Historical on-time performance
Dallas to Little Rock
296 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DAL–LIT arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.9%of scheduled flights
based on 1,022 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.9%Flights1,022
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Late aircraft61%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly DAL → LIT
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 858 flights
- Middays84% on time · p90 25 min · 280 flights
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 35 min · 810 flights
- Evenings74% on time · p90 40 min · 266 flights
- Overnights59% on time · p90 80 min · 867 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 82% on time.
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 471 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 30 min · 471 flights
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 315 flights
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 40 min · 471 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 55 min · 464 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 50 min · 464 flights
- Sundays69% on time · p90 50 min · 425 flights
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