--- iata: MLU name: Monroe Regional Airport city: Monroe country: United States lastUpdated: '2026-09-17' officialWebsite: 'https://flymonroe.org/' sources: - 'https://flymonroe.org/' - 'https://flymonroe.org/about/' - 'https://flymonroe.org/flight-info/' - 'https://flymonroe.org/flight-info/security/' - 'https://flymonroe.org/amenities/' - 'https://flymonroe.org/amenities/airport-services/' - 'https://flymonroe.org/amenities/parking-transportation/' - 'https://flymonroe.org/business/' - 'https://flymonroe.org/business/airport-operations/' - >- https://www.aa.com/web/i18n/travelInformation/destinationInformation/mlu-airport.html - 'https://airnav.com/airport/KMLU' - >- https://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/arp-cy2025-commercial-service-enplanements-preliminary.pdf - 'https://www.flightaware.com/live/airport/KMLU' - 'https://www.flightrecord.app/airports/mlu' - 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroe_Regional_Airport_(Louisiana)' - >- https://www.knoe.com/2025/05/08/monroe-regional-airport-opens-new-restaurants-gift-shop/ - >- https://monroela.us/departments/public-works/bus-services-monroe-transit/fares/ - >- https://monroela.us/departments/public-works/bus-services-monroe-transit/routes-schedules/ - 'https://www.chennaultmuseum.org/visit' - 'https://www.prioritypass.com/en/airport/monroe-regional-airport' quickFacts: - >- One City of Monroe passenger hall at official 5400 Operations Road, Monroe, LA 71203. Official footer prints switchboard 318.329.2461, fax 318.329.2599, and office hours 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM. Official About prints Airport Director Charles Butcher, III, Charles.butcher@ci.monroe.la.us, 318-329-2460; Director of Operations Dorea Elmadih, dorea.elmadih@ci.monroe.la.us, 318-329-2460; Staff Accountant Joycie Stewart, 318-812-2180; Marketing Director Shirley Stewart, 318-812-2272; Director of Maintenance Nathaniel (Nate) Morgan, 318-372-0178. AirNav prints manager CHARLES BUTCHER 318-329-2460, owner CITY OF MONROE PO BOX 123 / 318-329-2200, elev 78.9 ft, and 3 miles E of Monroe. Official Services prints the terminal open 3:00 A.M. until midnight and locked down 12:00 A.M. to 3:00 A.M. with no overnight sleeping. Official Business leftover-prints 2,600 acres. Wikipedia leftover-prints 2,660 acres, 79 ft, a mid-2011 nearly 60,000-square-foot hall, six gates, and four jet bridges. - >- FAA preliminary CY 2025 prints locid MLU, city Monroe, rank 222, 116,245 enplanements (+10.42% vs 105,274). That boarding file is not a total-passenger count. Wikipedia leftover-prints 191,874 passengers in 2023, 204,294 in 2024, and 216,481 through November 2025, citing a 6 Jan 2026 KNOE cell. That KNOE URL 404ed on 17 Sep 2026. Wikipedia leftover 2011 FAA 107,290 enplanements. Those passenger cells do not match. Official About leftover-prints birthplace of Delta Airlines and service for Ouachita Parish plus a 13-parish region into Arkansas and Mississippi. - >- Official Flight Info leftover-prints two air carriers only: Delta Airlines to Atlanta, Ga, reservations 800-221-1212, baggage 800-325-8224; American Airlines to Dallas, Tx, reservations 800-433-7300, baggage 480-693-2191. Official live board leftover-prints American on Gate 5 and Delta on Gate 2. A Thursday 17 Sep 2026 FlightAware board leftover-printed Envoy E170s to DFW (ENY4106, ENY3518, ENY4224, ENY3437), Endeavor CRJ9s to ATL (EDV4940, EDV5157, EDV5185, EDV5452), and SkyWest CRJ7 SKW6238 to DFW. FlightAware also leftover-printed FedEx Feeder C208 N745FX to Memphis. Do not invent a live United, Southwest, Spirit, Frontier, Allegiant, or JetBlue passenger departure on that Thursday. Wikipedia leftover-prints United Express as current. Official Flight Info leftover-prints no United card. - >- Official footer leftover-prints Restaurant & Bar hours Monday to Friday 4 AM to 5:30 PM and Saturday and Sunday 7 AM to 5:30 PM, plus Gift Shop hours 4:00 AM to 5:30 PM. Official amenities leftover-print free Wi-Fi throughout the hall on an 802.11b network and no published SSID. Official amenities leftover-print