Historical on-time performance
Lafayette to Dallas-Fort Worth
351 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LFT–DFW arrive on time 70% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate70%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay80 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.8%of scheduled flights
based on 1,594 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Envoy AirbestOn-time81%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.7%Flights467
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time67%Medianon timep9090 minCancel3.3%Flights90
- PSA AirlinesOn-time65%Medianon timep90110 minCancel4.8%Flights1,037
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline19%
- Weather13%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft57%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline10%
- Weather82%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 61 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 → DFW
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 · 1,089 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 50 min · 1,512 flights
- Afternoons67% on time · p90 90 min · 1,001 flights
- Evenings66% on time · p90 70 min · 1,132 flights
- Overnights54% on time · p90 125 min · 145 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 76% on time.
- Fridays76% on time · p90 50 min · 709 flights
- Tuesdays75% on time · p90 65 min · 671 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 60 min · 721 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 65 min · 673 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 60 min · 708 flights
- Wednesdays73% on time · p90 75 min · 688 flights
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 60 min · 709 flights
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