Historical on-time performance
Little Rock to Houston
374 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LIT–IAH arrive on time 70% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate70%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.5%of scheduled flights
based on 541 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9060 minCancel1.5%Flights541
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline42%
- Weather9%
- Air traffic (NAS)28%
- Late aircraft21%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
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 8 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 → IAH
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 — 82% on time.
- Mornings82% on time · p90 30 min · 494 flights
- Evenings69% on time · p90 55 min · 697 flights
- Afternoons64% on time · p90 75 min · 126 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 68% to 77% on time.
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 50 min · 193 flights · limited
- Sundays76% on time · p90 45 min · 208 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 35 min · 190 flights · limited
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 197 flights · limited
- Mondays74% on time · p90 55 min · 183 flights · limited
- Saturdays71% on time · p90 60 min · 200 flights
- Fridays68% on time · p90 75 min · 192 flights · limited
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