Baton Rouge Metropolitan (BTR)

BTR / KBTR

Official · May 2026

73,473

Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport handled 73,473 passengers in May 2026, down 7.5% on a year earlier, according to US Bureau of Transportation Statistics — T-100 Air Carrier Statistics.

Full count · domestic + international Flight timing & delays ↓

Passengers over time

Showing 53 months. Full series runs 1990–2026 (437 periods).

Against 2019 +8.4% same month, before the pandemic
Series depth 36 years from 1990

The most recent periods

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PeriodPassengers Year on yearSource
May 2026 73,473 −7.5% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
April 2026 71,838 −2.5% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
March 2026 69,472 −2.6% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
February 2026 61,879 −0.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
January 2026 57,579 +1.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
December 2025 65,414 −1.5% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
November 2025 69,482 −7.1% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
October 2025 77,825 +2.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
September 2025 69,426 +0.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
August 2025 69,579 −3.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
July 2025 71,966 +1.1% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
June 2025 72,615 −3.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
May 2025 79,441 +2.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
April 2025 73,655 −2.6% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
March 2025 71,325 +5.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
February 2025 62,335 +5.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
January 2025 57,037 +5.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
December 2024 66,385 +15.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
November 2024 74,785 +6.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
October 2024 76,315 +2.6% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
September 2024 69,402 −1.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
August 2024 72,022 +14.5% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
July 2024 71,153 +10.9% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
June 2024 74,878 +11.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Also tracked here: aircraft movements (through May 2026), tonnes of cargo (through May 2026).

Flight timing & delays

Historical departures, grouped by the scheduled local time at the departure airport. These are recorded outcomes, not a forecast for your flight.

US domestic sectors recorded by BTS

Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation · 2024-09-01 → 2026-06-30

Lowest average delay06:00–07:007.0min · 1,132 recorded · 1,100 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour18.2min06:00 ↔ 18:00
Recorded flights8,415Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport

Departure hour

On-time departures
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 90.1% · 638 recorded · 616 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 91.6% · 1,132 recorded · 1,100 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 88.8% · 1,106 recorded · 1,062 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 96 recorded · 96 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 131 recorded · 128 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 83.0% · 944 recorded · 919 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 87 recorded · 82 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 76.0% · 483 recorded · 479 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 77.8% · 261 recorded · 257 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 77.9% · 847 recorded · 825 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 70.5% · 260 recorded · 258 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 70.3% · 1,054 recorded · 1,016 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 77.5% · 423 recorded · 405 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 68.4% · 685 recorded · 659 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 135 recorded · 125 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 132 recorded · 130 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 1 recorded · 1 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Average departure delay
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 11.8 min · 638 recorded · 616 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 7.0 min · 1,132 recorded · 1,100 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 10.2 min · 1,106 recorded · 1,062 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 96 recorded · 96 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 131 recorded · 128 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 13.3 min · 944 recorded · 919 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 87 recorded · 82 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 19.7 min · 483 recorded · 479 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 19.8 min · 261 recorded · 257 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 16.3 min · 847 recorded · 825 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 24.3 min · 260 recorded · 258 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 21.3 min · 1,054 recorded · 1,016 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 13.2 min · 423 recorded · 405 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 25.2 min · 685 recorded · 659 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 135 recorded · 125 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 132 recorded · 130 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 1 recorded · 1 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Recorded flights
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 638 · 638 recorded · 616 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 1,132 · 1,132 recorded · 1,100 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 1,106 · 1,106 recorded · 1,062 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 96 · 96 recorded · 96 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 131 · 131 recorded · 128 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 944 · 944 recorded · 919 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 87 · 87 recorded · 82 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 483 · 483 recorded · 479 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 261 · 261 recorded · 257 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 847 · 847 recorded · 825 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 260 · 260 recorded · 258 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 1,054 · 1,054 recorded · 1,016 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 423 · 423 recorded · 405 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 685 · 685 recorded · 659 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 135 · 135 recorded · 125 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 132 · 132 recorded · 130 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · 1 · 1 recorded · 1 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Departure hourOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
00:00No observations
01:00No observations
02:00No observations
03:00No observations
04:00No observations
05:0090.1%11.8 min616638
06:0091.6%7.0 min1,1001,132
07:0088.8%10.2 min1,0621,106
08:00Fewer than 200 measured departures9696
09:00Fewer than 200 measured departures128131
10:0083.0%13.3 min919944
11:00Fewer than 200 measured departures8287
12:0076.0%19.7 min479483
13:0077.8%19.8 min257261
14:0077.9%16.3 min825847
15:0070.5%24.3 min258260
16:0070.3%21.3 min1,0161,054
17:0077.5%13.2 min405423
18:0068.4%25.2 min659685
19:00Fewer than 200 measured departures125135
20:00Fewer than 200 measured departures130132
21:00Fewer than 200 measured departures11
22:00No observations
23:00No observations

