Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Little Rock
Flights on DFW–LIT arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 2,480 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Envoy AirOn-time79%Medianon timep9035 minCancel2.2%Flights1,590
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9050 minCancel2.1%Flights340
- American AirlinesOn-time57%Median5 minp90115 minCancel2.9%Flights550
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather12%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Late aircraft47%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline9%
- Weather72%
- Air traffic (NAS)19%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 58 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 DFW → 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 — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 1,549 flights
- Middays85% on time · p90 25 min · 1,556 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 55 min · 2,133 flights
- Evenings69% on time · p90 60 min · 1,440 flights
- Overnights65% on time · p90 70 min · 1,770 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 78% on time.
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 1,115 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 1,258 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,252 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,176 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 45 min · 1,139 flights
- Mondays72% on time · p90 60 min · 1,243 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 55 min · 1,265 flights
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