Historical on-time performance
St. Louis to Little Rock
296 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on STL–LIT arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.3%of scheduled flights
based on 678 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.3%Flights678
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline23%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Late aircraft67%
- 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 STL → 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 65% to 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 130 flights · limited
- Middays88% on time · p90 15 min · 900 flights
- Overnights65% on time · p90 55 min · 946 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 81% on time.
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 40 min · 314 flights
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 313 flights
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 168 flights · limited
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 35 min · 309 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 35 min · 314 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 35 min · 283 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 50 min · 310 flights
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