Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Lafayette
351 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–LFT arrive on time 71% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate71%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.0%of scheduled flights
based on 1,595 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9040 minCancel2.2%Flights90
- Envoy AirbestOn-time77%Medianon timep9035 minCancel2.1%Flights469
- PSA AirlinesOn-time68%Medianon timep9080 minCancel3.5%Flights1,036
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline27%
- Weather16%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft45%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline15%
- Weather73%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 48 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly DFW → LFT
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 84% on time.
- Mornings84% on time · p90 25 min · 1,092 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 45 min · 1,053 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 70 min · 1,179 flights
- Evenings70% on time · p90 55 min · 497 flights
- Overnights70% on time · p90 65 min · 1,058 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 78% on time.
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 50 min · 672 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 55 min · 708 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 673 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 40 min · 709 flights
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 65 min · 687 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 60 min · 707 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 60 min · 723 flights
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