Historical on-time performance
Lafayette to Houston
201 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LFT–IAH arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.6%of scheduled flights
based on 251 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9045 minCancel1.6%Flights251
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline43%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)23%
- Late aircraft31%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather75%
- Air traffic (NAS)25%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 4 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 → IAH
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 71% to 83% on time.
- Mornings83% on time · p90 30 min · 521 flights
- Afternoons78% on time · p90 75 min · 169 flights · limited
- Middays71% on time · p90 115 min · 122 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 85% on time.
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 114 flights · limited
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 45 min · 120 flights · limited
- Fridays80% on time · p90 55 min · 129 flights · limited
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 50 min · 109 flights · limited
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 122 flights · limited
- Sundays78% on time · p90 55 min · 113 flights · limited
- Mondays76% on time · p90 65 min · 122 flights · limited
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