Press Releases

Flights are on the rise at Baton Rouge Metro Airport (BTR) after last year’s COVID-19 flight reductions.The April 2021 schedule for BTR includes 17.3 roundtrip flights per day when averaging peak and off-peak days, and 69,446 seats for the month. BTR flights are back to 80% of the April 2019 schedule.American, Delta and United have been gradually increasing the number of flights at BTR in response to improving passenger traffic. In Apri...

Passenger volume at the Baton Rouge Metro Airport (BTR) was up 145.9% in July 2021 over the same month last year. BTR total passenger numbers were 56,538 in July, representing 80% of the July 2019 numbers. Since 2019 was the last pre-pandemic year, it is used as a benchmark for airlines and airports in measuring passenger demand recovery. BTR passenger demand continues to expand at a percentage rate commensurate with the national average...

Baton Rouge, LA – Food truck service will be available at the Baton Rouge Metro Airport (BTR) beginning this Saturday, April 17, 2021 from 11:00am – 3:00pm. The trucks will be stationed at the BTR Airport Cell Phone Lot, which is a parking area provided for drivers waiting to pick up arriving passengers. The food trucks will include Taylor Made Concessions, Capital Seafood, and Smoke Bayou. The Cell Phone Lot is located on Ve...

As we celebrate Memorial Day in remembrance of the many who served and sacrificed their lives for freedom, the Baton Rouge Metro Airport (BTR) would like to recognize those among them who trained at Harding Field during WWII.  As construction began on the new commercial airport in 1939 that became the Baton Rouge Metro Airport, the U.S. Army approached the city about the need for an airfield in the South for pilot training that coul...