Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport – BTR

Small airport but not the smallest I have seen by a long shot. They have a coffee place & a gift shop.
I had to give it at least one extra star because TSA WAS NICE!!! TSA — are you listening? I travel a lot for business and I can tell you it makes a world of difference when they are just plain nice.

Flew in to BTR for the first time this week. It is a nice small airport. I thought it took a bit long to get our bags, but that is my only complaint. I had no problem getting through TSA and everyone here is incredibly friendly and helpful, from the airline check in staff to the small sundries store. The business center is a nice quiet place to get some work done while waiting for my flight. Airport Wi-​Fi seems to be working well. Has a small restaurant with plenty of seating. For a small airport it has a lot of useful amenities. You won’t find a lot of features here, but the basics are all in place and they seem to function well. The historical displays and local artwork displayed in the baggage/​rental car area are nice.

What a great airport! I love anyplace that provides free space for the business traveler to spread out and get things done! Thanks for the conference center– loved the room. Beautiful fountains, friendly people– there is even a play area for the kids and a smoking lounge for the folks getting off a three hour flight craving that nicotine fix! Finally there is a separate room for a group of people needing to charge their devices! Small yet provides something for everyone– (even a lactation room– different, but nice touch) — easy to get in and out of– plenty of comfortable seating. Breath of fresh air (outside of the smoking lounge) coming from a larger more congested airport!

This has to be the most poorly managed AP in the south. Have been stranded in a plane on runway at least a dozen times, including today, waiting on ground crew. Baggage handling always late

Super slow TSA Pre-​check and standard security line. One employee does both and tried to go every-​other, but often would forget which line he did last and double up.
Makes me wonder, if you can’t be aware enough to remember which line you had someone approach you from 30 seconds ago, are you aware enough to be a TSA agent?

Pros: small airport, so there are seldom any long lines, and short walks from parking lots all the way to the terminals. Friendly workers.
Cons: not much in the way of a food court, or places to shop/​kill time, during layovers.
PS: there is a small Chapel/​Reading Room, which is wonderful.

I prefer flying out of this airport, the lines are always short and the people are friendly. If you’re looking for good food options tho… this is probably not the airport for you.

I have been standing at baggage claim for American Airlines for over 30 minutes. 20 of us standing here. The concerned airline employees at the ticket desk (because there NO employees in luggage claim) told u that ‘there are only two people working out side on the tarmac and to go back to the luggage carrousel and just wait our turn’. REALLY! ???Bet your ‘fly BYR’ ad folks would love to hear that attitude. Attention airline employees. If we are not happy we will go to MSY. Airlines leave and YOU don’t have a job! Can you tell I am over this ’ not my problem’ attitude? Wake up BTR! No matter how pretty the airport is, no one will fly in and out of it if it take 40 mins to get our bags.

Convenient if you live in Baton Rouge or north of there. If not go to MSY in New Orleans. It is a small airport with no wait and easy parking. The downside is you can only fly to hub cities and as of the last couple years it cost a $ 100 or more to fly from here rather than New Orleans. The baggage service is less than stellar. I do like the fact that with my TSA precheck and only carry on’s I can arrive 40 minutes before my flight takes off.

I love flying out of BTR. Super easy, no stress! Don’t expect alot of choices for food, but honestly you won’t be hanging around long enough to even need to eat. I typically show up an hour (if that) before a flight and breeze past security in less than 5 minutes.

This airport is really dead… reminds me of the Tulsa International Airport.
The good– it’s pretty clean: the bathrooms are not disgusting, the carpets look like they get vacuumed daily, and the floors are shiny.
The bad– no decent places to eat AT ALL.
Eat before you come or deal with the consequences.
The surprise– there is a reading room/​chapel and a playroom/​arcade

Small airport if you need to fly into Baton Rouge or the surrounding area.

