Lafayette Regional Airport
Lafayette Regional Airport | |||||||||||||||||||
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The former Lafayette Regional Airport terminal from the tarmac before the new terminal was opened on January 20, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | City & Parish of Lafayette | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Lafayette Airport Commission | ||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | Lafayette, Louisiana | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Lafayette Parish, near Lafayette, Louisiana | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 42 ft / 13 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 30°12′19″N 91°59′15″W / 30.20528°N 91.98750°W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www.LFTairport.com | ||||||||||||||||||
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Sources: airport website and FAA | |||||||||||||||||||
Lafayette Regional Airport(French: Aéroport régional de Lafayette) (IATA: LFT, ICAO: KLFT, FAA LID: LFT) is a public use airport two miles (4 km) southeast of Lafayette, in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is owned and operated by the City Parish of Lafayette.
The Lafayette Regional airport is located next to U.S. Highway 90 (future Interstate 49) on the east side of the city, close to offshore oil and gas activity in the Gulf of Mexico. Lafayette Regional is home to one of the largest helicopter companies in the world, Petroleum Helicopters International (formerly PHI-Petroleum Helicopters Inc.).
Lafayette Regional airport does not have international flights; however, regional jet service is operated nonstop to four hubs: Atlanta (ATL), Charlotte (CLT), Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) and Houston (IAH).