AirportsLafayette Regional Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Lafayette, in Louisiana, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LFT.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LFT
- ICAO code
- KLFT
- City
- Lafayette
- State or region
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 30.2053° N, 91.9876° W
- Elevation
- 13 m (42 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 2,438 m (8,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LFT means Lafayette Regional Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KLFT. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 30.2053° N, 91.9876° W. It stands 13 metres (42 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Chicago, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Lafayette Regional Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 2,438 metres (8,000 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 258.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04R/22L | 2,438 m 8,000 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 11/29 | 1,647 m 5,403 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | not listed |
| 04L/22R | 1,249 m 4,098 ft | 23 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Baton Rouge Metropolitan AirportBaton Rouge | BTR | 88 km |
| Lake Charles Regional AirportLake Charles | LCH | 119 km |
| Alexandria International AirportAlexandria | AEX | 136 km |
| Louis Armstrong New Orleans International AirportNew Orleans | MSY | 167 km |
| Jack Brooks Regional AirportBeaumont/Port Arthur | BPT | 198 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 13,379 km | 16 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,299 km | 17 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,936 km | 16 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,530 km | 9 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,010 km | 2 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,517 km | 3 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 16,119 km | 19 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,919 km | 13 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,144 km | 17 h 30 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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