Flights Lafayette → Atlanta
LFT → ATL
Route overview
The flight route from Lafayette to Atlanta operates with a high level of punctuality, with 85% of flights arriving on time. Over the course of a year, these flights experience an average delay of just 4.7 minutes and total 342 departures. The destination airport in Atlanta serves over 108 million passengers annually, making it one of the busiest airports in the United States.
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 Lafayette (LFT) → Atlanta (ATL) route is operated by Air France, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 416 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 8 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.68%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 11.7/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Lafayette the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Atlanta: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Lafayette (LFT) to Atlanta (ATL) heads north-east for about 809 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 26m.
Departures from Lafayette on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 50% of LFT-ATL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Lafayette the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Atlanta it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 416 tracked LFT-ATL flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 8 min and a 1.7% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) | 84% | 20 min | 0.0% |
| Air France (AF) | 82% | 18 min | 3.3% |
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
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Frequently asked questions about LFT-ATL
On the Lafayette (LFT) -> Atlanta (ATL) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 8 minutes, based on 416 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Lafayette-Atlanta is 1.68% across 416 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: Air France, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch 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.
