Historical on-time performance
Lafayette to Atlanta
503 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LFT–ATL arrive on time 67% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate67%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay105 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled6.3%of scheduled flights
based on 158 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time67%Medianon timep90105 minCancel6.3%Flights158
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline70%
- Weather20%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft0%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline10%
- Weather90%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 10 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 LFT → ATL
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 77% to 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 20 min · 634 flights
- Middays85% on time · p90 30 min · 575 flights
- Evenings77% on time · p90 80 min · 462 flights
- Afternoons77% on time · p90 65 min · 293 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 79% to 86% on time.
- Mondays86% on time · p90 20 min · 294 flights
- Wednesdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 292 flights
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 218 flights
- Fridays82% on time · p90 50 min · 294 flights
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 45 min · 287 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 75 min · 293 flights
- Sundays79% on time · p90 45 min · 286 flights
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