Press Releases

News ReleaseBaton Rouge, LA –For Immediate Release, August 25, 2017Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) passenger enplanements were up 3.58% in Julyand 3.22% year‐to‐date through July, 2017. A total of 67,438 passengers traveledthrough the airport in July. Year‐to‐date total BTR passenger volume is 446,273 throughJuly. BTR’s passenger count is up for the 11th consecutive month dating fromSeptember of 2016.Ameri...

News Release - Baton Rouge, LA –For Immediate Release, November 30, 2017 Passenger enplanements at the Baton Rouge Metro Airport (BTR) were up 10.7% year-over-year for the Thanksgiving travel period. Total BTR passenger volume through October is up 4% year-over-year at 641,169 passengers (enplanements and deplanements). Passenger data for the full month of November is not yet available. Seating capacity growth due t...

News Release - Baton Rouge, LA –For Immediate Release, September 14, 2017 Baton Rouge Metro Airport (BTR) passenger enplanements were up 12% in August despite numerous Houston flight cancellations on United due to Hurricane Harvey. Year-to-date enplanements are up 4.2%. A total of 61,930 passengers traveled through the airport in August, and 508,193 year-to-date. Increased seating capacity due to the use of larger aircraft...

News Release - Baton Rouge, LA –For Immediate Release, October 23, 2017 Great weather and one the best turnouts made for a successful 10th Annual Plane Pull Fundraiser for ARC Baton Rouge at BTR this past Saturday. Teams of 25 people competed to pull a FedEx 757 jet, weighing 147,000 pounds and estimated at around 189,000 pounds with the fuel on board, for a distance of 12 feet. Net proceeds generated from the event will go to fund...