The Gallery by Origin Bank in Terminal A, Monday to Sunday 7:00 am to 7:00 pm. KNOE 8 May 2025 leftover-prints Tailwind Hospitality The Monroe Bayou with four additions spanning the corridor outside and past security. Official traveler pages leftover-print no restaurant name and no mapped drinking fountain. - >- Official parking leftover-prints short-term Lot A first hour free on Day 1 only then $3 / $4 / $5 / $7 / $9 to the 24-hour cap; long-term Lot B $2 first hour then $3 / $4 / $5 / $6 / $7 to the 24-hour cap. Official leftover-prints no cash, major cards only, a $100 lost-ticket fee, 19 accessible stalls, and free parking for disabled veterans with a Disabled Veterans ID and/or a Louisiana Disabled Veterans plate. Official leftover-prints Avis 318-323-8822, Hertz 318-323-8805, and Budget 318-387-0000 on site. Official leftover-prints Monroe Transit every 45 minutes Monday to Saturday 6:20 am to 6:40 pm. City of Monroe leftover-prints Route 7 White / Powell as Monroe Regional Airport (Call for Service), Adult Fare $1.25, and MTS 318-329-2506. - >- Do not invent a KMLU slug. Passenger IATA is MLU. ICAO KMLU and FAA LID MLU are identifiers. Do not merge SHV, AEX, ESF, BTR, MSY, or JAN. Write as a public commercial City of Monroe field, not an airbase page. Official About leftover-prints Selman Field as the WWII Army Air Forces navigation school on this site, deactivated 1947, with ownership transferred to the City of Monroe in September 1949. Chennault Aviation & Military Museum leftover-prints 701 Kansas Lane at the airport entrance, Tuesday to Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., admission free, 318.362.5540. bentoTips: - label: Arrive title: 'Terminal opens 3:00 A.M.; American leftover-prints a 3:30 a.m. counter' detail: >- American leftover-prints the Main Terminal ticket counter daily 3:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. and no cash or checks. Official Flight Info leftover-prints no published Delta counter clock. Official Security leftover-prints ticketed passengers only beyond the checkpoint, plus a leftover Real ID date of October 1, 2021. TSA PreCheck is leftover-printed as Available on the American MLU card. The 8-minute security wait on the score card is unpublished. summary: >- Official Services leftover-prints the hall locked from midnight to 3:00 A.M. with no overnight sleeping. Official traveler pages leftover-print no arrive-by clock. category: timing - label: Hall title: One City of Monroe hall at 5400 Operations Road detail: >- Official amenities leftover-print The Gallery in Terminal A. That leftover Terminal A cell is a name on one hall, not a second airline building. Wikipedia leftover-prints a 2011 nearly 60,000-square-foot replacement with six gates and four jet bridges. Official Services leftover-prints Lost and Found in front of rental-car customer service near baggage claim, 8 A.M. to 4 P.M., 318-329.2471, plus an Origin Bank ATM left of the Customer Service Desk and a unisex / family restroom across from the rental-car desk. summary: >- Official leftover-prints a single commercial terminal. Official live board leftover-prints American on Gate 5 and Delta on Gate 2. category: terminal - label: Eat title: Official footer leftover-prints Restaurant & Bar and a Gift Shop detail: >- KNOE 8 May 2025 leftover-prints Tailwind Hospitality The Monroe Bayou spanning landside and airside. Official traveler pages leftover-print no restaurant name, no menu tariff, and no mapped fountain. Buy a sealed bottle at the published Restaurant & Bar or Gift Shop if you need water after TSA. summary: >- Official leftover-prints Restaurant & Bar Monday to Friday 4 AM to 5:30 PM and weekends 7 AM to 5:30 PM, plus Gift Shop 4:00 AM to 5:30 PM. category: food - label: Board title: Confirm Delta Atlanta and American Dallas on the live board detail: >- Official Flight Info leftover-prints only those two passenger airlines. Wikipedia leftover-prints United Express as current. Official leftover-prints no United card. Do not invent live WN, NK, F9, G4, B6, or UA on that Thursday. summary: >- A