This airport is convenient… but I had a frustrating experience on a return trip here. The plane lands and taxis to the gate… YAY! We’re home… but…why aren’t we deboarding? Because no one is in the airport to work the jetway! So… we’re trapped on this plane waiting for someone to come and put the jetway in place. When that happens, whoever is operating it is having the hardest time lining it up… back, forth, back, forth, back, forth, up, down, up, back, down, forth, up… a flight that was at the gate at 9:55 was finally deboarded at 10:35…sheesh

Small terminal, all vendors gauge their pricing. The only café in the airport wants $ 10 for only a sandwich that doesn’t come with any sidesire or a drink. If it was a sit down restaurant I would understand, but it is the equivalent of Steak Escape or lower. If you don’t have to be here long it is fine. Hope you don’t have a layover otherwise you better get out your wallet and over pay for poor quality food.

Cute little airport located in Baton Rouge Louisiana. I flew in and out of here on my summer vacation of 2015 and not one problem. Returning my rent a car was quick and easy. Everything is in walking distance to the terminal, and the staff here are professional. No lines at all and restrooms are clean.

Yay! This is the best airport in whole of US cause its in Baton Rouge. Its a small airport, with a friendly staff and connecting flights to few major cities. Delta is expanding and so are other airlines. Apart from New Orleans, it would be one of the better airports in Louisiana.
Rental cars available,
parking is plenty,
cab services most of the times or atleast on call.
slightly far from LSU (10 miles)
but still works

Well it’s a nice little airport. Not a lot of food options but there is a couple of restaurants and a gift shop. It’s very clean. Very small but got through security fairly quick.

I like this airport because its really efficient, clean, safe and modern. It seems like everytime I have to travel somewhere it’s really simple to walk up to the kiosk, print my boarding pass, pay for my baggage fees, go upstairs, walk through security and then you’re at the gate. If you have any problems with the kiosks there’s usually an agent there that will help you with everything. I’ve never really had to wait in a really long line for an airline agent to help me or to go through security at this airport even when I was running really late. I’m not really sure If I’ve just been lucky or if this airport is just organized. It’s small but for the size it is it serves its purpose and it’s nice and new so I like it. No complaints.

Nice small airport with food options after you go through security. Car Rental is adjacent to the airport and an easy walk. The only negative is the excessive wait time for checked baggage.

It’s a small airport but has plenty of personality!
Very clean & already decorated for Xmas.
Not many dining options, but the WOW café was yummy!
Security line?! What line!
I’m seriously considering flying into this airport and driving to NOLA for my next visit!

BTR: You are a tiny metropolitan airport with only 9ish gates, but you are clean and pretty shiny. Easy in/​easy out with rental car AND security. TSA people were really nice and my wait was about 30 seconds.
No restaurants or dining options, really, which is unfortunate.

This is truly one of the easiest airport to travel in & out of! Easy-​peasy! I have never seen it packed with people, parking is convenient — if you can get a space under the awning of the open parking lot, I urge you to try to save a couple bucks/​day. There is a children’s play area, smoking lounge, gift shop and an eating area. My advice — take advantage of flying out of here now before they expand and become really busy! The price difference between flying out of NOLA and BTR is non-​existent in my opinion — if there was a huge price difference for me to fly out of NOLA (living in Baton Rouge), then I would; sometimes, it is way cheaper to leave out of BTR. The only other time I saw it really busy, which formed a small line at security check point was when flights the day prior were delayed due to weather so many were stranded and had to fly out the morning we were flying out.
Fly BTR if you live in the area over NOLA/​MSY — will save you time, money & headache!

