Charlotte (CLT) to Lafayette (LFT)
Flight time
≈ 2h 15m
Bearing
245° SW
Charlotte (CLT) to Lafayette (LFT) is 729 miles (1,173 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies CLT–LFT
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, PSA Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop CLT–LFT; the Bombardier CRJ-900 was the most common aircraft at 98% of departures; flights ran 76% full.
Departures
59
April 2026
Seats
4,473
both directions
Passengers
3,417
both directions
Load factor
76.4%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies CLT–LFT?
PSA Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop CLT–LFT in April 2026 (59 departures).
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PSA Airlines
59 departures · 4,473 seats
Share of departures100.0%76.4%
Load
What plane flies CLT–LFT?
In April 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-900 flew 98% of CLT–LFT departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Bombardier CRJ-900
58 departures · 76.4% load
98.3% - Bombardier CRJ-700
1 departures · 76.9% load
1.7%
How has CLT–LFT traffic changed?
Nonstop CLT–LFT departures held steady at about 59 a month between May 2025 and April 2026.
Monthly nonstop CLT–LFT traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
59 departures · 3,625 passengers
80.8%
Load
June 2025
61 departures · 3,936 passengers
85.0%
Load
July 2025
60 departures · 3,824 passengers
83.9%
Load
August 2025
61 departures · 3,530 passengers
76.1%
Load
September 2025
60 departures · 3,552 passengers
77.9%
Load
October 2025
62 departures · 3,900 passengers
82.8%
Load
November 2025
60 departures · 3,278 passengers
71.9%
Load
December 2025
62 departures · 3,342 passengers
70.9%
Load
January 2026
54 departures · 2,634 passengers
64.9%
Load
February 2026
54 departures · 2,875 passengers
70.4%
Load
March 2026
62 departures · 3,069 passengers
65.4%
Load
April 2026
59 departures · 3,417 passengers
76.4%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
LFT → CLT
83.7% full
30 departures · 1,909 passengers
CLT → LFT
68.8% full
29 departures · 1,508 passengers
Nonstop CLT–LFT traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
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Frequently asked
How far is Charlotte (CLT) from Lafayette (LFT)?
CLT to LFT is 729 miles (1,173 km / 633 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from CLT to LFT?
A nonstop covers the 729-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 15m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies CLT–LFT?
In April 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-900 flew the largest share of departures (98.3%), followed by the Bombardier CRJ-700 (1.7%).
What mileage do I earn flying CLT–LFT?
Distance-based programs credit off the 729-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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