Lafayette Regional Airport (KLFT) Aviation Weather: METAR, TAF & ATIS
As of 9:53 PM CDT, Oct 27, KLFT is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. The FAA lists no ground stop or delay program for KLFT right now.
Live aviation weather for Lafayette Regional Airport in Lafayette, LA, including METAR, TAF, ATIS, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Lafayette Regional Airport (KLFT) is a regional airport serving Lafayette, LA at a field elevation of 41 ft. KLFT reports its own METAR and publishes a TAF, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 3 physical runways (04L/22R, 04R/22L, 11/29), the longest 8,000 ft. The official FAA airport diagram is at the bottom of the page.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 19°C (66°F), altimeter 30.18 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KLFT 280253Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 19/17 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP219 T01890172 51010
What changed at KLFT?
Since the 0153Z (8:53 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0153Z (8:53 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KLFT
KLFT is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 200 ft (field elevation 41 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
KLFT by the numbers
What the long-run records say about flying here, computed for this airport alone.
The FAA issued no ground stop or ground delay program for LFT in the 12 months to October 2026. Delays here come from the airlines or from programs at other airports rather than from LFT's own airspace.
KLFT reported VFR in 78% of daylight observations over 20 years, about 242 flyable days a year. August is the most reliable month and February the least, with IFR or worse 18% of the time. When conditions drop it is usually low ceilings rather than fog (ceilings under 1,000 ft 7% of hours, visibility under 3 miles 3%).
Over 20 years of hourly winds, the northeast-facing ends (04L, 04R) had the best headwind 36% of the time, the southwest-facing ends (22L, 22R) 33%, and winds were calm 33% of hours. Winds most often blow from the south. Crosswind on the best available runway topped 15 kt in under 1% of hours.
Thunderstorms were reported on about 80 days a year. 50% of storm hours fall in June, July and August, peaking in July when storms were in the air 4% of the time.
LFT departures left within 15 minutes of schedule 78% of the time across 2,640 flights, June 2025 to May 2026. Before 9 AM departures did best (90%) and 3 to 6 PM did worst (63%).
Fog was reported on about 49 days a year, and fog or mist on 178. February and December are the foggiest months, with fog in 14% of hours, against 3% in July.
Sources: FAA ATCSCC advisories, hourly observations 2006 to 2025, the per-runway wind climatology 2006 to 2025 and BTS airline on-time data. Historical summaries, not a forecast: check the current METAR, TAF and a briefing before flight.
New to aviation weather? How to read a METAR → · What VFR/MVFR/IFR mean → · Decode any METAR/TAF → · Density altitude calculator →
Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04L | 4,098 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 04R | 8,000 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 11 | 5,403 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 22L | 8,000 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 22R | 4,098 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 29 | 5,403 ft | ASP | - | - |
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KLFT runways
3 physical runways · 6 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 04L/22R4,098 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KLFTWind
- 04L
- no steady wind
- 22R
- no steady wind
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Restricted (NOTAM)Runway 04R/22L8,000 × 150 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KLFTWind
- 04R
- no steady wind
- 22L
- no steady wind
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Restricted (NOTAM)Runway 11/295,403 × 150 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KLFTWind
- 11
- no steady wind
- 29
- no steady wind
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KLFT weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap
NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KLFT
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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AEX UA /OV AEX180020/TM 0159/FL220/TP PC12/TA M17/IC LGT RIME/RM ZHU
AEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV AEX180020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0159Reported at 01:59 UTC.FL220Altitude: 22,000 ft MSL.TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.TA M17Outside air temperature, °C.IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.RM ZHURemarks.Show raw report
