DFW → LFTDallas-Fort Worth to Lafayette

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Direct flights from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Lafayette (LFT): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 5 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 564 km, an estimated 1 hour 13 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Dallas-Fort Worth and Lafayette. Updated 8 October 2026 at 13:25 UTC.

DFW Dallas-Fort Worth smooth · +0
LFT Lafayette tracking
564 km · ~1h 13m est.
dep bank 08:30–21:257x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live DFW and LFT delay boards

Median arrival delay is +5 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+5 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~1h 13mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
American Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
American AirlinesAA

Flights AA5178 08:30 Mo Tu We Th · AA5598 08:36 daily · AA6237 12:15 daily · AA5118 15:01 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-07AA3353departed+5
10-07AA3497departed−1
10-07AA4187departed+26
10-07AA5178departed−9

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
DFWDallas-Fort Worth +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · NNW 6 kt Full DFW delay board →
LFTLafayette tracking Full LFT delay board →

How the Dallas-Fort Worth to Lafayette route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DFW to LFT flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

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DFW to LFT questions

Is DFW–LFT running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on DFW–LFT?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:30 and evening departures around 21:25 from DFW. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the LFT delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from DFW to LFT?

Great-circle distance is 564 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 70–78 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DFW–LFT fly?

American Airlines runs the route with about 50 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.