Press Releases

BATON ROUGE, LA – Passenger volume at the Baton Rouge Metro Airport (BTR) was up 14.7% in June 2023 compared to the same month last year with 66,827 total passengers flying in and out of the airport. The airport’s year-to-date passenger count through June is up 16.5% at 360,584. American Airlines carried the highest share of BTR passengers in June at 44%, followed by Delta at 37.4% and United at 18.6%.BTR passenger numbers are near ...

BATON ROUGE, LA – Baton Rouge Metro Airport (BTR) will hold a Mock Disaster Drill on Thursday, August 24, 2020 from 9am to 1pm. A disaster drill is required once every three years by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for all commercial airports. The Mock Disaster Drill is an emergency response exercise to test the Airport Emergency Plan in accordance with FAA requirements, and to improve emergency preparedness in the event ...