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BTR to JAL: distance & flight time
Baton Rouge (Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport) → Jalapa (El Lencero Airport)
842 mi
1,354 km · 731 nm
2h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
842 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 18m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BTR — Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport · Baton Rouge, United States
- JAL — El Lencero Airport · Jalapa, Mexico
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BTR
Near JAL
- VER · General Heriberto Jara International Airport46 mi away
- TCN · Tehuacan Airport79 mi away
- PAZ · El Tajín National Airport89 mi away
- PBC · Hermanos Serdán International Airport105 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BTR from JAL?
The flight distance from Baton Rouge (BTR) to Jalapa (JAL) is 842 miles (1,354 km, 731 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BTR to JAL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 18m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Baton Rouge and Jalapa?
Jalapa is 1 hour behind Baton Rouge.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BTR to JAL?
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