According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Baton Rouge, LA (BTR) ranks #143 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Baton Rouge, LA posts above-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a mid-size U.S. airport.
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BTR on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Late Aircraft.
Total delay minutes: 360,811.
Late Aircraft37.8% (136,330 min)
Carrier37.0% (133,632 min)
NAS (National Aviation System)12.7% (45,857 min)
Weather12.3% (44,537 min)
Security0.1% (455 min)
BTR - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: September (94.6%) · worst: June (90.6%)
BTR - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
BTR - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 15.3 min · taxi-in 5.1 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
BTR's average taxi-out (15.3 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 14.2 min (October 2024) to 17.5 min (November 2025).
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Baton Rouge, LA, both outside Louisiana so the neighborhoods are not same-state geography. Axes stay disjoint: volume peers exclude the on-time peer set. Same-state compare stays below.
The standout signal at Baton Rouge, LA is the delay mix: Late Aircraft owns 37.8% of 360,811 delay minutes across 53,837 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 84.2% (5.2 pts above the 79% national average), with 8,495 delayed and 705 cancelled (1.31%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Late Aircraft (37.8% late-aircraft, 37.0% carrier, 12.7% NAS, 12.3% weather, 0.1% security). Mid-volume books still show a clear delay fingerprint rather than a weather-only story.
On the multi-year calendar, BTR is strongest in September (94.6% on-time) and weakest in June (90.6%), a 4.0-point swing. Volume peaks in October (~805 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) at 81.3% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Baton Rouge, LA vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
84.2%Top 42%higher than 58% of 382 airports
Baton Rouge, LA
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U.S. airports by on-time rate, bucketed by value
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Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data (2020–2025).
Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.
BTR's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.
Check the busiest route from BTR before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in September rather than June if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 15.3 min here; check the monthly series before a tight connection. Taxi times →
On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers at this airport, not any single flight or airline.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Baton Rouge, LA's on-time rate?
Baton Rouge, LA (BTR) has a 84.2% on-time rate across 53,837 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 5.2 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the above-median on-time performance.
How does BTR rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Baton Rouge, LA ranks #143 of 382 tracked US airports by total BTS flights (most flights = #1), making it a mid-size U.S. airport.
What's the most common cause of delays at Baton Rouge, LA?
Late Aircraft is the leading delay cause at BTR, accounting for 37.8% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 37.8% late-aircraft, 37.0% carrier, 12.7% NAS/air-traffic-control, 12.3% weather, and 0.1% security.
When is the best time to fly through Baton Rouge, LA?
September is historically BTR's strongest month at 94.6% on-time, while June is the weakest at 90.6%, a 4.0-point swing across the BTS historical record.
Data sourced from U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) On-Time Performance data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFlights