Press Releases
Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Receive $15M Supplemental Federal Grant
The Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) will be awarded a $15 million supplemental federal grant through the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (AIP). The additional funding will be utilized to establish a standard Runway Safety Area (RSA) / Runway Protection Zone (RPZ) for Runway 13-31, one of two primary air carrier runways at BTR. The airport currently has an Engineered Materials Arresting Sys...
Baton Rouge Metro Airport Agreement with Lyft, Inc. Approved
The Baton Rouge Metro Council approved an operation agreement between the Baton Rouge Metro Airport (BTR) and Lyft, Inc. ridesharing company. The contract specifies the terms and conditions for operating at BTR, eliminating gray areas.As part of the agreement, Lyft drivers will be provided a designated terminal-front pickup zone, which will give drivers more flexibility when picking up or dropping off passengers. This will be a curbside are...
Passenger Count at Baton Rouge Metro Airport Up 14% in December
The Baton Rouge Metro Airport (BTR) passenger enplanements increased by 14% in December, and finished up 2.6% for 2019. Passenger volume is up for the third consecutive year with a 10% increase over that time period. Total BTR passengers reached 822,425 for 2019, making the airport the second largest in Louisiana by passenger volume. American captured the most passengers with 312,985, followed by Delta at 295,498, and United at 213...
Thanksgiving Week Busiest at BTR Since Pandemic Drop Off
The Baton Rouge Metro Airport (BTR) Thanksgiving week passenger volume was the highest weekly count since the pandemic gutted air travel demand. Additionally, the Wednesday before Thanksgiving set a single-day BTR record since the pandemic for the TSA checkpoint with 896 passengers passing through it. The TSA security checkpoint at BTR had 5,716 passengers pass through it for Thanksgiving week compared to 10,875 for last year. Although d...