United States flag Lafayette Airport (LFT)

Country United States | North America | Regional Airport | IATA: LFT | ICAO: KLFT | Elevation 42 ft · 13 m | Local time

Destinations
16
Flights / day
20
Busiest route
Houston
Top airline
NetJets Aviation

Lafayette Regional Airport averages 20 flights per day to 16 destinations, with 16 domestic routes and zero international routes. A total of 13 airlines operate at LFT, led by NetJets Aviation. The longest nonstop route from Lafayette Regional connects to Raleigh/Durham, with a typical flight time of 2 hr 40 mins. Updated: September 2, 2026

Route Network

Lafayette Regional Airport connects 16 destinations worldwide, with Houston standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to Raleigh/Durham, and the shortest flight is to Gulf Shores.

United States of America flag Houston (IAH) – United States of America 3 airlines
1 hr 40 mins
201 mi · 324 km
6
per day
United States of America flag Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) – United States of America 2 airlines
2 hr 0 mins
351 mi · 564 km
5
per day
United States of America flag Atlanta (ATL) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 55 mins
503 mi · 809 km
4
per day
United States of America flag Charlotte (CLT) – United States of America 1 airline
2 hr 20 mins
729 mi · 1,173 km
1
per day
United States of America flag Gulf Shores (GUF) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 20 mins
258 mi · 415 km
4
per week
United States of America flag Monroe (MLU) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 20 mins
159 mi · 256 km
4
per week
United States of America flag Dallas (DAL) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 55 mins
340 mi · 547 km
2
per week
United States of America flag Ft Lauderdale (FXE) – United States of America 1 airline
LFT → FXE
2
per week
United States of America flag Atlanta (PDK) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 55 mins
516 mi · 831 km
1
per week
United States of America flag Denver (APA) – United States of America 1 airline
LFT → APA
1
per week
United States of America flag Eagle (EGE) – United States of America 1 airline
LFT → EGE
1
per week
United States of America flag Houston (HOU) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 40 mins
201 mi · 323 km
1
per week
United States of America flag Memphis (MEM) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 40 mins
354 mi · 570 km
1
per week
United States of America flag Panama City Beach (ECP) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 35 mins
369 mi · 595 km
1
per week
United States of America flag Raleigh/Durham (RDU) – United States of America 1 airline
2 hr 40 mins
858 mi · 1,381 km
1
per week
United States of America flag West Palm Beach (PBI) – United States of America 1 airline
LFT → PBI
1
per week

Route and destination data updated September 2, 2026.

Lafayette Regional Airport is served by 13 airlines, with NetJets Aviation in the lead at 26% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 47% of routes. 10 carriers operate only one route each. A total of zero airlines operate international routes, compared with 13 airlines serving domestic routes. Libyan Airlines is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Raleigh/Durham with a flight time of 2 hrs 40 mins.

NetJets Aviation (5 routes)
American Airlines (2 routes)
FFL (2 routes)
Mesa Airlines (1 routes)
United Airlines (1 routes)
Envoy Air (1 routes)
Delta Air Lines (1 routes)
N2 (1 routes)
Baker Aviation (1 routes)
Jet Linx Aviation (1 routes)
FTD (1 routes)
Libyan Airlines (1 routes)
Contour Aviation (1 routes)

Lafayette Regional Airport provides direct service to one country across one continent. The route network is 100% domestic and 0% international.

United States of America - 20/day

Delays

Global  Delays
Delay Performance (24 hour average)
Departures
3 min late
2 min (-44.4%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Arrivals
7 min early
1 min (-286.3%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (24 hour total)

Sep 5

2026

03:00 - 04:00

Departure
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 5

2026

02:00 - 03:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
10 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 5

2026

01:00 - 02:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 5

2026

00:00 - 01:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

23:00 - 00:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

22:00 - 23:00

Departure
17 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

21:00 - 22:00

Departure
17 min late
Arrival
15 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

20:00 - 21:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

19:00 - 20:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

18:00 - 19:00

Departure
9 min late
Arrival
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

17:00 - 18:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
17 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

16:00 - 17:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
17 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

