Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Lafayette
351 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–LFT arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate72%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.2%of scheduled flights
based on 1,711 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9050 minCancel4.7%Flights408
- Envoy AirbestOn-time78%Medianon timep9035 minCancel2.5%Flights651
- PSA AirlinesOn-time66%Medianon timep9080 minCancel2.9%Flights652
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather15%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft42%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 1,093 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 40 min · 981 flights
- Overnights73% on time · p90 60 min · 1,061 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 70 min · 1,072 flights
- Evenings71% on time · p90 60 min · 568 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 79% on time.
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 45 min · 660 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 655 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 50 min · 705 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 55 min · 693 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 55 min · 700 flights
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 60 min · 671 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 40 min · 691 flights
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