Day of week

On-time departures
Monday · 78.7% · 1,262 recorded · 1,234 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 84.4% · 1,188 recorded · 1,151 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 84.4% · 1,203 recorded · 1,159 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 82.7% · 1,216 recorded · 1,179 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 79.7% · 1,225 recorded · 1,201 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 77.8% · 1,060 recorded · 1,020 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 78.8% · 1,261 recorded · 1,214 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Average departure delay
Monday · 16.3 min · 1,262 recorded · 1,234 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 13.6 min · 1,188 recorded · 1,151 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 8.4 min · 1,203 recorded · 1,159 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 12.1 min · 1,216 recorded · 1,179 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 17.3 min · 1,225 recorded · 1,201 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 19.5 min · 1,060 recorded · 1,020 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 18.6 min · 1,261 recorded · 1,214 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Recorded flights
Monday · 1,262 · 1,262 recorded · 1,234 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 1,188 · 1,188 recorded · 1,151 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 1,203 · 1,203 recorded · 1,159 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 1,216 · 1,216 recorded · 1,179 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 1,225 · 1,225 recorded · 1,201 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 1,060 · 1,060 recorded · 1,020 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 1,261 · 1,261 recorded · 1,214 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Day of weekOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Monday78.7%16.3 min1,2341,262
Tuesday84.4%13.6 min1,1511,188
Wednesday84.4%8.4 min1,1591,203
Thursday82.7%12.1 min1,1791,216
Friday79.7%17.3 min1,2011,225
Saturday77.8%19.5 min1,0201,060
Sunday78.8%18.6 min1,2141,261

Month of year

Months combine the same calendar month across the years shown; this is a seasonal pattern, not a monthly time series.

On-time departures
Jan · 82.6% · 715 recorded · 642 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 78.6% · 623 recorded · 608 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 78.0% · 714 recorded · 690 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 80.1% · 815 recorded · 799 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 76.9% · 765 recorded · 733 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 74.7% · 727 recorded · 695 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 78.2% · 362 recorded · 349 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 77.8% · 349 recorded · 343 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 85.9% · 757 recorded · 744 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 88.9% · 848 recorded · 845 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 85.8% · 948 recorded · 929 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 77.5% · 792 recorded · 781 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Average departure delay
Jan · 10.2 min · 715 recorded · 642 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 12.8 min · 623 recorded · 608 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 18.7 min · 714 recorded · 690 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 18.8 min · 815 recorded · 799 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 22.5 min · 765 recorded · 733 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 22.3 min · 727 recorded · 695 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 22.8 min · 362 recorded · 349 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 19.4 min · 349 recorded · 343 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 8.5 min · 757 recorded · 744 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 7.0 min · 848 recorded · 845 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 7.7 min · 948 recorded · 929 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 18.9 min · 792 recorded · 781 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Recorded flights
Jan · 715 · 715 recorded · 642 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 623 · 623 recorded · 608 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 714 · 714 recorded · 690 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 815 · 815 recorded · 799 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 765 · 765 recorded · 733 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 727 · 727 recorded · 695 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 362 · 362 recorded · 349 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 349 · 349 recorded · 343 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 757 · 757 recorded · 744 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 848 · 848 recorded · 845 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 948 · 948 recorded · 929 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 792 · 792 recorded · 781 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Month of yearOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Jan82.6%10.2 min642715
Feb78.6%12.8 min608623
Mar78.0%18.7 min690714
Apr80.1%18.8 min799815
May76.9%22.5 min733765
Jun74.7%22.3 min695727
Jul78.2%22.8 min349362
Aug77.8%19.4 min343349
Sep85.9%8.5 min744757
Oct88.9%7.0 min845848
Nov85.8%7.7 min929948
Dec77.5%18.9 min781792

Delay and on-time rates need at least 200 measured departures per bucket. Smaller samples remain visible in the flight-count chart. An empty slot means no observations, not zero flights.

Recorded outcomes

  • On time 78.4% 6,601
  • Delayed >15 min 18.5% 1,557
  • Cancelled 3.1% 257
  • Missing departure time 0.0% 0

All recorded flights with a known scheduled local time, counted once. Missing actual times are shown separately.

On time means departing no more than 15 minutes after schedule. Cancelled flights and flights missing departure times are excluded from punctuality and average delay.