Route Reliability
Houston → Little Rock
IAH–LIT · 374 miles · George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport
- 81%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 5 min
- Average arrival delay
- 1.5%
- Cancelled
- 1,607
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 81% of the time across 1,607 flights. No comparison to make.
What the data says
The late departure is the smart one here.
IAH–LIT flights departing between 9 PM–12 AM arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 77% between 6–9 PM.
Saturday is the weak spot.
IAH–LIT flights arrived on time 89% of the time on Tuesdays. On Saturdays: 76%.
Recent months have been rougher.
IAH–LIT flights arrived on time 78% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 85% in the three months before that.
Best historical flights
Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.
Top flights by on-time rate
More flights on this route
The breakdown
- Mon81%(223 flights)
- Tue89%(211 flights)
- Wed83%(228 flights)
- Thu82%(238 flights)
- Fri79%(229 flights)
- Sat76%(210 flights)
- Sun77%(241 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM87%(346 flights)
- 12–3 PM80%(668 flights)
- 6–9 PM77%(542 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM92%(24 flights)
Jun 68% → May 74% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 68% | 135 |
| July 2025 | 73% | 130 |
| August 2025 | 79% | 139 |
| September 2025 | 88% | 144 |
| October 2025 | 89% | 148 |
| November 2025 | 85% | 136 |
| December 2025 | 80% | 135 |
| January 2026 | 90% | 115 |
| February 2026 | 86% | 104 |
| March 2026 | 84% | 109 |
| April 2026 | 76% | 137 |
| May 2026 | 74% | 148 |
Same trip, other airports
Keep nerding
Based on 1,607 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.