Historical on-time performance
Atlanta to Lafayette
503 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ATL–LFT arrive on time 68% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate68%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay70 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.3%of scheduled flights
based on 149 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time68%Medianon timep9070 minCancel1.3%Flights149
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline72%
- Weather23%
- Air traffic (NAS)5%
- Late aircraft0%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly ATL → LFT
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 78% to 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 5 min · 159 flights · limited
- Evenings86% on time · p90 20 min · 81 flights · limited
- Middays84% on time · p90 30 min · 688 flights
- Overnights82% on time · p90 40 min · 677 flights
- Afternoons78% on time · p90 60 min · 688 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 80% to 84% on time.
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 40 min · 335 flights
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 332 flights
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 255 flights
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 40 min · 343 flights
- Fridays81% on time · p90 35 min · 344 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 40 min · 346 flights
- Sundays80% on time · p90 55 min · 338 flights
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