Monroe Regional Airport MLU serves the cities of Monroe and West Monroe, an urban center for the Quachita Parish, with a population of more that 145,000, which continues to be an increasingly relevant development location for Louisiana and the southern States. It is the birthplace of Delta Airlines. The Monroe area has a rich history - the oldest human dwelling site in North America was discovered at Poverty Point, located near Monroe.
The Airport is located four miles east of the City of Monroe, northern Louisiana, and offers easy access via Interstate 20 (Exit 120) and State Hwy 80 (Kansas Lane).
With three runways, Monroe Regional is presently served by major airlines through their affiliates, offering daily nonstop flights to the air hubs of Atlanta, Houston, Memphis and Dallas/Fort Worth, with connections around the world.
NOTE: Passengers with baggage to be checked-in are required to arrive at the ticket counter and gone through security 30 minutes or more before departure. This means you need to arrive at the airport 1 hr 45 minutes before departure for international and 1 hr 15 minutes for national travel.

The current passenger terminal at Monroe Regional Airport, which is open 4am-12:30am offers free internet access, an Information desk offering excellent customer services, Lost & Found, paging, food & drink, as well as stores. Rental car counters are in the Arrivals area.
A new passenger terminal, construction of which started mid-2009, is to open in 2011 encompassing 59,000 square feet of space.

Parking options at Monroe Regional Airport include short-term parking with 33 metered spaces in the parking lot at the south end of the passenger terminal. The long-term lot with 350 spaces is opposite the main terminal entrance. Cash & major credit cars are accepted. For more parking information call the parking toll booth at 318-329-2464.

To get from Monroe Regional Airport to your destination, you can rent a car, take a taxi (318-362-026), a limo (318-410-4040), use the Airport shuttles provided by 'The Atrium' (318-325-0641) or the Holiday Inn-Holidome (318-387-5100). Or you can take the MTS bus running every 45 mins Mon-Sat 6:20am-6:40pm, with transfers to other city areas at the downtown terminal.

• Address:
  400 Lea Joyner Expressway
  Monroe, LA 71210
  United States
• Website for Monroe Regional: http://www.flymonroe.org/
• Email Address: http://www.flymonroe.org/contact.php
• Phone: (318) 329 2218
• View Terminal Map