Live flights over Purdue University Airport (LAF)
From 1 to 7 November 2026 the FlyItalyADSB network saw 516 departures and 518 arrivals at Purdue University Airport, 148 movements a day on average. The most frequent connections are Chicago (ORD), Springfield (SPI) and Columbus (CMH). The airline seen most often is PDU.
Airport data
- IATA code
- LAF
- ICAO code
- KLAF
- City
- West Lafayette
- Region
- Indiana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 185 m (606 ft)
- Coordinates
- 40.41287, -86.93936
What you can track here
Every aircraft passing within roughly 80 km of Purdue University Airport that the network receives appears on the FlyItalyADSB live map: airliners on approach and departure, business and general aviation, and — where MLAT reaches — aircraft without full ADS-B. Nothing is filtered out; how much of the area is covered depends on the community's receivers near West Lafayette.
Seen by the network
1–7 November 2026
Movements per day
Show as a table
| Day | Departures | Arrivals | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 65 | 69 | 134 |
| Mon 2 | 34 | 38 | 72 |
| Tue 3 | 84 | 75 | 159 |
| Wed 4 | 59 | 61 | 120 |
| Thu 5 | 86 | 85 | 171 |
| Fri 6 | 95 | 97 | 192 |
| Sat 7 | 93 | 93 | 186 |
Connections
airline flights both ways, with departure and arrival both seen
- Chicago ORD 22 flights
- Springfield SPI 5 flights
- Columbus CMH 4 flights
- Grand Rapids GRR 3 flights
- Dulles IAD 3 flights
- Detroit DTW 2 flights
- Fort Lauderdale FLL 2 flights
- Las Vegas LAS 2 flights
- Atlanta PDK 2 flights
- St Louis STL 2 flights
- Nashville BNA 1 flights
- Baltimore BWI 1 flights
- Cleveland CLE 1 flights
- Sioux Falls FSD 1 flights
- White Plains HPN 1 flights
- Columbus LCK 1 flights
10 more connections
- Memphis MEM 1
- Minneapolis MSP 1
- Miami OPF 1
- Philadelphia PHL 1
- Rochester RST 1
- San Diego SAN 1
- San Antonio SAT 1
- South Bend SBN 1
- Teterboro TEB 1
- State College SCE 1
Airlines
- PDUPDU 397
- SkyWest AirlinesSKW 22
- NetJetsEJA 13
- FlexjetLXJ 6
- Freight Runners ExpressFRG 4
- Kalitta ChartersKFS 4
- Jet Linx AviationJTL 3
- Allegiant AirAAY 2
- HKWHKW 2
- JetBlue AirwaysJBU 2
Aircraft
- Piper PA-28 Cherokee P28A 478
- Cessna 172 Skyhawk C172 319
- PA44 37
- CRJ2 22
- B407 14
- C68A 11
- SF50 11
- H25B 9
- S22T 7
- RV8 6
How we count: a flight is a departure here when the network first sees it low near the airport (on the ground, or climbing away from it), an arrival when it last sees it low on approach. Where receivers don't reach low altitude the numbers stay below the real traffic. Connections and airlines come only from airline flights.
This data in your app
Every aircraft within 80 km of Purdue University Airport, as JSON, with a free key that also allows commercial use:
curl -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
https://api.flyitalyadsb.com/v2/lat/40.41287/lon/-86.93936/dist/80Or ask Claude, with the FlyItalyADSB connector: “which aircraft are near West Lafayette right now?”
Frequently asked questions
How can I see live flights over Purdue University Airport? +
Open the FlyItalyADSB live map centred on West Lafayette: it shows every aircraft picked up via ADS-B and MLAT within about 80 km of LAF, refreshed every few seconds.
Which airlines fly from Purdue University Airport? +
Among the flights our network saw (1–7 November 2026), the most frequent airlines were PDU, SkyWest Airlines, NetJets, Flexjet and Freight Runners Express.
What are the main connections from Purdue University Airport? +
The connections with the most flights seen (1–7 November 2026), both ways: Chicago (ORD, 22), Springfield (SPI, 5), Columbus (CMH, 4), Grand Rapids (GRR, 3) and Dulles (IAD, 3). Only flights whose departure and arrival the network both saw are counted.
Does FlyItalyADSB also track military aircraft around West Lafayette? +
Yes. Thanks to multilateration (MLAT) the network reconstructs the position of aircraft without full ADS-B too, including military and state flights, whenever they are received by feeders in the area. Nothing is filtered out.
What are the codes for Purdue University Airport? +
Purdue University Airport has IATA code LAF and ICAO code KLAF. It lies in Indiana, United States, at coordinates 40.41287, -86.93936.
Is the flight data free and open? +
Yes. The live map and the Free API plan cost nothing, and the data is published under the open CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; paid API plans for higher volumes help cover the infrastructure costs.
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