Airports / Louisiana / LFT
Lafayette Regional Airport
KLFT / LFTLafayette, LouisianaELEV 42 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#8 / 21
Louisiana airports by Google rating
4.4★ across 799 Google ratings — ranked against 21 rated LA fields.
11 nm
To the nearest alternate
Acadiana Regional Airport (ARA) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Lafayette Regional Airport, listed as KLFT / LFT, is a mid-sized airport in Lafayette, Louisiana. The field lies at an elevation of 42 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
LFT has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Acadiana Regional Airport (ARA, 11 nm), Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR, 48 nm), and Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH, 64 nm).
Quotes for flights out of LFT vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from LFT, or browse verified operators serving the area.
What fliers highlight
Terminal & facilities
4/5 reviews“The new terminal is beautiful—bright, modern, and thoughtfully designed without feeling overwhelming.”
Daniel Lanclos5★ on Google
Staff & service
4/5 reviews“Staff are great!”
Bill Lumburgh5★ on Google
Easy in & out
3/5 reviews“It strikes the perfect balance of being small and convenient while still offering great connections to major hubs.”
Daniel Lanclos5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Lafayette Regional Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KLFT
IATA
LFT
FAA / Local
LFT
Elevation
42 ft
Coordinates
30.2053° N · 91.9876° W
Airspace
C · CharlieClass C — CharlieRadar-controlled airspace around mid-size hubs. Aircraft must be in two-way radio contact and squawking a transponder while approach control sequences arrivals.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs LA fields
state range 2–330 ft
At 42 ft, LFT sits lower than 55% of the 22 Louisiana fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 11nmARAAcadiana Regional AirportNew Iberia
- 48nmBTRBaton Rouge Metropolitan AirportBaton Rouge
- 64nmLCHLake Charles Regional AirportLake Charles
- 73nmESFEsler Army Airfield / Esler Regional AirportAlexandria
- 73nmAEXAlexandria International AirportAlexandria
- 79nmDRIBeauregard Regional AirportDeRidder
Location
Open the full mapKLFT · Lafayette Regional Airport · Lafayette, LA
From the ramp
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