AEX UA /OV AEX270020/TM 0146/FL160/TP BE20/TA 0/IC TRACE-LGT/RM ZHU
AEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV AEX270020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0146Reported at 01:46 UTC.FL160Altitude: 16,000 ft MSL.TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.TA 0Outside air temperature, °C.IC TRACE-LGTIcing: trace - light.RM ZHURemarks.Show raw report
LCH UA /OV LCH/TM 0052/FL240/TP BCS3/SK TOP240/TB OCNL LGT CHOP /RM ZHU
LCH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV LCHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0052Reported at 00:52 UTC.FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.SK TOP240Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.RM ZHURemarks.Show raw report
AEX UA /OV AEX104053/TM 2342/FL270/TP B737/TA M05/IC LGT RIME/RM ZHU
AEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV AEX104053Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2342Reported at 23:42 UTC.FL270Altitude: 27,000 ft MSL.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.TA M05Outside air temperature, °C.IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.RM ZHURemarks.Show raw report
AEX UA /OV AEX220020/TM 2326/FL200/TP E170/TA M19/IC TRACE RIME/RM ZHU
AEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV AEX220020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2326Reported at 23:26 UTC.FL200Altitude: 20,000 ft MSL.TP E170Aircraft type reporting.TA M19Outside air temperature, °C.IC TRACE RIMEIcing: trace rime.RM ZHURemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KLFT
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KLFT reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 5,000 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 04L/04R
- 80%
- 22L/22R
- 15%
- 11
- 4%
- 29
- 1%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2322Z (6:22 PM CDT)
TAF KLFT 272322Z 2800/2824 VRB05KT P6SM BKN250 FM281900 09006KT P6SM SKC
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KLFT's own weather station.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
Asphalt · 8,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 04L/22R, 04R/22L, 11/29 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL · Jet A · Jet A+
- Attended
- 24 hours
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Oxygen
- Bottled, low pressure · Bulk, high pressure
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Other services
- Air freight · Air ambulance · Avionics · Cargo handling · Charter · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental · Aircraft sales
- Control tower
- Yes
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- Regional airport
- ICAO
- KLFT
- IATA
- LFT
- FAA LID
- LFT
- City
- Lafayette
- State
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 41 ft
- Coordinates
- 30.2053, -91.9876
- Runways
- 3 physical runways · 6 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 8,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Published
- ATIS
- 134.05 MHz
- CTAF
- 118.5 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 19h 54m
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Historical Flying Weather at KLFT
2006–2025 · ATIS Alerts Flying Weather Index
Based on historical observations from 2006–2025, KLFT reported VFR conditions during about 78.1% of valid daylight observations, with an estimated 242 VFR flying days a year. August had the most VFR weather; February had the most instrument conditions. Surface winds averaged 5.1 kt, calm 24.9% of the time.
Full historical breakdown
Flight category by month
| Month | VFR % | MVFR % | IFR % | LIFR % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 70.1 | 14.6 | 9.3 | 6.0 |
| Feb | 62.1 | 19.7 | 11.3 | 6.9 |
| Mar | 70.0 | 18.7 | 7.3 | 4.0 |
| Apr | 72.9 | 19.7 | 5.1 | 2.3 |
| May | 79.5 | 16.1 | 3.0 | 1.4 |
| Jun | 87.8 | 9.5 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
| Jul | 89.5 | 7.8 | 1.6 | 1.0 |
| Aug | 90.2 | 6.9 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| Sep | 86.2 | 8.6 | 3.3 | 1.9 |
| Oct | 82.5 | 10.1 | 4.1 | 3.3 |
| Nov | 76.1 | 12.9 | 6.4 | 4.5 |
| Dec | 64.0 | 16.1 | 10.4 | 9.4 |
Average wind by month
| Month | Mean wind (kt) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 6.4 kt |
| Feb | 6.9 kt |
| Mar | 6.4 kt |
| Apr | 6.1 kt |
| May | 5.0 kt |
| Jun | 4.3 kt |
| Jul | 3.7 kt |
| Aug | 3.7 kt |
| Sep | 3.6 kt |
| Oct | 4.3 kt |
| Nov | 5.0 kt |
| Dec | 5.8 kt |
Historical summary of past observations: not a forecast or safety rating. Always check the current METAR, TAF, and a weather briefing before flight.
KLFT airport diagram
Official FAA taxiway and runway layout. Tap to zoom.
Official FAA airport diagram · d-TPP cycle 2611 · Not for navigation. Download the official FAA PDF ↗
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Pilot PIREPs for Lafayette Regional Airport (KLFT)
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