Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Little Rock
304 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–LIT arrive on time 71% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate71%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.8%of scheduled flights
based on 2,642 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.
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9050 minCancel2.5%Flights163
- American AirlinesOn-time55%Median5 minp90120 minCancel3.2%Flights370
- Envoy AirOn-time77%Medianon timep9035 minCancel2.4%Flights1,739
- PSA AirlinesOn-time59%Medianon timep9090 minCancel11.4%Flights370
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather11%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft50%
- 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 DFW → LIT
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 65% to 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 1,528 flights
- Middays86% on time · p90 20 min · 1,538 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 55 min · 2,212 flights
- Evenings68% on time · p90 60 min · 1,338 flights
- Overnights65% on time · p90 65 min · 1,802 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 78% on time.
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,105 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 40 min · 1,252 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,187 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 1,117 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 45 min · 1,242 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 55 min · 1,252 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 50 min · 1,263 flights
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