What is the TSA wait at LFT right now?
No live security wait, and no historical wait, for Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT). We will not estimate one.
HomeLouisianaLFT TSA wait times
No live data
Lafayette Regional Airport TSA wait times
LFT · KLFT · Lafayette, Louisiana
Security wait
No live security wait, and no historical wait, for Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT). We will not estimate one.
PreCheck
PreCheck lanes are not in our historical feed for this airport.
CLEAR
CLEAR is not shown. We are not using a CLEAR source.
Departure delays
Historical on-time performance. Not a live delay.
79%
On-time departures, September 2025 through August 2026. A departure is on time when it left less than 15 minutes late.
Flights out of Lafayette Regional Airport left on time 79% of the time from September 2025 through August 2026. The largest share of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (48%). That is a share of delay minutes, not a share of flights. The average delay among departures that were 15 minutes or more late was 111 minutes. 3% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
The highest on-time month was October 2025 (86%). The lowest was December 2025 (70%).
| Cause | Delay minutes | Share of delay minutes |
|---|---|---|
| late-arriving aircraft | 26,830 | 48% |
| the airline | 16,725 | 30% |
| the national airspace system | 6,085 | 11% |
| weather | 6,081 | 11% |
| security | 84 | 0% |
When to be at the airport
TSA's published guidance is to arrive at the airport 2 hours before a domestic departure and 3 hours before an international departure. That is guidance, not a measured security wait.
Nearby airports
- Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport BTR · Baton Rouge55 mi
- Lake Charles Regional Airport LCH · Lake Charles74 mi
- Alexandria International Airport AEX · Alexandria84 mi
- Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY · New Orleans104 mi
- Jack Brooks Regional Airport BPT · Beaumont/Port Arthur123 mi
Distances are straight-line miles.
Airport details
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 04R/22L, 8,000 ft
- Longest runway width
- 150 ft
- Longest runway surface
- ASPH
- Longest runway lighting
- HIGH
- Elevation
- 40.9 ft
- CY2024 enplanements
- 264,471
- Facility use
- Public
- Ownership
- Public
- Part 139 certificate code
- I B
- Fuel
- 100LL,A,A+
- Airframe repair
- MAJOR
- Powerplant repair
- MAJOR
- Last inspection
- 2025/10/29
FAA facility record date 2026/10/01. Runways: BTS NTAD Runways. Facility facts: BTS NTAD Aviation Facilities. Enplanements: FAA CY2024 commercial service.
Questions
Does TSACheck have a live security wait for LFT?
No. TSACheck has no live feed and no historical wait for Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT).
How often do flights leave LFT on time?
Flights out of Lafayette Regional Airport left on time 79% of the time from September 2025 through August 2026. The largest share of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (48%). That is a share of delay minutes, not a share of flights. The average delay among departures that were 15 minutes or more late was 111 minutes. 3% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
How early should I get to LFT?
TSA's published guidance is to arrive at the airport 2 hours before a domestic departure and 3 hours before an international departure. That is guidance, not a measured security wait.
Which airports are near LFT?
The nearest airports in this list are Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR), 55 straight-line miles; Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH), 74 straight-line miles; Alexandria International Airport (AEX), 84 straight-line miles; Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY), 104 straight-line miles; Jack Brooks Regional Airport (BPT), 123 straight-line miles.