Stress-​free BATON ROUGE AIRPORT
This is NOT my normal airport I fly into in Louisiana but I had the chance to fly out Wednesday after my original flight was canceled leaving form Lafayette, LA.
This is NOT a big airport by any stretch of the imagination and whatever you are imagining is still probably too big! This place is a cross between Long Beach and Fullerton airport! Not as all big but it packs a punch!
I arrive to little to no traffic of people getting dropped off! It made for a very pleasant experience because I was tired and had WAAAAAYYYY TOOO MUCH crap BKA souvenirs to take back with me.
I was able to walk right in to the United counter where there was NO ONE waiting. Granted I was about 5 hours early but there wasn’t even a line for the 1 flight that left before mine! How could this be! NO LINE at the airport!
Since I had gotten about 6 emails and calls stating my flight and its connection were delayed to various times I wanted to make sure I wasn’t going to be curled up into the fetal position using my computer backpack and ball gown as a pillow and blanket!
Much to my surprise everything was on schedule and the staff there was SUPER DUPER FRIENDLY! They went over and beyond with me and were so patient! NOT just the counter staff but the people at the stores and restaurant. Even TSA was NICE and PLEASANT! I have almost NEVER experienced a TSA with a GREAT ATTITUDE! Really set my long day off right!
Once you check in or have your boarding pass you and your drop-​off guest can go up the stairs or escalator to security. They can’t go in but at least they don’t have to leave you at the entrance of the airport while saying your good-bye’s at the curb. There is a nice little cushioned seats you can wait in before going through security if you arrive early. I was able to sit and chat on the phone while I charged it up since I found an outlet! It was perfect.
After chatting on the phone I wanted to grab something to eat so I went in to the ONLY eating place there but they have a nice little variety! DON’T get too excited but if you need a drink before your flight of the alcoholic nature they can hook you up. I bought a tea and a grilled chicken sandwich.
I went and looked for another outlet to charge in and found this AWESOME room with several plush and comfy seats and plenty of outlets to be had. And it’s NOT one of those «Member Only» rooms! Anyone can use it! It was right across from my gate.
When it was time to skedaddle I unplugged and went to sit in one of the various comfortable seats at my gate! There is plenty of seating and you can actually hear what is being said over the intercom system providing the person speaks clearly! I HATE when all you can hear is Please cha-​whomp ha-​whomp, gate cha-​whomp, sa-​blah, Thomas, na-​blah, good-blah…Thank you! WHAT the H*LL did they just say? Is my gate changing, flight canceled, they are giving away a million dollars, huh!
My flight boarded on-​time and left on time! Everything was STRESS FREE and PLEASANT for an airport experience! When does that happen?
Keep up the good work. I might be back!
P. S. it s small airport so inclement weather might get your flight canceled by the airlines and they have less options and flights going out or coming in!

Louisiana has one major airport in the state and the rest of them are regional hubs that serve the entourage of Louisiana well. The main one is in New Orleans, the main destination that most tourists goes to. The Louis Armstrong Airport in New Orleans (MSY) gets most of the traffic, but as it turns out Baton Rouge (BTR) gets some of the air traffic as well, just not as much. I arrived here since coming to New Orleans back in March 2012 and found myself searching for a marathon race (or two) to run. Since I needed Mississippi and Alabama to the list, I found that Baton Rouge airport (BTR) is just 2 ½ hours from Jackson, MS and 3 hours from Mobile, AL. Plus it was cheaper for me to fly into Baton Rouge anyway.
Baton Rouge airport is a regional hub that services the state capital of Louisiana and the surrounding community. The championship football team Louisiana State University is in Baton Rouge, which I didn’t know till I looked it up. The airport itself is small, smaller than I realized it to be. There is only 6 gates with 2 mini terminals. 3 major carriers fly here, but on their regional express jets. I arrive here on a connecting United Airlines flight from Houston — Bush (IAH) and found this airport to be small and very easy to get in and out of. Best get to be to carry on your luggage and you’ll be in and out within 10 minutes.
The ease in which you can get in and out of this airport is stunning. The car rental company is nearby and they have shuttles to take you to their car lot for quick processing. I so love these small airports, but often times they are too pricey to fly into. I subsequently will fly out of Baton Rouge (BTR) with Delta Airlines bound for Atlanta (ATL) and it will be on their regional jets too. There is a small collection of shops and some eateries, but not much at all. Best bet would be to buy outside and bring it through security. The TSA security check points are not bad, just got to do what you can and get through without too much hassle and be on your way. Wherever your travels in the Deep South, New Orleans, or to Cajun country, be sure to connect here in Baton Rouge, since it may be the best time you’ll have in an airport ever.
I did enjoy the fact that it was fast. I didn’t check in luggage with the airline, so carry on’s were good. The airport was clean and the directions in and out of the terminals and through ground transportation were clearly marked. The ease onto the interstate I-​110 was great. Wherever your travels takes you, find yourself awesome here in Baton Rouge. I never thought of coming to Baton Rouge for anything, but you know how life goes and things happen for a reason. That’s probably how I ended up running marathons I guess!
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