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Airport Reliability

LIT · Little Rock

Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport

81%
Departures within 15 minutes
14 min
Average departure delay
78%
Arrivals within 15 minutes
2.0%
Departures cancelled

Based on 15,430 departures and 15,430 arrivals. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

Departures from LIT departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 36% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Tuesday has been the better bet.

A small edge: 82% on time on Tuesdays against 76% on Sundays.

When LIT gets messy

On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM92%(833 flights)
  • 6–9 AM84%(4290 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM84%(2561 flights)
  • 12–3 PM80%(2319 flights)
  • 3–6 PM72%(3117 flights)
  • 6–9 PM67%(1959 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM36%(14 flights)
On-time by weekday
  • Mon78%(2213 flights)
  • Tue82%(2082 flights)
  • Wed82%(2133 flights)
  • Thu79%(2259 flights)
  • Fri79%(2220 flights)
  • Sat80%(1898 flights)
  • Sun76%(2288 flights)
On-time trend by month
80%
May

Jun 67% → May 80% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202567%1273
July 202569%1267
August 202577%1295
September 202585%1285
October 202583%1389
November 202582%1269
December 202577%1265
January 202688%1091
February 202685%1069
March 202681%1235
April 202680%1277
May 202680%1378

Airlines departing LIT

Based on 15,430 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.