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TCL to BTR: distance & flight time
Tuscaloosa AL (Tuscaloosa Regional Airport) → Baton Rouge (Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport)
278 mi
448 km · 242 nm
1h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
278 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 12m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- TCL — Tuscaloosa Regional Airport · Tuscaloosa AL, United States
- BTR — Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport · Baton Rouge, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near TCL
- BHM · Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport55 mi away
- CBM · Columbus Air Force Base56 mi away
- GTR · Golden Triangle Regional Airport59 mi away
- SEM · Craig Field71 mi away
Near BTR
Frequently asked questions
How far is TCL from BTR?
The flight distance from Tuscaloosa AL (TCL) to Baton Rouge (BTR) is 278 miles (448 km, 242 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TCL to BTR?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 12m 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 cheapest way to fly from TCL to BTR?
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