Route Reliability
Chicago → Little Rock
ORD–LIT · 552 miles · Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport
- 73%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 14 min
- Average arrival delay
- 2.3%
- Cancelled
- 2,184
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.American Airlines74%1,042 flights
- 2.United Airlines73%1,142 flights
What the data says
Morning-you made the right choice.
ORD–LIT flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 84% of the time, versus 66% between 6–9 PM.
Thursday has been the better bet.
A small edge: 76% on time on Thursdays against 70% on Sundays.
Not much between American Airlines and United Airlines.
On this route they all land within 73% to 74% on time. Pick on schedule and price.
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
- Mon75%(317 flights)
- Tue73%(273 flights)
- Wed72%(309 flights)
- Thu76%(314 flights)
- Fri73%(314 flights)
- Sat74%(289 flights)
- Sun70%(315 flights)
- 12–3 AM—(3 flights)
- 6–9 AM75%(388 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM84%(300 flights)
- 12–3 PM78%(353 flights)
- 3–6 PM71%(451 flights)
- 6–9 PM66%(627 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM—(9 flights)
Jun 73% → May 76% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 73% | 195 |
| July 2025 | 68% | 191 |
| August 2025 | 78% | 202 |
| September 2025 | 84% | 191 |
| October 2025 | 81% | 211 |
| November 2025 | 77% | 188 |
| December 2025 | 64% | 160 |
| January 2026 | 70% | 114 |
| February 2026 | 72% | 141 |
| March 2026 | 64% | 168 |
| April 2026 | 67% | 164 |
| May 2026 | 76% | 206 |
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Based on 2,184 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.