Love how they've remodeled the airport. The only complaint, as others have pointed out, is size, which isn't necessarily something that's anyone's fault. I will say that this location tends to be consistently clean, and the new design has accommodated more comfortable seating/lounging arrangements that have truly elevated the space! Flying in from California is such a hassle. I've flown in primarily into New Orleans for the past decade because that's how inconvenient/expensive it is to fly into Lafayette. Sometimes what could fly me into New Orleans for $150 roundtrip may cost me $700 ONE WAY into Lafayette. It just doesn't make sense, and on top of that, the rental cars are more expensive as well due to a smaller fleet and less competition, as there are only 3 companies in their terminal, I believe. I do wish for expansion, as I will likely be flying back into Acadiana Parish the rest of my life to visit family and my hometown. It would make a huge difference in the quality of my travels into Louisiana, as my commute would go from 2 hours to 15 minutes if they could figure something out! The location tends to be clean, but I will say they need to get the rental car center together. There shouldn't be crazy waits on cars, especially with such a small fleet. The airport does what it needs to do otherwise, and I haven't had major issues outside of price and inconvenient rental car hiccups. read more

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My yeti filled with ice required additional TSA screening, and I assured them I was following an approved travel hack protocol. The agent then put on fresh gloves before apologizing for having to open it up. I joked with her that I needed a pack of rubber gloves so I wouldn't have to use so much alcohol spray when traveling. She then offered me a few pairs of gloves if I wanted some. My flight was delayed, so I moseyed on down to the cafe to get a snack for the road. Lafayette airport has the best airport food ever. The server brought my food, & it was the wrong order. She went back to the kitchen to ask the manager to personally make it for me. Then she said I could keep the previous order and she also extended me 20% off of my bill. I tipped her handsomely, including some two dollar bills, which she got a huge kick out of. Stopped in their pristine bathrooms and thankedthe attendant for always keeping them so clean. We chuckled about how filthy airport bathrooms are, and she said when she travels, she has to resist the urge to clean up other airport bathrooms. I've said it before, but Lafayette airport is the best! Especially for international travel. read more

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This is such an adorable little airport. Very well kept and easy to navigate. They have a little bar and coffee shop once you're through security. They also have these neat booths by the gates with tables. Only issue we had was that when we went to check in to Delta, their counter wasn't open at 4. Then wasn't even open at 4:30 so I had to contact someone. read more

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No need to get here to early. It's a small regional airport. I think there may have been six gates. One place I found to sit eat and drink. Very clean and easy to get in and out of though. read more

I absolutely love this airport! It's clean, recently remodeled, and the agents are always incredibly friendly. You can arrive just 10 minutes before boarding and still make your flight with ease. Because it's such a small airport, boarding is usually open for only about 10 minutes. However, they are strict about arriving at least 45 minutes before your flight if you need to check luggage. The airport is spotless. While there aren't many food options, there's a nice bar where you can enjoy a drink while waiting for your flight. read more

I hate this airport! For it being in Lafayette which has grown way more then it needed to and completely overpopulated this airport is small. Regional or not, its boring and for the amount if money it cost to fly in and out of this dumb airport in the most aggravating city it should have way more ammenities and i dont like the creepiness like someone is sitting in there executive office watching all the cameras in the terminals zooming in and listening into private conversations cuz that's exactly what is done.i feel like all the sweet well.known people that used to work there have mysteriously quit or got fired when new management came in. We like seeing familiar friendly faces thats just bad decisions being made. read more

My experience with Lafayette Regional Airport is limited to business meetings with the Aviation Board; therefore, I have never flown into or out of this airport. However, I have been here enough times to appreciate the location of this regional airport, as if you are willing to pay a little extra, you can fly into Lafayette and save yourself 2.5 hours of driving if you had flown into Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. This is a small airport. Parking is adequate, as is the space for picking up and dropping off passengers. However, the TSA security checkpoint seems to be understaffed at times and the lines sometime move slowly because of this. I'd recommend eating before you arrive, as food choices are fairly limited. I am a self-certified airport nerd; therefore, this place is cool to me. read more

