Lafayette

LFT · KLFT

Lafayette Regional Airport

30.21°, -91.99°LA, United States

Passengers a year

575.1K

#176 busiest in the U.S.

4

nonstop destinations

12

airlines

15

departures a day

74.5%

arrivals on time

2.9%

flights cancelled

80.7%

load factor

The ten busiest routes from LFT, by passengers: IAH, DFW, ATL, CLTLFTDFWCLTATLIAH
Nonstop routes — the ten busiest. Filed traffic, June 2025 – May 2026.

Airlines

American Airlines is the largest carrier at Lafayette, with 38% of all passengers. 12 airlines fly from here.

Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport

American Airlines holds 38% of the airport — the 109th most concentrated of 118 non-hub airports. The nearest comparison is CRP at 38%.

AirlineSharePassengersSeats YoY
AA
American79% fullAmerican Eagle · operated by PSA, Envoy, SkyWest
38.2%219.8K+25.1%
UA
United81% fullUnited Express · operated by CommuteAir, Mesa, SkyWest
33.5%192.5K-16.4%
DL
Delta83% fullDelta Connection · operated by Endeavor, SkyWest
27.9%160.2K+2.9%
SY
Sun Country75% full
0.4%2.5K—
37Q
Eastern Air Express10% full
0.0%32—

Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand. Seats year on year compares the latest twelve months against the twelve before them.

Destinations

4 nonstop destinations from Lafayette, all domestic.

100% domestic · 0% international · by departing passengers

Top domestic destinations

  • Houston (IAH)

    95.1K departing · 82% full

    United Airlines

  • Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)

    89.1K departing · 77% full

    American Airlines

  • Atlanta (ATL)

    81.1K departing · 83% full

    Delta Air Lines

  • Charlotte (CLT)

    22.2K departing · 81% full

    American Airlines

All nonstop destinations

4 nonstop · 3 airlines · 4 domestic / 0 intl

American Eagle · operated by Envoy Air, PSA Airlines, SkyWest Airlines

CLTCharlotteDFWDallas-Fort Worth

American Airlines profile

Aircraft

By share of departures at Lafayette.

Body class · share of departures

When Lafayette is busiest

Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Departures a month · peak October 2025

Annual passengers since 1990

Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.

Passengers a year

Every year
1990
107,943
1991
102,313
1992
79,676
1993
152,015
1994
137,222
1995
147,045
1996
195,275
1997
262,786
1998
351,231
1999
355,492
2000
330,258
2001
313,376
2002
306,224
2003
324,077
2004
331,940
2005
358,633
2006
427,504
2007
448,618
2008
423,314
2009
419,539
2010
445,179
2011
443,402
2012
450,215
2013
463,783
2014
492,627
2015
487,048
2016
411,823
2017
404,927
2018
446,505
2019
531,012
2020
242,150
2021
411,524
2022
446,990
2023
457,617
2024
527,136
2025
584,635
2026
220,086 so far

Arriving on time

Of every 100 flights landing at Lafayette, 75 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 22 arrive late, and 3 are cancelled.

See live FAA delays

Every 100 arrivals

On time 75Late 22Cancelled 3

23 min

average delay

76

flights cancelled

2.5K

arrivals measured

What holds flights up

Share of delay minutes

Most reliable here

Envoy Air 79.7%

Least reliable here

PSA Airlines 70.8%

Among US airports

#176

On time, month by month

Darker is better · 65%–86%

The weak spot is December 2025, when 65% of arrivals landed on time — 9.5 points below the year. The strongest was September 2025 at 86%.

Frequently asked

How busy is Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT)?

Lafayette Regional Airport handled about 575.1K passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #176 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 15 departures a day.

Which airline is the largest at Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT)?

American Airlines is the largest carrier at Lafayette (LFT), flying about 38% of its passengers. 12 airlines serve Lafayette in total.

How many places can you fly nonstop from Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT)?

Lafayette (LFT) has 4 nonstop destinations, all domestic.

How often do flights arrive on time at Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT)?

About 74.5% of flights arriving at Lafayette (LFT) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 2.9% are cancelled.

What aircraft flies most from Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT)?

The Bombardier CRJ-900 flew the largest share of departures from Lafayette (LFT), about 36% of the total.

Departing counts passengers leaving Lafayette. Data: traffic June 2025 – May 2026, on-time July 2025 – June 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).