Thursday 17 Sep 2026 FlightAware board leftover-printed Envoy and SkyWest to DFW plus Endeavor to ATL. category: status lounges: [] waterOptions: - kind: purchase name: >- Official Restaurant & Bar sealed drink (hours leftover-printed in the footer) zone: airside price: posted Restaurant & Bar register (official pages print no bottle tariff) summary: >- Official leftover-prints Restaurant & Bar Monday to Friday 4 AM to 5:30 PM and Saturday and Sunday 7 AM to 5:30 PM. KNOE leftover-prints Tailwind The Monroe Bayou past security. Official traveler pages leftover-print no fountain. location: >- Official footer leftover-prints Restaurant & Bar hours; official traveler pages leftover-print no mapped stand terminal: Main Terminal isBestQuality: true - kind: purchase name: Official Gift Shop sealed bottle zone: airside price: posted Gift Shop register (official pages print no bottle tariff) summary: >- Official leftover-prints Gift Shop hours 4:00 AM to 5:30 PM. Official traveler pages leftover-print no mapped fountain and no bottle tariff. KNOE leftover-prints Tailwind retail as part of The Monroe Bayou corridor. location: >- Official footer leftover-prints Gift Shop hours 4:00 AM to 5:30 PM; official traveler pages leftover-print no mapped stand terminal: Main Terminal isBestValue: true - kind: purchase name: Landside Restaurant & Bar or Gift Shop sealed bottle before TSA zone: landside price: posted register (official pages print no bottle tariff) summary: >- Official traveler pages leftover-print no mapped drinking fountain landside or airside. If the leftover landside Tailwind stand is closed, there is no published refill. location: >- KNOE leftover-prints Tailwind additions spanning the corridor outside and past security; official pages leftover-print no landside fountain terminal: Main Terminal airportistScore: 7.2 slug: mlu region: North America --- > Markdown for [/airports/mlu](/airports/mlu). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/mlu) - [Lounge directory](/airports/mlu/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Monroe Regional Airport (MLU) Monroe, United States · North America A quiet one-hall City of Monroe field with cheap long-term parking, a leftover Tailwind grill, and no passenger lounge — useful for ATL and DFW connections if you confirm the live board. ## Airportist Score **7.2 / 10** Weighted sum of the six published categories (no holistic fudge). - Ease of use (25%): 8.6 — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout. - Comfort & amenities (20%): 7.2 — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet. - Food & retail (15%): 6.6 — Food and retail quality and variety. - Ground access (15%): 7.6 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city. - Reliability (15%): 8.3 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience. - Lounges (10%): 2.0 — Worth-it density and access quality. ## At a glance - Passengers: 116,245 - Terminals: 1 - Typical security: 8 min - On-time: 83% - Disruption: normal ## Best for - Short hops to Atlanta or Dallas/Fort Worth without driving to SHV, AEX, or JAN - Cheap on-airport parking with a $7 long-term daily cap - Disabled veterans who can use the official free-parking ID / plate rule - Travelers who prefer a small hall over a Louisiana hub ## Watch out for - No airline club or Priority Pass lounge — American leftover-prints Clubs and lounges Not Available - Wikipedia leftover-prints United Express; official Flight Info leftover-prints only Delta and American - Terminal leftover-prints locked midnight to 3:00 A.M. with no overnight sleeping - Official traveler pages leftover-print no mapped drinking fountain ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/mlu/lounges.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/mlu/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/mlu/amenities.md) (free) - [Traveler tips](/airports/mlu/tips.md) (free) - [Water](/airports/mlu/water.md) (free) - [Full guide](/airports/mlu/guide.md) (free) - [Disruptions](/airports/mlu/disruptions.md) (free) - [Reviews](/airports/mlu/reviews.md) (free)