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Route Reliability

New York → Little Rock

LGALIT · 1,085 miles · LaGuardia Airport to Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport

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WanderNerd Reliability Score
63%
Arrive within 15 minutes
21 min
Average arrival delay
6.7%
Cancelled
611
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.Delta Air Lines63%299 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines63%312 flights

What the data says

The 3–6 PM departure wins.

LGA–LIT flights departing between 3–6 PM arrived on time 65% of the time, versus 53% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

LGA–LIT flights arrived on time 69% of the time on Tuesdays and just 53% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

Not much between Delta Air Lines and American Airlines.

On this route they all land within 63% to 63% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 6.7% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

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
  • Mon67%(93 flights)
  • Tue69%(99 flights)
  • Wed61%(97 flights)
  • Thu60%(91 flights)
  • Fri67%(94 flights)
  • Sat(1 flights)
  • Sun53%(95 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM(2 flights)
  • 12–3 PM(1 flights)
  • 3–6 PM65%(456 flights)
  • 6–9 PM53%(111 flights)
On-time trend by month
59%
May

Jun 43% → May 59% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202543%47
July 202542%43
August 202577%52
September 202583%52
October 202549%51
November 202562%47
December 202554%41
January 202677%44
February 202689%44
March 202649%47
April 202669%51
May 202659%51

Based on 611 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.