Lafayette (LFT)

LFT / KLFT

Official · May 2026

50,132

Lafayette Regional Airport handled 50,132 passengers in May 2026, down 3.2% on a year earlier, according to US Bureau of Transportation Statistics — T-100 Air Carrier Statistics.

Full count · domestic + international Flight timing & delays ↓

Passengers over time

Showing 53 months. Full series runs 1990–2026 (437 periods).

Against 2019 +7.2% same month, before the pandemic
Series depth 36 years from 1990

The most recent periods

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PeriodPassengers Year on yearSource
May 2026 50,132 −3.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
April 2026 48,389 −1.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
March 2026 40,937 −13.9% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
February 2026 41,572 +1.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
January 2026 39,056 −3.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
December 2025 46,334 −5.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
November 2025 46,052 −3.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
October 2025 54,100 +5.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
September 2025 50,722 +18.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
August 2025 49,947 +13.1% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
July 2025 54,934 +18.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
June 2025 52,915 +15.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
May 2025 51,789 +13.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
April 2025 48,892 +14.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
March 2025 47,548 +20.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
February 2025 41,008 +7.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
January 2025 40,394 +17.6% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
December 2024 48,776 +24.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
November 2024 47,459 +10.9% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
October 2024 51,366 +16.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
September 2024 42,910 +4.5% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
August 2024 44,172 +18.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
July 2024 46,288 +22.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
June 2024 45,937 +20.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Also tracked here: aircraft movements (through May 2026), tonnes of cargo (through May 2026).

Flight timing & delays

Historical departures, grouped by the scheduled local time at the departure airport. These are recorded outcomes, not a forecast for your flight.

US domestic sectors recorded by BTS

Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation · 2024-09-01 → 2026-06-30

Lowest average delay05:00–06:0010.8min · 721 recorded · 701 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour21.4min05:00 ↔ 17:00
Recorded flights4,961Lafayette Regional Airport

Departure hour

On-time departures
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 90.2% · 721 recorded · 701 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 89.1% · 359 recorded · 349 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 89.7% · 574 recorded · 553 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 38 recorded · 38 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 153 recorded · 151 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 80.5% · 728 recorded · 709 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 133 recorded · 128 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 80.1% · 222 recorded · 221 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 73.5% · 324 recorded · 309 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 193 recorded · 187 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 195 recorded · 189 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 66.7% · 331 recorded · 318 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 64.0% · 404 recorded · 392 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 73.8% · 437 recorded · 409 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 110 recorded · 101 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 39 recorded · 37 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Average departure delay
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 10.8 min · 721 recorded · 701 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 12.0 min · 359 recorded · 349 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 13.2 min · 574 recorded · 553 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 38 recorded · 38 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 153 recorded · 151 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 16.6 min · 728 recorded · 709 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 133 recorded · 128 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 19.5 min · 222 recorded · 221 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 21.1 min · 324 recorded · 309 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 193 recorded · 187 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 195 recorded · 189 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 29.9 min · 331 recorded · 318 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 32.2 min · 404 recorded · 392 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 19.1 min · 437 recorded · 409 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 110 recorded · 101 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 39 recorded · 37 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Recorded flights
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 721 · 721 recorded · 701 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 359 · 359 recorded · 349 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 574 · 574 recorded · 553 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 38 · 38 recorded · 38 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 153 · 153 recorded · 151 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 728 · 728 recorded · 709 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 133 · 133 recorded · 128 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 222 · 222 recorded · 221 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 324 · 324 recorded · 309 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 193 · 193 recorded · 187 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 195 · 195 recorded · 189 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 331 · 331 recorded · 318 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 404 · 404 recorded · 392 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 437 · 437 recorded · 409 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 110 · 110 recorded · 101 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 39 · 39 recorded · 37 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Departure hourOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
00:00No observations
01:00No observations
02:00No observations
03:00No observations
04:00No observations
05:0090.2%10.8 min701721
06:0089.1%12.0 min349359
07:0089.7%13.2 min553574
08:00Fewer than 200 measured departures3838
09:00Fewer than 200 measured departures151153
10:0080.5%16.6 min709728
11:00Fewer than 200 measured departures128133
12:0080.1%19.5 min221222
13:0073.5%21.1 min309324
14:00Fewer than 200 measured departures187193
15:00Fewer than 200 measured departures189195
16:0066.7%29.9 min318331
17:0064.0%32.2 min392404
18:0073.8%19.1 min409437
19:00Fewer than 200 measured departures101110
20:00Fewer than 200 measured departures3739
21:00No observations
22:00No observations
23:00No observations

