Historical on-time performance
Lafayette to Charlotte
729 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LFT–CLT arrive on time 90% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate90%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay10 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.5%of scheduled flights
based on 337 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- PSA AirlinesOn-time90%Medianon timep9010 minCancel1.5%Flights337
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline84%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft0%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather100%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 5 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 → CLT
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 — 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 893 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 55 min · 179 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 81% to 85% on time.
- Wednesdays85% on time · p90 15 min · 155 flights · limited
- Thursdays85% on time · p90 15 min · 156 flights · limited
- Sundays84% on time · p90 30 min · 157 flights · limited
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 35 min · 157 flights · limited
- Fridays83% on time · p90 70 min · 157 flights · limited
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 151 flights · limited
- Mondays81% on time · p90 20 min · 156 flights · limited
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