15:00 - 16:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

14:00 - 15:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

13:00 - 14:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

12:00 - 13:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

11:00 - 12:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

10:00 - 11:00

Departure
Arrival
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

09:00 - 10:00

Departure
Arrival
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

08:00 - 09:00

Departure
Arrival
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

07:00 - 08:00

Departure
Arrival
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

06:00 - 07:00

Departure
Arrival
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

05:00 - 06:00

Departure
Arrival
17 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

04:00 - 05:00

Departure
Arrival
18 min early
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (7 day average)
Departures
5 min late
3 min (-36.8%) vs last week
7d trend
Arrivals
3 min early
min (-5.7%) vs last week
7d trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (7 day total)

Sep 4

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 3

2026

Departure
8 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 2

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
13 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 1

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 31

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 30

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 29

2026

Departure
11 min late
Arrival
10 min late
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (30 day average)
Departures
7 min late
2 min (-23.9%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Arrivals
2 min early
5 min (-194.5%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (30 day total)

Sep 4

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 3

2026

Departure
8 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 2

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
13 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 1

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 31

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 30

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 29

2026

Departure
11 min late
Arrival
10 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 28

2026

Departure
19 min late
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 27

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 26

2026

Departure
6 min late
Arrival
8 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 25

2026

Departure
11 min late
Arrival
9 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 24

2026

Departure
8 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Aug 23

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Aug 22

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
6 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 21

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Aug 20

2026

Departure
11 min late
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 19

2026

Departure
9 min late
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 18

2026

Departure
6 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Aug 17

2026

Departure
10 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 16

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
10 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 15

2026

Departure
5 min late
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 14

2026

Departure
18 min late
Arrival
7 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 13

2026

Departure
5 min late
Arrival
6 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 12

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 11

2026

Departure
6 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 10

2026

Departure
7 min late
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 9

2026

Departure
6 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Aug 8

2026

Departure
6 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 7

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
7 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 6

2026

Departure
9 min late
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Global Rankings

Worldwide Position

Flights per day

#736 (20 flights/day)
Top 100 Busiest Airports in the World
Worldwide Position

Most destinations

#787 (16 destinations)
Top 100 Airports with Most Destinations

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
8,012 ft 2,442 m 150 ft 46 m Asphalt
8,012 ft 2,442 m 150 ft 46 m Asphalt
5,397 ft 1,645 m 148 ft 45 m Asphalt
5,397 ft 1,645 m 148 ft 45 m Asphalt
4,108 ft 1,252 m 75 ft 23 m Asphalt
4,108 ft 1,252 m 75 ft 23 m Asphalt

Runway Length

82 aircraft cannot operate at Lafayette Regional Airport due to runway length constraints. The airport’s longest runway is 8,012 ft (2,442 m), which is below the typical takeoff or landing distance required by the aircraft listed here.