Great little airport. Very clean and modernized. Not a whole lot of dining choices but that is to be expected from a small airport. Possibly the smallest one I've ever been to. TSA line was 3 people so it took 5 minutes to get through. No complaints from me. read more

love them most recent innovations that have been done to this airport. A few more places to eat would be nice but I understand it's not a very big airport so it is what it is. read more

Love the new remodel. Very nice. It makes for a great space to wait for your flight. Now all we need is to get more airlines to Lafayette read more

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The new airport is finally open, and much more inviting. Good upgrades, sitting areas nice and has recharging outlets, also a bigger dining area, and bar upstairs. Feels more like a normal airport. read more

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Small airport. I think they might have a total of 4 gates. They were quick to get us through security (you will have to take all liquids, shoes, laptops, etc out for scanning). Staff was friendly. It is a small airport so not many food/drink options, but they do have two different stations. read more

Lafayette Regional Airport - Airports Near Me - Lafayette, Louisiana

If you haven't flown out of LFT since the upgrades and new terminal, you need to. LFT is a small airport and didn't need to be much but the changes had to a really nice place to be. Spacious, multiple snack bars, tables, chairs, all with plugs and USB ports. It is really nice for any type of airport but especially for a regional one. I'm really impressed and excited. It reflects the growth happening in the area and is just what was needed. Also, the staff is sooooo nice! Lovin' LFT! read more

Lafayette Regional Airport - Gate area - Airports Near Me - Lafayette, Louisiana

Lafayette airport needs to look into getting things to make it easier for the flyers. Since y'all opened a new terminal and are starting to get new destinations. I use Lafayette airport no matter where my destinations is. One example is about a month ago we flew to Europe and left our parked at the airport for 2 and half weeks. It would be nice to have more covered area for the parking, more food options, and luggage carriers would be so helpful. I have several friends that use Lafayette airport and they feel the same. Thank you for listening to me. Kristie read more

I flew from Charlotte, NC to Lafayette in February. My siblings live in Opelousas, LA. It is a very nice airport and the employees were friendly and helpful. While on the plane, my blood sugar got low and my legs kept falling asleep. After I got off the plane and was walking through the airport I fell. Several people from my flight stopped to help me as did several employees of the airport. They helped me to a seat and asked if I needed first aid or a wheelchair. I told them if I could just sit there a few minutes I think I would be fine. I texted my niece who was picking me up to let her know I had fallen and I'd be a few minutes longer getting to the front. I finally got my bearings and proceeded to the elevator to go downstairs where my niece was waiting. My left leg was bruised and I believe I bruised/fractured a rib from my fall. It is just now getting to the point where my rib area is not hurting. We had to drive to Arkansas for our mother's funeral a couple of days later so the ride was uncomfortable. I just want to commend the airport personnel that offered assistance and several passengers on the same flight as me that were very helpful. When I flew back a week later the airport staff were friendly and helpful. read more

Flying out of Lafayette to Houston this morning, and this is the cleanest airport we have ever been in!

Great airport that we call home. Lost a bag and found it here which was great. Amazing work.

Great airport as far as the upgrades and renovations. Extremely clean. But Worst baggage claim ever experienced!! No airport this small should take 45 minutes + to bring out the luggage. My flight from Dallas to Lafayette barely took as long. If flying in to Lafayette, do all you can to carry on and not check luggage. read more

