Baton Rouge
BTR · KBTRBaton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
Passengers a year
825.9K
#155 busiest in the U.S.
5
nonstop destinations
21
airlines
20
departures a day
78.6%
arrivals on time
2.9%
flights cancelled
77.3%
load factor
Airlines
American Airlines is the largest carrier at Baton Rouge, with 42% of all passengers. 21 airlines fly from here.
Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport
American Airlines holds 42% of the airport — the 100th most concentrated of 120 non-hub airports. The nearest comparison is KKI at 43%.
| Airline | Share | Passengers | Seats YoY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AA | 41.7% | 344.7K | 3 | — | +8.7% |
DL | 32.6% | 269.3K | 1 | 83.5% | +6.2% |
UA | 24.6% | 202.8K | 1 | — | -3.7% |
MX Breeze62% full | 0.5% | 4.4K | — | — | — |
SY Sun Country42% full | 0.2% | 1.5K | — | — | — |
+Other airlines | 0.4% | 3.3K | — | — | — |
Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand. On-time covers the airline's own aircraft only — regional affiliates report to the government separately. Seats year on year compares the latest twelve months against the twelve before them.
Destinations
5 nonstop destinations from Baton Rouge, all domestic.
100% domestic · 0% international · by departing passengers
Top domestic destinations
Delta Air Lines
114.7K114,696 departing · 78% full
American Airlines
United Airlines
American Airlines
13.4K13,421 departing · 70% full
American Airlines
All nonstop destinations
5 nonstop · 3 airlines · 5 domestic / 0 intl
American Eagle · operated by Envoy Air, PSA Airlines, Piedmont Airlines, SkyWest Airlines
United Express · operated by CommuteAir, Mesa Airlines, SkyWest Airlines
Aircraft
By share of departures at Baton Rouge.
Body class · share of departures
- Regional
2,212 departures · 78% full
31.1%
- Regional
1,300 departures · 79% full
18.3%
- Regional
1,219 departures · 84% full
17.1%
- Narrowbody
1,015 departures · 83% full
14.3%
- Regional
784 departures · 71% full
11.0%
- Regional
323 departures · 74% full
4.5%
- Regional
176 departures · 71% full
2.5%
- Regional
29 departures · 60% full
0.4%
- Narrowbody
16 departures · 42% full
0.2%
- Narrowbody
16 departures · 44% full
0.2%
When Baton Rouge is busiest
Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.
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Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
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Jul
Departures a month · peak October 2025
Annual passengers since 1990
Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.
Passengers a year
Every year
- 1990
- 972,532
- 1991
- 916,120
- 1992
- 944,044
- 1993
- 784,034
- 1994
- 685,050
- 1995
- 823,247
- 1996
- 910,145
- 1997
- 890,884
- 1998
- 928,821
- 1999
- 892,257
- 2000
- 896,807
- 2001
- 689,351
- 2002
- 671,133
- 2003
- 715,089
- 2004
- 741,062
- 2005
- 1,034,560
- 2006
- 1,064,494
- 2007
- 970,960
- 2008
- 839,084
- 2009
- 698,631
- 2010
- 767,862
- 2011
- 795,270
- 2012
- 812,229
- 2013
- 798,381
- 2014
- 766,558
- 2015
- 737,442
- 2016
- 734,832
- 2017
- 758,693
- 2018
- 784,630
- 2019
- 802,787
- 2020
- 359,551
- 2021
- 558,242
- 2022
- 663,732
- 2023
- 762,473
- 2024
- 839,315
- 2025
- 840,100
- 2026
- 474,209 so far
Arriving on time
Of every 100 flights landing at Baton Rouge, 79 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 18 arrive late, and 3 are cancelled.
Every 100 arrivals
18 min
average delay
134
flights cancelled
4.5K
arrivals measured
What holds flights up
Share of delay minutes
Most reliable here
Delta Air Lines 83.5%
Least reliable here
PSA Airlines 74.9%
Among US airports
#155
On time, month by month
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Darker is better · 70.7%–86%
The weak spot is July 2026, when 70.7% of arrivals landed on time — 7.9 points below the year. The strongest was September 2025 at 86%.
Frequently asked
How busy is Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)?
Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport handled about 825.9K passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #155 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 20 departures a day.
Which airline is the largest at Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)?
American Airlines is the largest carrier at Baton Rouge (BTR), flying about 42% of its passengers. 21 airlines serve Baton Rouge in total.
How many places can you fly nonstop from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)?
Baton Rouge (BTR) has 5 nonstop destinations, all domestic.
How often do flights arrive on time at Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)?
About 78.6% of flights arriving at Baton Rouge (BTR) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 2.9% are cancelled.
What aircraft flies most from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)?
The Bombardier CRJ-900 flew the largest share of departures from Baton Rouge (BTR), about 31% of the total.
Departing counts passengers leaving Baton Rouge. Data: traffic August 2025 – July 2026, on-time August 2025 – July 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).