Historical on-time performance
Little Rock to Dallas
296 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LIT–DAL arrive on time 84% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate84%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.1%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-time84%Medianon timep9025 minCancel1.1%Flights1,029
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline23%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Late aircraft53%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline27%
- Weather64%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 11 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 LIT → DAL
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 — 94% on time.
- Mornings94% on time · p90 on time · 1,115 flights
- Middays84% on time · p90 20 min · 752 flights
- Afternoons83% on time · p90 25 min · 308 flights
- Evenings74% on time · p90 50 min · 826 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 82% to 87% on time.
- Saturdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 326 flights
- Wednesdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 468 flights
- Mondays85% on time · p90 30 min · 467 flights
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 467 flights
- Fridays84% on time · p90 20 min · 467 flights
- Sundays82% on time · p90 30 min · 411 flights
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 40 min · 467 flights
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