In my opinion, this airport is no longer 4 stars for me. It is 2 and on the verge of 1. The check in process is still very smooth and quick however, SECURITY IS A NIGHTMARE. I think this is due to the introduction of frontier airlines, and multiple flights leaving at one time. The SINGLE security line is now the bottle neck. Even if you proceed to security when they make the first announcement to do so, you will still miss your flight if other flights are departing around the same time as yours. The last time I traveled through this airport was after thanksgiving (and prior to the main rush). The security line was wrapped around the top floor. After an hour of waiting I hadn't even moved 5 feet!!! Luckily, another lady and I met some passengers at the front of the line that let us skip. Of course the ID scanner bugged out when it was my turn, and had to be unplugged and replugged (how safe is this?!?!). I then was asked to take all snacks out of my bag which then flagged in the scanner and had to be tested. I RAN to my gate with all of my items still out of the bag since they had announced last call. I was handed a boarding pass, and once on the bridge I stopped to pack up my items and noticed that I had been given SOMEONE ELSE'S boarding pass!!!! I asked the lady behind me if that was her name and it was!!! I was hoping they gave her my boarding pass, but no, they gave her another boarding pass with another seat!!!! I felt I didn't have time to go back so I just got on the plane and sat in her original seat praying the flight was not full. Once on the plane, we were told we would be late departing because 20 people were still missing (over half the plane). When we left 6 were still missing!!! I'd highly recommend avoiding flying out of this airport. I personally will still fly into it if the price is right, but will not consider flying out until the new terminal is built in 1-2yrs. read more

Lafayette Regional Airport - After an hour, I had only made it to the red pillar closest to me!!!! - Airports Near Me - Lafayette, Louisiana

This is my first time every flying into this airport so I didn't know what to expect. Small little airport and flying in at 12 o clock it was a complete ghost town, and let me tell you flying into a lot of airports in my day it made me wildly uneasy it being so empty, but beyond that irrational fear it was small clean and easy to figure out! read more

The new airport is nice, clean and well laid out....but it's the same nonsense from the original building. I missed a flight due to them only having one gate available for two planes to land at. The flight from Charlotte arrived 5 minutes prior to the flight from Dallas and they asked the people waiting to depart (over 3 hours after their original departure time) to "gather their things and be ready to board so the next flight could be loaded and board quickly as well". The arriving flight was at the gate for at least 5 minutes before the first passenger got off, then it took at least 10 minutes to clean the plane and another 10 before they even started boarding. During this time, while I was waiting to see how late my flight was going to be and if I was going to have any chance of making my connection in Dallas, I overheard the pilot of my flight ( that had arrived over 15-20 minutes earlier and was sitting on the runway waiting to get to a gate) call the gate agents and ask "what is the plan for us? Can't we go to gate 3? " The gate agent said something to the effect of " I don't know, that's not my gate." and hung up on the pilot. By this time I knew I was going to miss my connection due to the delay so I needed to go down and get my luggage before it was loaded on my flight but when I asked the officer (Lafayette Parish officer) about going downstairs to discuss options with the amazing Bree from American Airlines, he said "You might not be able to get back up, we are closing soon". He couldn't give me a time, just that "when the last plane lands they close security". I was more than a little disappointed in his attitude and lack of concern for the situation. I decided to take the chance and go down and was able to reschedule for 2 days later, not ideal in the least and totally a result of the lack of planning and common sense in the overbooking of the gate. If the airport wants to grow and become a bigger destination, they might have to consider opening more than one gate at a time, getting more involved, concerned security (not TSA, they were very nice) and possibly have Bree or her coworkers, including Terrence or Ray, from American Airlines train the staff at the airport!!! read more

In the last 9 years I have traveled about 700,000 air miles between Continental, United and Delta. Most all departures have been out of Lafayette and quite frankly, I love this airport. First, between United, Delta and American you can pretty much get competitive flights anywhere you want to travel. United connects to either Houston or Denver (although rumor is the Denver flights may end), Delta connects into Atlanta and American goes through Dallas. The parking is cheap at $8.00/day and it's like parking at Walmart and going in. It's easy and quick compared to most airports. At times, if you are there too early or last minute you might not see someone at the bag check (check in) counter or the lines at the security check in can get long at the last minute. Your best bet it to arrive about an hour and a half before your flight if you are checking bags and if not, an hour should be fine if you just have a carry on(assuming you checked in online and have a boarding pass). The airport is scheduled to expand and continues to improve with vending on both sides of the security check and restrooms that are clean and easy to access. If your coming to Lafayette or a surrounding city it's the best way to fly in and out. read more