Aircraft Takeoff Landing
Boeing 737-800 BBJ2 8,182 ft 2,494 m 4,501 ft 1,372 m
Boeing BBJ MAX 9 8,199 ft 2,499 m 4,114 ft 1,254 m
Boeing E-3 D Sentry 8,202 ft 2,500 m 3,609 ft 1,100 m
Airbus A330 MRTT 8,202 ft 2,500 m 5,741 ft 1,750 m
Tupolev Tu-114 8,202 ft 2,500 m 4,593 ft 1,400 m
Boeing 737 MAX 10 8,202 ft 2,500 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Boeing 737 MAX 8 8,202 ft 2,500 m 4,921 ft 1,500 m
Vickers VC10 8,281 ft 2,524 m 6,381 ft 1,945 m
Boeing 737 Convertible 8,284 ft 2,525 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 737-400 8,333 ft 2,540 m 5,052 ft 1,540 m
Lockheed EC-130H Compass Call 4,701 ft 1,433 m 8,366 ft 2,550 m
Lockheed Martin C5 Galaxy 8,399 ft 2,560 m 3,599 ft 1,097 m
Boeing 737 MAX 9 8,530 ft 2,600 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Boeing 757-300 8,530 ft 2,600 m 5,085 ft 1,550 m
Airbus A350-1000 8,530 ft 2,600 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Boeing 737-500 8,694 ft 2,650 m 4,593 ft 1,400 m
Convair 880 8,760 ft 2,670 m 6,234 ft 1,900 m
Ilyushin Il-96 400 8,858 ft 2,700 m 5,413 ft 1,650 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10 Air Tanker 8,858 ft 2,700 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Airbus A380 Private Jet 9,019 ft 2,749 m 5,000 ft 1,524 m
Airbus A380-800 9,019 ft 2,749 m 5,000 ft 1,524 m
Airbus A340-300 9,072 ft 2,765 m 6,004 ft 1,830 m
Airbus A330-200 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330 Corporate Jet 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330-200F 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330-300 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Boeing BBJ 787-800 9,186 ft 2,800 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner 9,186 ft 2,800 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner 9,186 ft 2,800 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing 747-400 LCF Dreamlifter 9,199 ft 2,804 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-400 9,236 ft 2,815 m 6,250 ft 1,905 m
Boeing 747SP 9,252 ft 2,820 m 5,249 ft 1,600 m
Boeing 777 Freighter 9,285 ft 2,830 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Airbus A300B1 9,350 ft 2,850 m 5,364 ft 1,635 m
Airbus A300B2 9,350 ft 2,850 m 5,364 ft 1,635 m
Boeing 767-400 9,501 ft 2,896 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Airbus A340-200 9,514 ft 2,900 m 6,201 ft 1,890 m
Airbus A380-900 9,678 ft 2,950 m 6,594 ft 2,010 m
Boeing 777-200LR 9,744 ft 2,970 m 5,610 ft 1,710 m
Antonov An-124 Ruslan 9,843 ft 3,000 m 2,953 ft 900 m
Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint Stars 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Boeing 777-300ER 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Tupolev Tu-144 9,843 ft 3,000 m 8,530 ft 2,600 m
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft 3,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30ER 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-52 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Douglas DC-8-51 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-62 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-63 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Douglas DC-8-53 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-61 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A330-900neo 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Airbus A350-900F 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A380 Cargo 9,875 ft 3,010 m 6,594 ft 2,010 m
Boeing YAL-1 9,902 ft 3,018 m 7,546 ft 2,300 m
Aero Spacelines Super Guppy 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,998 ft 2,133 m
Douglas DC-8 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,499 ft 1,981 m
Boeing 707 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,201 ft 1,890 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-73 10,007 ft 3,050 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-72 10,007 ft 3,050 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A340 Private Jet 10,256 ft 3,126 m 8,999 ft 2,743 m
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 10,299 ft 3,139 m 6,949 ft 2,118 m
Airbus A340-600 10,302 ft 3,140 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Boeing BBJ 787-9 10,397 ft 3,169 m 5,699 ft 1,737 m
VC-25A Air Force One 10,466 ft 3,190 m 7,999 ft 2,438 m
Boeing 747-8 10,466 ft 3,190 m 8,793 ft 2,680 m
Airbus A340-500 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,299 ft 1,920 m
Boeing 747-200 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,234 ft 1,900 m
Boeing 777-300 10,597 ft 3,230 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Boeing 747-100 10,650 ft 3,246 m 6,168 ft 1,880 m
Boeing 747-8 VIP / BBJ 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-8 Freighter 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-300 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,919 ft 2,109 m
Boeing 747-400F 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,890 ft 2,100 m
Boeing 747-400ER 10,892 ft 3,320 m 7,136 ft 2,175 m
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 11,250 ft 3,429 m 7,218 ft 2,200 m
Antonov An-225 Mriya 11,483 ft 3,500 m 10,827 ft 3,300 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 11,499 ft 3,505 m 5,909 ft 1,801 m

Operational Context

Lafayette Regional (IATA: LFT) operates around 20 flights per day to 16 nonstop destinations. Its network includes 16 domestic and 0 international routes, with NetJets Aviation as the leading carrier and Houston currently the busiest connection. From LFT, passengers can reach 1 country across 1 continent, and the longest runway measures 2,442 m (8,012 ft).

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