Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Little Rock
Flights on ORD–LIT arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 1,267 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.
- Envoy AirOn-time73%Medianon timep9055 minCancel1.1%Flights918
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9060 minCancel4.9%Flights349
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline19%
- Weather11%
- Air traffic (NAS)25%
- Late aircraft45%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather70%
- Air traffic (NAS)30%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 27 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 ORD → LIT
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 62% to 80% on time.
- Middays80% on time · p90 40 min · 520 flights
- Mornings77% on time · p90 45 min · 1,013 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 55 min · 730 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 70 min · 936 flights
- Overnights62% on time · p90 60 min · 512 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 66% to 75% on time.
- Mondays75% on time · p90 45 min · 565 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 45 min · 504 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 45 min · 554 flights
- Wednesdays71% on time · p90 55 min · 534 flights
- Tuesdays71% on time · p90 60 min · 455 flights
- Fridays69% on time · p90 60 min · 553 flights
- Sundays66% on time · p90 60 min · 549 flights
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