Airport
Purdue University Airport
LAF · West Lafayette, IN
- IATA Code
- LAF
- ICAO Code
- KLAF
- City
- West Lafayette
- Country
- United States
Purdue University Airport is a regional airport serving West Lafayette, IN. Its IATA code is LAF and its ICAO code is KLAF.
The airfield sits 606 feet above sea level.
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LAF by the numbers
IATA LAF · ICAO KLAF · 606 ft elevation · Map
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Official departure punctuality
Ranks #230 of 358 U.S. airports for on-time departures
- On-time departures
- 78.7%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 3.3%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 147 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 573
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 41%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 36%
- Air traffic control & airport 15%
- Extreme weather 8%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data
Airlines departing LAF
| Airline | Flights | On-time departures |
|---|---|---|
| SkyWest Airlines | 573 | 79% |
Runways
| Runway | Length | Surface |
|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 6,600 ft | ASP, lighted |
| 05/23 | 4,225 ft | ASP, lighted |
Listen to the tower
Air traffic control frequencies, for scanners and airband radios.
- Recorded airport information (ATIS) 127.750 MHz
- Tower 119.600 MHz
- Ground 121.900 MHz
Runways and frequencies: OurAirports (public domain). Not for navigation.
Tags: LAF, KLAF, West Lafayette airport, Purdue University Airport
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