Day of week

On-time departures
Monday · 80.2% · 729 recorded · 711 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 81.6% · 702 recorded · 674 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 79.4% · 707 recorded · 679 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 78.1% · 721 recorded · 695 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 81.3% · 719 recorded · 700 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 79.7% · 660 recorded · 631 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 79.2% · 723 recorded · 702 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Average departure delay
Monday · 16.2 min · 729 recorded · 711 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 22.8 min · 702 recorded · 674 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 21.0 min · 707 recorded · 679 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 18.5 min · 721 recorded · 695 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 16.5 min · 719 recorded · 700 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 14.8 min · 660 recorded · 631 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 17.0 min · 723 recorded · 702 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Recorded flights
Monday · 729 · 729 recorded · 711 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 702 · 702 recorded · 674 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 707 · 707 recorded · 679 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 721 · 721 recorded · 695 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 719 · 719 recorded · 700 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 660 · 660 recorded · 631 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 723 · 723 recorded · 702 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Day of weekOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Monday80.2%16.2 min711729
Tuesday81.6%22.8 min674702
Wednesday79.4%21.0 min679707
Thursday78.1%18.5 min695721
Friday81.3%16.5 min700719
Saturday79.7%14.8 min631660
Sunday79.2%17.0 min702723

Month of year

Months combine the same calendar month across the years shown; this is a seasonal pattern, not a monthly time series.

On-time departures
Jan · 82.2% · 436 recorded · 388 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 80.3% · 320 recorded · 310 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 75.7% · 415 recorded · 395 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 77.8% · 366 recorded · 356 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 74.8% · 527 recorded · 499 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 73.7% · 410 recorded · 395 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 77.2% · 235 recorded · 228 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 79.8% · 245 recorded · 242 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 84.7% · 479 recorded · 469 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 86.8% · 521 recorded · 516 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 83.4% · 502 recorded · 494 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 79.2% · 505 recorded · 500 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Average departure delay
Jan · 17.9 min · 436 recorded · 388 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 17.4 min · 320 recorded · 310 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 30.1 min · 415 recorded · 395 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 20.4 min · 366 recorded · 356 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 28.2 min · 527 recorded · 499 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 24.1 min · 410 recorded · 395 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 17.7 min · 235 recorded · 228 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 15.5 min · 245 recorded · 242 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 10.3 min · 479 recorded · 469 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 6.2 min · 521 recorded · 516 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 14.0 min · 502 recorded · 494 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 18.1 min · 505 recorded · 500 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Recorded flights
Jan · 436 · 436 recorded · 388 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 320 · 320 recorded · 310 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 415 · 415 recorded · 395 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 366 · 366 recorded · 356 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 527 · 527 recorded · 499 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 410 · 410 recorded · 395 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 235 · 235 recorded · 228 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 245 · 245 recorded · 242 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 479 · 479 recorded · 469 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 521 · 521 recorded · 516 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 502 · 502 recorded · 494 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 505 · 505 recorded · 500 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Month of yearOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Jan82.2%17.9 min388436
Feb80.3%17.4 min310320
Mar75.7%30.1 min395415
Apr77.8%20.4 min356366
May74.8%28.2 min499527
Jun73.7%24.1 min395410
Jul77.2%17.7 min228235
Aug79.8%15.5 min242245
Sep84.7%10.3 min469479
Oct86.8%6.2 min516521
Nov83.4%14.0 min494502
Dec79.2%18.1 min500505

Delay and on-time rates need at least 200 measured departures per bucket. Smaller samples remain visible in the flight-count chart. An empty slot means no observations, not zero flights.

Recorded outcomes

  • On time 77.2% 3,830
  • Delayed >15 min 19.4% 962
  • Cancelled 3.4% 169
  • Missing departure time 0.0% 0

All recorded flights with a known scheduled local time, counted once. Missing actual times are shown separately.

On time means departing no more than 15 minutes after schedule. Cancelled flights and flights missing departure times are excluded from punctuality and average delay.