Route Reliability

Airport reliability

Lafayette (LFT) on-time performance

How reliably flights leave Lafayette, LA (LFT) and reach their destinations, by airline, departure hour and month, September 2025 to August 2026.

Historical performance Official DOT data through August 2026 · Not live flight status

Lafayette, LA2,443 departures in 12 months

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Three-letter airport codes, nonstop U.S. domestic flights. One direction at a time.

Departures on time
75.4%
U.S. average 75.6%
Cancelled
3.4%
U.S. average 1.9%
60+ minutes late
10.2%
U.S. average 8.1%
Scheduled departures
2,443
12 months

What this means

LFT departures ran below the U.S. average.

  • 75.4% of the 2,443 scheduled departures from Lafayette (LFT) arrived at their destination on time, about the same as the U.S. average of 75.6%.
  • 3.4% of departures were cancelled (U.S. average 1.9%), and 10.2% arrived an hour or more late.
  • Flights arriving at LFT were on time 71.7% of the time.
  • Among airlines with at least 300 departures, Envoy Air was the most punctual from LFT (80.9%) and PSA Airlines the least (72.6%).
  • Over the last 3 years, October was the most reliable month for departures from LFT (85.0% on time) and May the least reliable (70.5%).
  • Cancellations peaked in January, when 9.8% of flights were cancelled.
  • Flights scheduled to depart 9 am to 10 am were the most punctual (87.1% on time); flights scheduled to depart 5 pm to 6 pm were the least (58.7%).

Airlines at LFT

Ranked by on-time arrival

Departures from LFT, September 2025 to August 2026. On time means arrived at the destination within 15 minutes of schedule.
AirlineOn timeCancelled 60+ min lateAvg delay when lateDepartures
Envoy AirSold as American Eagle 80.9%2.4% 7.2%79 min 502
SkyWest AirlinesSold as United Express, Delta Connection, American Eagle, Alaska 78.4%3.2% 8.6%99 min 476
PSA AirlinesSold as American Eagle 72.6%3.8% 11.7%119 min 1,465

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On-time rate by departure hour

<6a 85.5%
6a 82.4%
7a 81.9%
8a Insufficient sample
9a 87.1%
10a 76.3%
11a Insufficient sample
12p 77.3%
1p 68.2%
2p 67.6%
3p 76.9%
4p 62.9%
5p 58.7%
6p 68.5%
7p 62.7%
8p Insufficient sample
Share of scheduled flights on time LFT average 75.4%
Departures from LFT by scheduled local departure hour, September 2025 to August 2026. Scale starts at zero.
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PeriodOn timeFlights
Departing before 6 am 85.5% 269
Departing 6 am to 7 am 82.4% 182
Departing 7 am to 8 am 81.9% 348
Departing 8 am to 9 am Insufficient sample 48
Departing 9 am to 10 am 87.1% 132
Departing 10 am to 11 am 76.3% 354
Departing 11 am to noon Insufficient sample 36
Departing noon to 1 pm 77.3% 97
Departing 1 pm to 2 pm 68.2% 110
Departing 2 pm to 3 pm 67.6% 176
Departing 3 pm to 4 pm 76.9% 78
Departing 4 pm to 5 pm 62.9% 97
Departing 5 pm to 6 pm 58.7% 213
Departing 6 pm to 7 pm 68.5% 203
Departing 7 pm to 8 pm 62.7% 59
Departing 8 pm to 9 pm Insufficient sample 41

Best and worst months at LFT

Jan 71.2%
Feb 80.3%
Mar 74.6%
Apr 77.4%
May 70.5%
Jun 71.4%
Jul 71.0%
Aug 80.9%
Sep 83.0%
Oct 85.0%
Nov 80.9%
Dec 77.6%
Share of scheduled flights on time 12-month average 75.4%
Departures from LFT by calendar month, September 2023 to August 2026 pooled. Scale starts at zero.
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PeriodOn timeFlights
January 71.2% 653
February 80.3% 532
March 74.6% 748
April 77.4% 632
May 70.5% 770
June 71.4% 682
July 71.0% 725
August 80.9% 712
September 83.0% 748
October 85.0% 804
November 80.9% 755
December 77.6% 737

Month by month, last 12 months

Sep 83.3%
Oct 81.5%
Nov 74.3%
Dec 66.2%
Jan 75.7%
Feb 80.8%
Mar 66.1%
Apr 76.9%
May 73.4%
Jun 71.0%
Jul 74.9%
Aug 81.9%
Share of scheduled flights on time U.S. average 75.6%
Departures from LFT, September 2025 to August 2026. Scale starts at zero.
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PeriodOn timeFlights
Sep 2025 83.3% 239
Oct 2025 81.5% 238
Nov 2025 74.3% 218
Dec 2025 66.2% 216
Jan 2026 75.7% 259
Feb 2026 80.8% 156
Mar 2026 66.1% 230
Apr 2026 76.9% 186
May 2026 73.4% 184
Jun 2026 71.0% 176
Jul 2026 74.9% 175
Aug 2026 81.9% 166

Busiest routes from LFT

Nonstop routes from LFT by scheduled flights, September 2025 to August 2026.
ToOn timeCancelledAirlinesFlights
Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) 71.8%3.6%31,661
Charlotte (CLT) 87.1%2.5%1365
Houston (IAH) 80.2%1.8%1283
Atlanta (ATL) 77.6%6.7%1134
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Sources & data dates

Source
U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (1987-present)
Period
September 2025 to August 2026 (12 months); month-of-year patterns September 2023 to August 2026
Data through
August 2026
Processed
2026-11-03
Scope
Scheduled nonstop domestic departures from Lafayette, LA (LFT) by airlines that report to the DOT.
Method
Rates use all scheduled flights as the denominator; cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time. Figures based on fewer than 50 scheduled flights are suppressed. Full methodology.

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