Flights Dallas-Fort Worth → Lafayette
DFW → LFT
How long is the flight from Dallas-Fort Worth to Lafayette?
The flight from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Lafayette (LFT) takes about 1h 8m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route from Dallas-Fort Worth to Lafayette operates with an average on-time performance of 75%, experiencing a mean delay of 25.2 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, approximately 354 flights are conducted using Embraer RJ140 and RJ145 aircraft, serving a destination airport that sees around 426,510 passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Lafayette (LFT) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 926 flights monitored in recent months, 74% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 22 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.32%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Lafayette the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Lafayette: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Lafayette (LFT) heads south-east for about 564 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 8m.
Departures from Dallas-Fort Worth on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 44% of DFW-LFT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Lafayette it is 2.0 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 926 tracked DFW-LFT flights, 74% left on time with an average delay of 22 min and a 4.3% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about DFW-LFT
The flight from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Lafayette (LFT) takes about 1h 8m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) -> Lafayette (LFT) route, on-time performance is 74% with an average delay of 22 minutes, based on 926 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dallas-Fort Worth-Lafayette is 4.32% across 926 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