How is it that a brand new airport has a jet bridge malfunctions and no mechanics available to deal with it? The passengers on the 10 pm 2/4/22 flight from Atlanta were left on the plane for over an hour because the jet bridge malfunctioned and they couldn't even get a mechanic on the phone. Why they couldn't just back up and go to another gate, or utilize regular stairs is a unsolved mystery. Meanwhile, family outside were left to park in the 38 degree cold or circle endlessly while losing precious time with love ones while waiting for "another update at the top of the hour". An update each hour JUST TO DEPLANE!! Whomever manages this should be ashamed! SAD, SORRY AND PATHETIC attempt at being a big boy airport! read more

One of the smallest airports I've been to in the USA. Very limited food options. Has bar. Security is a breeze. In other words, it is a low stress, functional airport. No taxis unfortunately (the only airport I've ever been to where this has been the case). Lafayette does have UberX though, so you can use it instead. read more

This is a small little airport but here is the tip: --You can get through check-in and security FAST, there is nothing to buy or eat, so don't worry about getting there early. I left my hotel at 6:05am, drove to the airport, dropped off my rental car, checked in at American and dropped off luggage, and was through security and at my gate at 6:35am. Amazing. read more

Another post 9/11 airport architecture victim with glass walls separating the gates from the hoi polloi. Since it is regional and pretty small, it isn't as bad as Kansas City but security is still packed into an area too small for it's intended purpose. Restrooms and dining are scarce, rental car return is lousy, everything is very close together. It isn't bad, just an older regional airport in an out of the way location in southern Louisiana. read more

Nice little regional airport. The neat thing about this place is it's all in one place; check- in, rental car, security, coffee shop, boarding all within 100 feet. Professional, courteous, and helpful. Thank you LFT. read more

Worst airport ever! Slowest TSA check I have ever been through. Flight was canceled, had to get rescheduled for next day. Showed up 95 minutes before flight and was still in TSA line when flight left. Apparently this is a common thing for the morning flights from this airport. Apparently they have no interest in solving this problem. Now I have to pay $40 for 3 breakfast sandwiches while we wait 2 hours for the next flight to leave and will likely miss our connection. Completely unorganized and not equipped or staffed to handle the amount of traffic that comes through here in the morning. read more

Small little airport with genuine hospitality; not just from the employees at airline check in counters, but the rental car places and airport patrons. Yes, the flow here is a little or a lot slower than Big City airports, so take that in stride. I was running a little late (what the hell is new) and started stressing the lines were moving sooooo slow... But I made it, just in time, with time to spare. So if you are concerned things are moving a little slow... Just relax..... You will make it. read more

This is quite possibly the most backwoods airport I've ever been to. LFT is a tiny airport. I mean really tiny. There's nothing here - no food, no shops - nothing. There are barely any gates. I moved pretty quickly considering the long line of people who were clearly confused by the flying process. And the folks at LFT are pretty adamant about you getting through security 30 minutes before your flight. The one saving grace is the free wifi! read more

LFT is the best airport ever. It has three whole gates but two have been out of use since 9/11. This is the kind of airport where the TSA has a lot of time on its hands. They swab EVERY piece of luggage for bombs and once when I lost my phone in my backpack, they took the time to X-ray my backpack to find it for me. Now that's service! One of the best things about flying into Lafayette is hearing the Cajun accents starting at the remote gate (usually in Houston). Or even running into old classmates who still got der accent. One of the worst things is the price. While I once found a magical ticket for $230, the prices to fly from the Bay Area to LFT are now around $450, no matter how many months in advance I book. Lafayette Regional was also the first airport I ever flew out of. Aww, sha. read more

For a small, regional airport Lafayette Regional isn't bad. With connections to Houston International via Continental it sure saves a ton of time for me from what I used to do, drive to New Orleans to catch a flight. The only gripe I have is with the TSA procedure. Checked bags have to be opened right in front of everyone and manually checked using some type of wand device. It's a slow process that adds unnecessary time to check-in. However, that's offset by the fact that there are rarely every long lines at check-in. All-in-all, I prefer to fly out of Lafayette Regional for its convenience and ease. read more

