Historical on-time performance
Houston to Lafayette
201 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on IAH–LFT arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay80 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.2%of scheduled flights
based on 249 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 timep9080 minCancel1.2%Flights249
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline24%
- Weather13%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Late aircraft55%
- 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 IAH → 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 70% to 79% on time.
- Afternoons79% on time · p90 60 min · 316 flights
- Overnights75% on time · p90 45 min · 154 flights · limited
- Middays72% on time · p90 110 min · 54 flights · limited
- Evenings70% on time · p90 85 min · 125 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 66% to 88% on time.
- Saturdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 95 flights · limited
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 65 min · 100 flights · limited
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 60 min · 100 flights · limited
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 70 min · 101 flights · limited
- Mondays72% on time · p90 100 min · 100 flights · limited
- Fridays68% on time · p90 75 min · 103 flights · limited
- Sundays66% on time · p90 70 min · 98 flights · limited
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