Historical on-time performance
Houston to Little Rock
374 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on IAH–LIT arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.9%of scheduled flights
based on 436 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9065 minCancel0.9%Flights436
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline27%
- Weather17%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Late aircraft36%
- 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 IAH → 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 72% to 78% on time.
- Afternoons78% on time · p90 55 min · 678 flights
- Evenings74% on time · p90 65 min · 340 flights
- Middays74% on time · p90 60 min · 116 flights · limited
- Overnights72% on time · p90 45 min · 93 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 85% on time.
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 176 flights · limited
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 65 min · 169 flights · limited
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 50 min · 168 flights · limited
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 183 flights · limited
- Mondays75% on time · p90 75 min · 173 flights · limited
- Sundays72% on time · p90 70 min · 186 flights · limited
- Fridays69% on time · p90 65 min · 189 flights · limited
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