Yes it is easy expensive to fly into this airport but it is 20 minutes from my home town so I always fly here for connivence. They have done renovations over the years relocating the rental car parking lot and a few other things but nothing that interrupted operations that much. There are only a few airlines that fly into here - American, Delta, United and now Frontier Airlines. There are several options for rental cars - Alamo, Avis, Budget, Hertz, Enterprise and Payless. The parking for rentals and others is directly across the street from the airport entrance. There is only one security gate and all flights are in the relatively same area upstairs. If you check in online you can literally show up to the airport within 30 mins of your flight, go through security and still have time to pick up a snack at the little shop and use the restroom. The airplanes are small so majority of the times a carry on suitcase will be tagged and picked up plane side (good to know if you have a short connecting flight and must wait for luggage in between). There is a set schedule of departure times that are pretty consistent. If there is and weather or mechanically issues this can throw your entire trip off so keep that in mind. I love this airport and would recommend it to anyone who is traveling to Cajun country/Southern Louisiana and does not want to fly into New Orleans or Baton Rouge then drive here. read more

Lafayette Regional Airport - Lafayette Regional Airport - Airports Near Me - Lafayette, Louisiana

What an easy airport to get in and out of! Staff are very sweet and friendly, there's no confuse as to where you are supposed to be. Everything is clear and simple - loved it! read more

I fly out of different regional airport every week and they all have distinct, personalities let's call them. LFT's personality would be something like Barney Fife right after he gets permission to carry his bullet. Pick up and drop off is a pain. The people who are working the curb are incredibly over bearing. Yes, I concede, that their job is to keep traffic flowing and keep the terminal secure, but they will hassle you even while you are unloading if you are not doing it fast enough for them. Sometimes I don't think they understand what a "loading/unloading zone" means or they are auditioning for their next job as stunt coordinator and would like all passengers to drop out of their vehicle at 45/mph and tuck & roll their way into the United counter to check in. I find the experience through TSA to be similar. Under trained, overstaffed, over zealous...The whole thing reminds me of amateur hour at the airport. What about the airport services you ask? You might, after all, want to do something tangential to flying while at LFT. For a regional airport, it's not the worst. Car rental has a lot of options to pick from, 6 different providers as of this review. Food/drink is available, but only before security, although there is something of a popup cart behind TSA that is sometimes manned by someone inevitably grumpy. read more

Small airport but it's better to have an airport in Lafayette than to drive 100 miles! Very convenient to drop off rental car it was right in front of the entrance. The United counter was slow with a line going almost to the entrance of the airport they could really add some more resouce. People were very friendly here it was a breeze to get through the security and the plane was on time most importantly. read more

One thing that you'll always pay for in travel is convenience. In the case of Lafayette Regional, or Bayou International as I like to call it, you're paying for the convenience of not having to fly into Baton Rouge or New Orleans to do your cajun business. The airport is quite small, and there was no place to buy coffee at 9 in the morning, at least not that was open at that ungodly hour. As other reviewers pointed out, the TSA security checks your luggage for bomb residue in front of everyone else in line. This works though, because there's almost never anyone else in line. read more

Its just okay. Very small so what they lack in your typical airport experience they make up for with their quick tsa line. I've never been in the line more than 5 minutes. I wish all airports had short waits like that. read more

One TSA line in the morning with a line of people wrapped around the second floor. They recommend 90 minutes before boarding for a regional airport. So after being subjected to an extraordinary amount of time to get through security there is no water for purchase. A broken vending machine (I was told it has been broken for weeks) and the shop is closed. The airport is packed full of people at 5am and amenities are scarce. read more

Small airpot but really efficient. As ling as you have a boarding pass in hand you can show up 30 min before your flight and be set. Fee wifi is a big plus of the airport as well. The only downside is it basically only flys to dallas, Houston, Atlanta, and Denver. Sp just know you will have a connection somewhere read more