Flights Lafayette → Dallas-Fort Worth
LFT → DFW
How long is the flight from Lafayette to Dallas-Fort Worth?
The flight from Lafayette (LFT) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) 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 Lafayette to Dallas-Fort Worth operates with an average on-time performance of 74%, experiencing a mean delay of 23.8 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 354 flights using Embraer RJ140 and RJ145 aircraft, serving a destination airport that handles nearly 87.8 million 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 Lafayette (LFT) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 935 flights monitored in recent months, 72% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 30 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.81%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Lafayette the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Dallas-Fort Worth: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Lafayette (LFT) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) heads north-west for about 564 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 8m.
Departures from Lafayette on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 44% of LFT-DFW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Lafayette the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Dallas-Fort Worth it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 935 tracked LFT-DFW flights, 72% left on time with an average delay of 30 min and a 4.8% 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 LFT-DFW
The flight from Lafayette (LFT) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) 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 Lafayette (LFT) -> Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route, on-time performance is 72% with an average delay of 30 minutes, based on 935 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Lafayette-Dallas-Fort Worth is 4.81% across 935 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.
