Press Releases

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...

At 54,625 total passengers, the May 2021 passenger count was the highest monthly number recorded since the start of the pandemic at the Baton Rouge Metro Airport (BTR), representing a 420% increase over May 2020.The May 2021 numbers included 27,696 departing passengers (enplanements) and 26,929 arriving passengers (deplanements), and reached 78% of the May 2019 (pre-pandemic) count. BTR’s passenger statistics for May outperformed the na...

Baton Rouge, LA – For Immediate Release, July 30, 2021 The June 2021 passenger traffic for the Baton Rouge Metro Airport (BTR) hit 54,487 passengers, a 258% increase over the same month last year. June passenger volume included 27,721 departing passengers (enplanements) and 26,766 arriving passengers (deplanements). Although still below pre-pandemic levels, the steadily increasing 2021 passenger numbers resulted June...

American, Delta and United are back to flying a full schedule of flights at the Baton Rouge Metro Airport (BTR) after disruptions caused by Hurrican Ida. While a limited number of seats are available on Thursday and Friday flights, overall seat availability improves through the weekend and beyond. American is operating nonstop flights to Dallas/Ft. Worth (DFW) and Charlotte (CLT); Delta is operating nonstop flights to Atlanta (ATL); and ...