Laser pointed at aircraft near Baton Rouge Airport

Heard on: Baton Rouge Metro Airport KBTR Approach

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Attention all aircraft, unauthorized laser illumination event.

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One 1 mi southeast of Baton Rouge Airport, reported 10 min ago.

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Altitude zero four, correction, 4000 ft by Cirrus SR Westbound.

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Approach, good evening.

00:16

Golf Sierra Romeo Whiskey, with you, what's your house?

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Golf Sierra Romeo Whiskey, Baton Rouge approach, Baton Rouge, altimeter 30.13.

00:25

Six 3013 , and planning a visual onto one seven.

00:31

Golf Sierra Romeo Whiskey.

00:36

Pat 800 and sixty-five, contact new Orleans approach 119 or .3 .

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Have a good night.

00:39

One hundred and 19 or .3 , Pat 800 and sixty-five, make sure help.

00:47

This is all aircraft unauthorized laser illumination event 11 mi southeast Baton Rouge Airport,

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reported by Cirrus SR at 4000 ft westbound.

2026-10-22 00:20 UTC

Weapons

Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR), 9430 Jackie Cochran Dr, Baton Rouge, LA 70811

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, radio traffic reports a possible unauthorized laser beam affecting aircraft about one to 11 miles southeast of the Baton Rouge airport, as reported by a westbound Cirrus aircraft at approximately 4,000 feet.