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Airport Reliability

LFT · Lafayette

Lafayette, LA (LFT)

82%
Departures within 15 minutes
13 min
Average departure delay
77%
Arrivals within 15 minutes
2.3%
Departures cancelled

Based on 5,445 departures and 5,446 arrivals. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

Departures from LFT departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 70% between 3–6 PM.

Wednesday comes out ahead.

A small edge: 83% on time on Wednesdays against 78% on Mondays.

When LFT gets messy

On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM89%(644 flights)
  • 6–9 AM86%(1110 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM84%(1031 flights)
  • 12–3 PM80%(941 flights)
  • 3–6 PM70%(1225 flights)
  • 6–9 PM73%(355 flights)
On-time by weekday
  • Mon78%(778 flights)
  • Tue79%(762 flights)
  • Wed83%(776 flights)
  • Thu80%(780 flights)
  • Fri80%(770 flights)
  • Sat82%(676 flights)
  • Sun80%(764 flights)
On-time trend by month
80%
May

Jun 68% → May 80% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202568%437
July 202576%460
August 202579%457
September 202586%456
October 202584%484
November 202581%471
December 202576%469
January 202683%379
February 202688%370
March 202678%412
April 202685%450
May 202680%461

Airlines departing LFT

Busiest routes from LFT

Based on 5,445 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.