Historical on-time performance
Little Rock to Chicago
552 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LIT–ORD arrive on time 67% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate67%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay70 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.3%of scheduled flights
based on 1,266 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Envoy AirbestOn-time70%Medianon timep9065 minCancel1.2%Flights917
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time58%Median5 minp9085 minCancel5.2%Flights349
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline27%
- Weather10%
- Air traffic (NAS)25%
- Late aircraft37%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline3%
- Weather69%
- Air traffic (NAS)28%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 29 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 → ORD
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 — 78% on time.
- Mornings78% on time · p90 45 min · 1,454 flights
- Middays73% on time · p90 60 min · 1,165 flights
- Afternoons65% on time · p90 75 min · 436 flights
- Evenings54% on time · p90 80 min · 652 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 65% to 73% on time.
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 55 min · 504 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 60 min · 555 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 60 min · 563 flights
- Tuesdays71% on time · p90 60 min · 455 flights
- Wednesdays70% on time · p90 60 min · 533 flights
- Fridays70% on time · p90 55 min · 562 flights
- Sundays65% on time · p90 90 min · 538 flights
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