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Airports Near
Denham Springs, La
Baton Rouge Metropolitan
Airport-Main Airport
Directions:
Conveniently located seven miles from the heart of downtown Baton
Rouge, the airport is an intermodal facility from commercial air
travel to air cargo to connecting business and leisure travelers to
the rest of United States and the world.
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Take Interstate I-12 West from
Denham Springs toward Baton Rouge for approximately 10
miles.
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Once in Baton Rouge, merge onto
US-61 North via Exit 2B.
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Take the I-110 North ramp toward
Natchez.
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Take the LA-408 West exit toward
Metro Airport/Scenic Highway/Southern University/US-61
N/Natchez.
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Merge onto Veterans Memorial
Boulevard.
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Approximately 0.4 miles down
Veterans Memorial Boulevard turn slightly to the Right onto
Captain Ryan Drive which will lead directly to Jackie
Cochran Drive (front of the airport terminal).
Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
9430 Jackie Cochran Drive
Baton Rouge LA 70807-8020
Ph: 225-355-0333
Fax: 225-355-2334
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Hammond Municipal Airport, the largest
general aviation reliever airport in the north shore area of Lake
Pontchartrain, is located 2 1/2 miles east of downtown Hammond. It
has a 765 acre dual runway facility, with two 5,000 foot hard
surfaced runways which can accommodate turbo jet aircraft up to
60,000 lbs. gross weight, and other general aviation aircraft of
12,500 lbs. or less. This exceptional basic transport airport has
electronic ground control systems, ILS (instrument landing system),
VOR (variable omni-directional range), ^and VASI, to assist in
landings and takeoffs in all conditions.
Hammond Municipal Airport offers one FBO (General Aviation/Top Gun
Aviation), Flight Instructors, New Orleans Aircraft Propellers,
Inc., parking aprons (to accommodate approximately 195 single, light
twin and corporate jet aircraft), approximately 50 acres for new
hanger construction (individual as well as T. hangers), and 120
acres for industrial development.
Only 40 minutes away from Albany/Springfield and 1 hour 10 minutes
away from Denham Springs is
New Orleans International, Louis Armstrong Airport. This airport is easily
accessible via Interstate Highway 10 or U.S. Highway 90. Or
Interstate 12 the I-59 and then I-10.
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New Orleans International Airport (Moisant Field) and New Orleans
Lakefront Airport serve southeast Louisiana with more than 20
national and international carriers providing direct passenger and
cargo transportation to destinations in the U.S., Europe, Central
and South America, and Asia. New Orleans International Airport is 65
miles from Hammond and accessible via Interstate Highways 55 and 10.
Baton Rouge Airport is 15 miles from Denham Springs and accessible
via Interstate Highways 12. Sixty- eight Louisiana cities have
hard-surfaced public airports, most with night landing capability.
Another 250 private airports can accommodate light aircraft.
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