Press Releases

News Release - Baton Rouge, LA –For Immediate Release, January 11, 2018 Baton Rouge Metro Airport (BTR) passenger enplanements for 2017 were up 4%. A total of 775,408 passengers traveled through the airport in during 2017 on scheduled commercial flights. BTR’s passenger count has been up 14 of the past 15 months dating back to September of 2016. The Airport also had 156 charter flights in 2017 on aircraft rangin...

The Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development (DOTD) recognized the Baton Rouge Metro Airport with the 2018 Transportation Excellence Award for Intermodal/Public Works Project Development. The Baton Rouge Metro Airport (BTR) received the award at the Louisiana Transportation Conference (LTC) today. BTR’s 2018 DOTD Transportation Excellence Award was for the new Emergency/National Disaster Multiplex facility. ...

The Baton Rouge Metro Airport (BTR) has revealed a brand new look with the launch of its new, consumer-friendly website. The new website, http://www.flybtr.com/, features mobile-responsive design, fluid navigation, and intuitive features that highlight the airport’s services and increase user interaction. Other updates included search engine optimization, content restructuring, and a tailored content management system (CMS), to nam...

BATON ROUGE, LA (June 12, 2018) – Via Airlines has announced it will launch new nonstop service between Baton Rouge Metro Airport (BTR) and Orlando Sanford International Airport (SFB) in Central Florida and Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) in Central Texas on September 13th. The new nonstop flights will operate three times each week to/from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, and two times each week to/from Orlando Sanford I...