Route · IAH → LFT · 2020–2025 BTS data
Houston to Lafayette
The IAH–LFT corridor (Houston, TX → Lafayette, LA) runs ahead of the national average, served by 9 carriers across roughly 201 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 85.9%
- On-time
- +6.9 pts
- vs US avg
- 98 min
- Delay when late
- 1,612
- Flights
Cancelled
5.5%
Best Month
Apr 2020 98%
Worst Month
May 2025 70%
Distance
201 mi
Carriers
9
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Nov 2025 | 38 | 8 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Sep 2025 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Aug 2025 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Jul 2025 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| May 2025 | 87 | 26 | 3 | 0 | OO |
| Aug 2024 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Jul 2024 | 48 | 12 | 5 | 0 | OO |
| Apr 2024 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Mar 2024 | 90 | 12 | 1 | 0 | OO |
| Oct 2023 | 51 | 10 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Sep 2023 | 44 | 11 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Nov 2022 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | OO,YV |
| May 2022 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | YV |
| Sep 2020 | 86 | 6 | 0 | 0 | EV,OO |
| Aug 2020 | 87 | 3 | 6 | 0 | EV |
| Jul 2020 | 80 | 8 | 0 | 0 | EV |
| Jun 2020 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | EV |
| May 2020 | 62 | 3 | 4 | 0 | EV |
| Apr 2020 | 59 | 1 | 27 | 0 | EV,YV |
| Mar 2020 | 197 | 17 | 41 | 0 | EV,YX,OO |
| Feb 2020 | 189 | 30 | 0 | 1 | YV,EV,OO,YX |
| Jan 2020 | 196 | 25 | 2 | 0 | YV,OO,YX,EV |
Cancellation Rate
5.5%
89 of 1,612 flights
Diversion Rate
0.1%
1 of 1,612 flights
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On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
IAH - Houston
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Houston, TX.
Origin airport →LFT - Lafayette
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Lafayette, LA.
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What the Data Says About IAH to LFT
Houston to Lafayette (IAH to LFT) is one of the more dependable pairings in the BTS On-Time Performance dataset: a 85.9% on-time rate across 1,612 flights, with delays that do happen averaging 98.0 minutes. The corridor runs roughly 201 miles and is served by 9 carriers. Over the most recent 24 months, 89 of 1,612 flights were cancelled (5.5%) and 1 diverted (0.1%).
The monthly split is wide on this route: Apr 2020 posted the strongest performance at 98% on-time, while May 2025 came in at just 70% - a 28-point swing worth factoring into travel timing.
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Data source
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.
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