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BTR to CTY: distance & flight time
Baton Rouge (Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport) → Cross City (Cross City Airport)
485 mi
780 km · 421 nm
1h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
485 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 31m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BTR — Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport · Baton Rouge, United States
- CTY — Cross City Airport · Cross City, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near BTR
Near CTY
- LCQ · Lake City Gateway Airport49 mi away
- GNV · Gainesville Regional Airport50 mi away
- OCF · Ocala International Airport - Jim Taylor Field62 mi away
- TPA · Tampa International Airport120 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BTR from CTY?
The flight distance from Baton Rouge (BTR) to Cross City (CTY) is 485 miles (780 km, 421 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BTR to CTY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 31m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from BTR to CTY?
Nonstop service on BTR–CTY depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 31m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Baton Rouge and Cross City?
Cross City is 1 hour ahead of Baton Rouge.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BTR to CTY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on BTR–CTY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some BTR to CTY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain BTR–CTY tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.