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Airport · BTR · Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Baton Rouge, LA

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.

Data updated 2026-06-13

84.2%
On-time
Top 42%
on-time, US airports
84 min
Delay when late
1.31%
Cancelled
#143 of 382
Corpus placement
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BTR on-time rate vs. the national average

Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.

0%100%U.S. average79%84.2%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Late Aircraft. Total delay minutes: 360,811.

Late Aircraft 37.8% (136,330 min)
Carrier 37.0% (133,632 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 12.7% (45,857 min)
Weather 12.3% (44,537 min)
Security 0.1% (455 min)

BTR - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: September (94.6%) · worst: June (90.6%)

90%91%92%93%94%95% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 91.5%

BTR - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

88%90%92%94%96%98% 202020212022202320242025 96.2% 89.7% ▼ -6.8%

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).

13 min14 min15 min16 min17 min18 min Jan 24Dec 25 17.1 min 15.8 min ▼ -7.6%

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).

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Baton Rouge, LA.

Cancellation Rate

1.31%

705 of 53,837 flights

Diversion Rate

0.12%

62 of 53,837 flights

Delay Rate

15.8%

8,495 of 53,837 flights

Top Routes from BTR

Busiest routes to and from Baton Rouge, LA.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) → BTR (Baton Rouge) 10,586 81.3% 383 mi
BTR (Baton Rouge) → DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) 10,585 80.3% 383 mi
ATL (Atlanta) → BTR (Baton Rouge) 8,062 88.9% 448 mi
BTR (Baton Rouge) → ATL (Atlanta) 8,061 88.8% 448 mi
CLT (Charlotte) → BTR (Baton Rouge) 4,896 79.3% 675 mi
BTR (Baton Rouge) → CLT (Charlotte) 4,894 84.9% 675 mi
BTR (Baton Rouge) → IAH (Houston) 2,148 86.4% 253 mi
IAH (Houston) → BTR (Baton Rouge) 2,147 86.5% 253 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

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.

Similar on-time rate

Nearest out-of-state BTS on-time rate (this airport: 84.2%).

San Jose, CA

San Jose, CA

84.2% on-time 546,547 flights

Dayton, OH

Dayton, OH

84.2% on-time 87,827 flights

Jackson/Vicksburg, MS

Jackson/Vicksburg, MS

84.2% on-time 79,839 flights

Pellston, MI

Pellston, MI

84.2% on-time 9,995 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 53,837).

Islip, NY

Islip, NY

54,300 flights 77.9% on-time

Missoula, MT

Missoula, MT

52,758 flights 83.9% on-time

Juneau, AK

Juneau, AK

52,533 flights 85.3% on-time

San Luis Obispo, CA

San Luis Obispo, CA

56,561 flights 83.2% on-time

Other Airports in Louisiana

Compare performance with other Louisiana airports.

MSY 79.9%

New Orleans, LA

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SHV 83.1%

Shreveport, LA

Shreveport · 55,112 flights
LFT 83.2%

Lafayette, LA

Lafayette · 37,254 flights
AEX 86.2%

Alexandria, LA

Alexandria · 23,340 flights
MLU 87.2%

Monroe, LA

Monroe · 22,635 flights
LCH 86.1%

Lake Charles, LA

Lake Charles · 13,543 flights

BTR delay-share reading

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.

Statewide aggregates for Louisiana: Louisiana flight data.

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.

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Using BTR's data

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.

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

Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Airline on-time performance and operational reliability · 2025

Every figure on PlainFlights is rendered directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no number is typed in by an editor. Airport figures are computed directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.