere

N · W

Frequently asked

How far is Baton Rouge (BTR) from Columbia (COU)?

BTR to COU is 576 miles (926 km / 500 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.

How long is the flight from BTR to COU?

A nonstop covers the 576-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 57m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.

What plane flies BTR–COU?

In April 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-200 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).

What mileage do I earn flying BTR–COU?

Distance-based programs credit off the 576-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.

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