Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Little Rock
552 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ORD–LIT arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.8%of scheduled flights
based on 1,057 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysbestOn-time89%Medianon timep9015 minCancel0.0%Flights62
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9045 minCancel4.3%Flights255
- Envoy AirOn-time75%Medianon timep9050 minCancel1.1%Flights740
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline20%
- Weather9%
- Air traffic (NAS)26%
- Late aircraft45%
- 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 ORD → 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 63% to 80% on time.
- Middays80% on time · p90 40 min · 613 flights
- Mornings77% on time · p90 35 min · 1,076 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 50 min · 641 flights
- Evenings65% on time · p90 70 min · 990 flights
- Overnights63% on time · p90 60 min · 539 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 68% to 75% on time.
- Mondays75% on time · p90 45 min · 597 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 497 flights
- Tuesdays73% on time · p90 55 min · 502 flights
- Wednesdays73% on time · p90 55 min · 561 flights
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 55 min · 572 flights
- Fridays68% on time · p90 60 min · 571 flights
- Sundays68% on time · p90 60 min · 561 flights
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