Columbia (COU) to Lafayette (LFT)
Flight time
≈ 1h 59m
Bearing
179° S
Columbia (COU) to Lafayette (LFT) is 595 miles (958 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies COU–LFT
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn September 2025, Sun Country Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop COU–LFT; the Boeing 737-800 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 87% full.
Departures
2
September 2025
Seats
372
both directions
Passengers
324
both directions
Load factor
87.1%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies COU–LFT?
Sun Country Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop COU–LFT in September 2025 (2 departures).
- SY
Sun Country Airlines
2 departures · 372 seats
Share of departures100.0%87.1%
Load
What plane flies COU–LFT?
In September 2025, the Boeing 737-800 flew 100% of COU–LFT departures.
- Boeing 737-800
2 departures · 87.1% load
100.0%
How has COU–LFT traffic changed?
Monthly nonstop COU–LFT traffic, trailing 12 months through September 2025. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
September 2025
2 departures · 324 passengers
87.1%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
COU → LFT
87.6% full
1 departures · 163 passengers
LFT → COU
86.6% full
1 departures · 161 passengers
Nonstop COU–LFT traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through September 2025; 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 Columbia (COU) from Lafayette (LFT)?
COU to LFT is 595 miles (958 km / 517 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from COU to LFT?
A nonstop covers the 595-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 59m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies COU–LFT?
In September 2025, the Boeing 737-800 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying COU–LFT?
Distance-based programs credit off the 595-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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