# Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT / KLFT) **Lafayette Regional Airport** (IATA: LFT, ICAO: KLFT) is a medium airport in Lafayette, Louisiana, United States. It opened in Apr 1940. It has 3 runways; the longest is 8,000 ft (2,438 m). In 2025 it handled 585 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/klft ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: LFT / KLFT - FAA: LFT - Type: Medium airport - Serves: Lafayette, Louisiana, United States - Opened: Apr 1940 - Elevation: 41 ft / 13 m - Coordinates: 30.2053, -91.9876 - Runways: 3 - Longest runway: 8,000 ft / 2,438 m - Instrument procedures: 6 approaches - Passengers: 584,635 (2025) - Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago - Website: http://www.lftairport.com/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lafayette_Regional_Airport (10 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2876121 - Weather station: KLFT - Ident: KLFT ## Timeline - Apr 1940: Lafayette Regional Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 04R/22L | 8,000 ft / 2,438 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 039° / 219° | yes | | 11/29 | 5,403 ft / 1,647 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 110° / 290° | yes | | 04L/22R | 4,098 ft / 1,249 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 039° / 219° | yes | - FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00865AD.PDF ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2014 | 501,101 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 487,048 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2016 | 411,823 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2017 | 404,927 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2018 | 446,505 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2019 | 531,012 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2020 | 242,150 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2021 | 411,524 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2022 | 446,990 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2023 | 457,617 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2024 | 527,136 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2025 | 584,635 | BTS T-100 Segment | ## Routes 4 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (4) - [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 201 mi / 324 km · United Express - [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 350 mi / 564 km · American Eagle - [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 503 mi / 809 km · Delta Connection - [CLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt.md) Charlotte Douglas International Airport · United States · 729 mi / 1,173 km · American Eagle ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from LFT, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (3) - [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 2 - [Delta Connection](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-connection) · 1 - UA [United Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-express) · 1 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 585K (2025) | #1,044 of 3,974 | #251 in North America | #175 in US | | Longest runway | 8,000 ft / 2,438 m | =2,750 of 29,858 | =583 in North America | =438 in US | | Elevation | 41 ft / 13 m | =39,770 of 43,403 | =17,997 in North America | =14,847 in US | | Age | Opened 1940 | =1,114 of 15,079 | =366 in North America | =338 in US | | Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | A/D | APP/DEP | 121.100 | | ATIS | ATIS | 134.050 | | CLD | CLNC DEL | 125.550 | | CTAF | CTAF | 118.500 | | GND | GND | 121.800 | | RDO | DE RIDDER RDO | 122.350 | | TWR | TWR | 118.500 | | UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 | ## Nearby airports - [ARA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kara.md) Acadiana Regional Airport · 13 mi / 21 km - [BTR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbtr.md) Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport · 55 mi / 88 km - [LCH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klch.md) Lake Charles Regional Airport · 74 mi / 119 km - [ESF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kesf.md) Esler Army Airfield / Esler Regional Airport · 84 mi / 135 km - [AEX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kaex.md) Alexandria International Airport · 84 mi / 136 km - [DRI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdri.md) Beauregard Regional Airport · 91 mi / 147 km ## Sources - [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government)) - [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government)) - [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government)) - [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [Wikipedia: “Lafayette Regional Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lafayette_Regional_Airport&oldid=1371638912), revision of 27 Aug 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0) - [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0) - Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/klft/data