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Route Reliability

Houston → Little Rock

IAHLIT · 374 miles · George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport

82
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
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

On-time by weekday
  • Mon81%(223 flights)
  • Tue89%(211 flights)
  • Wed83%(228 flights)
  • Thu82%(238 flights)
  • Fri79%(229 flights)
  • Sat76%(210 flights)
  • Sun77%(241 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM87%(346 flights)
  • 12–3 PM80%(668 flights)
  • 6–9 PM77%(542 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM92%(24 flights)
On-time trend by month
74%
May

Jun 68% → May 74% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202568%135
July 202573%130
August 202579%139
September 202588%144
October 202589%148
November 202585%136
December 202580%135
January 202690%115
February 202686%104
March 202684%109
April 202676%137
May 202674%148

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.