Lafayette, LA

What the Data Says About LFT

Lafayette, LA in Lafayette, Louisiana handled 37,254 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2025, posting a 83.2% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 6,242 experienced delays, 512 were cancelled, and 52 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 1.37%, the diversion rate to 0.14%, and the average delay when departures run late is 90.6 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing LFT against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at LFT, Carrier leads the pack. Carrier accounts for 36.4% of total delay minutes, followed by Late Aircraft at 33.5% and Weather at 18.1%. Weather contributes 18.1% of delay minutes at this airport, while security holds the smallest share at 0.3%. Travelers often overestimate the weather share; the BTS categorization shows late-arriving aircraft and carrier operations as the larger contributors.

Seasonally, September runs the cleanest at LFT with a 93.7% on-time rate, while June is the roughest at 89.6% — a 4-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in July, when average flights hit 569. The busiest route from LFT is to LFT (Lafayette), with 9,053 flights at a 80.2% on-time rate. Combine these numbers — 83.2% on-time, 90.6-minute average delay, 1.37% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Lafayette, LA.