Historical on-time performance
Dallas to Little Rock
296 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DAL–LIT arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 1,029 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.7%Flights1,029
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Late aircraft64%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather100%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 7 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
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 (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 807 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 30 min · 357 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 35 min · 762 flights
- Evenings73% on time · p90 40 min · 328 flights
- Overnights58% on time · p90 80 min · 820 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 67% to 82% on time.
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 468 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 30 min · 468 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 468 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 45 min · 325 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 45 min · 467 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 50 min · 467 flights
- Sundays67% on time · p90 60 min · 411 flights
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