Lafayette Regional Airport – LFT
The Lafayette Regional Airport is a public type airport in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is located two miles southeast of Lafayette in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States and serves the city and the nearby towns. The Lafayette Regional Airport, whose airport code is LFT, dates back to 1930 when it was opened as Lafayette Municipal Airport. In 1942, the airport was used as a contract primary pilot training airfield but returned to civil control in 1945. It was onlyin 1948 when the airport was converted to public and commercial use with its first scheduled passenger fight into Lafayette served by Eastern Air Lines.
Best Time to Visit
LFT-Lafayette Regional Airport has an advantageous location as it is near to gas activity and offshore oil in the Gulf of Mexico. PHI, one of the world’s largest helicopter companies is based in the airport. The airport operates three nonstop regional jet services to three hubs; Atlanta, Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston. Since 2014, more jet flights operated in the airport. The highest peak of passenger frequency is in 2014 which more than half million passed through the airport. As of this time, the airport is served by five airlines transporting passengers to five destinations. You can easily drive to the tourists' sites of Port Allen and Plaquemine from the airport.
What to Do & Area Attractions
There are a lot of wonderful hotels that are near the LFT. Less than a mile away from the airport are the hotels like Wingate by Wyndham Lafayette Airport and the Extended Stay America Lafayette-Airport. The Hampton Inn & Suites Lafayette may be around 2 miles away but it also provides airport shuttle to its guests.
