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Report on Ryan Airport Becoming Safer for Landing Planes (1977)

WBRZ-TV Channel 2 Baton Rouge Collection

Details

Collection:LSA

Genre: News

Place Covered: Capital Region, Louisiana, 1970s

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Department of State

Date Issued: 1977-06-13 thru 1977-06-20

Duration: 00:01:20

Subjects: WBRZ-TV (Television station : Baton Rouge, La.) | Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport | Airplanes Landing

Contributors:

  • Roper, Dennis Reporter

Description

A WBRZ-TV Channel 2 Eyewitness news story from Dennis Roper on Ryan Airport receiving a new instrument landing system on a second runway. This system made it safer for planes to land, particularly during inclement weather. Includes an interview with an unidentified airport official. Airdate: June 1977