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Airport · 12 months to July 2026
Purdue University: delays and on-time record
Lafayette, Indiana
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report. Data through July 2026; this is a monthly history, not live airport status.
Purdue University (LAF) in Lafayette, Indiana had 566 scheduled domestic departures by reporting carriers in the 12 months to July 2026, about 1.6 a day, on 1 route.
77.0% of those flights left the gate less than 15 minutes late, 0.9 points above the national departure figure of 76.1%. Flights arriving at LAF were on time 65.3% of the time, 10.7 points below the national arrival figure of 76.0%.
3.0% of scheduled departures were cancelled (national: 1.8%), and the average departure delay, counting early and on-time departures as zero, was 32.6 min.
SkyWest Airlines is the largest reporting carrier at LAF with 100% of departures.
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category for flights leaving LAF, late-arriving aircraft 41%, air carrier 37% and national aviation system 14%.
- On time 72.6%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 24.0%
- Cancelled 3.0%
- Diverted 0.4%
As origin and as destination, against the nation
| Measure | Departures from LAF | Arrivals at LAF | All reported flights | LAF departures, previous 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time (less than 15 min late) | 77.0% | 68.6% | 76.1% | — |
| Arrived on time | 72.6% | 65.3% | 76.0% | — |
| Cancelled | 3.0% | 4.1% | 1.8% | — |
| Diverted | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.3% | — |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 32.6 min | 32.6 min | 17.4 min | — |
| Arrival delay minutes per 100 flights | 3,449 | 3,411 | 1,684 | — |
| Scheduled flights | 566 | 567 | 7,043,858 | — |
12 months to July 2026. The first column follows flights that left LAF; the second follows flights that landed there.
Airlines at LAF
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 566 | 100% | 72.6% | 26.7 min | 3.0% |
Departures from LAF by reporting carrier, ordered by flights; on time means the flight reached its destination less than 15 minutes late. Green is at or above the airport's overall share of 72.6%. Carriers fly different routes at different hours, so the rows are not a like-for-like test.
Busiest routes from LAF
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAF–ORD | Lafayette to Chicago | 566 | 72.6% | 26.7 min | 3.0% |
Routes with at least 10 flights a month have their own page.
Month by month
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Cancellations by reported reason (17 in the period): air carrier 0%, weather 82%, national aviation system 18%, security 0%.
Checkpoint volumes
TSA publishes daily checkpoint passenger counts for the country as a whole, not for LAF on its own. The national series through September 2026 is on the checkpoint volumes page.
Questions and answers
How often do flights leave LAF on time?
77.0% of the 566 scheduled domestic departures in the 12 months to July 2026 left less than 15 minutes late; the national figure was 76.1%. 3.0% were cancelled.
How often do flights arrive at LAF on time?
65.3% of 567 scheduled arrivals were on time by the BTS definition, against 76.0% nationally.
Which airline has the highest on-time share at LAF?
Only one reporting carrier has enough departures here to report a share.
What causes delays at LAF?
For departures from LAF that reached their destination 15 or more minutes late, carriers attributed the delay minutes as follows: late-arriving aircraft 41%, air carrier 37%, national aviation system 14%, extreme weather 8%, security 0%.
What time of day has the highest on-time share at LAF?
Too few departure hours carry enough flights here to compare them.
Is it getting better?
There are not enough flights in the previous 12 months for a year-on-year comparison.
Does this page show today's delays at LAF?
No. BTS publishes on-time records about two months after the month ends, so this page is a monthly history through July 2026. For live conditions use the FAA airport status service or your airline.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (1987 to present), monthly files August 2023 to July 2026; airport name from the BTS airport lookup table. US government works in the public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers only: international flights, charters and smaller carriers are not in the source. Totals and averages only; no individual flight or aircraft is identified. See the methodology; report processing errors through corrections.