Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field (LIT) delays & on-time performance
Little Rock, Arkansas · 21 nonstop destinations · 10 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at LIT right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
81%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.8%
237 flights
Avg arrival delay
16 min
81 min when late
Departed on time
81%
avg taxi-out 16 min
Figures cover 13,424 departures from LIT; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into LIT were on time 79% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field (LIT) arrived on time 81% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, better than the 78% national average.
- 1.8% were cancelled, and 7% arrived an hour or more late.
- Delta Air Lines was the most punctual airline here (89% on time); American Airlines was the least (70%).
- Departures scheduled around 5am did best (92% on time); around 7pm did worst (68%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (36%).
Most delayed routes from LIT
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- ORD · Chicago70%1,457 flts
- IAH · Houston72%653 flts
- DFW · Dallas/Fort Worth75%2,665 flts
- DEN · Denver80%1,572 flts
- DAL · Dallas83%1,038 flts
- LAS · Las Vegas85%360 flts
- CLT · Charlotte85%1,236 flts
- STL · St. Louis87%403 flts
- ATL · Atlanta89%2,294 flts
- DCA · Washington93%364 flts
Most reliable routes from LIT
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- DCA · Washington93%364 flts
- ATL · Atlanta89%2,294 flts
- STL · St. Louis87%403 flts
- CLT · Charlotte85%1,236 flts
- LAS · Las Vegas85%360 flts
- DAL · Dallas83%1,038 flts
- DEN · Denver80%1,572 flts
- DFW · Dallas/Fort Worth75%2,665 flts
- IAH · Houston72%653 flts
- ORD · Chicago70%1,457 flts
Best airline at LIT
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines | 89% | 2.0% | 11 min | 2 | 2,296 |
| Republic Airways | 86% | 4.7% | 15 min | 3 | 379 |
| Southwest Airlines | 84% | 0.8% | 11 min | 8 | 2,501 |
| United Airlines | 84% | 0.0% | 9 min | 2 | 74 |
| PSA Airlines | 81% | 5.0% | 18 min | 3 | 505 |
| Envoy Air | 80% | 1.7% | 16 min | 5 | 4,040 |
| Frontier Airlines | 77% | 0.8% | 25 min | 2 | 123 |
| SkyWest Airlines | 75% | 1.6% | 23 min | 6 | 2,896 |
| American Airlines | 70% | 2.8% | 31 min | 2 | 502 |
| Allegiant Air | 49% | 0.0% | 54 min | 4 | 108 |
Best time to fly out of LIT
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 5am92%833 flts
- 6am91%1,314 flts
- 7am84%1,407 flts
- 8am83%845 flts
- 9am87%1,003 flts
- 10am85%441 flts
- 11am83%756 flts
- 12pm79%866 flts
- 1pm84%849 flts
- 2pm75%507 flts
- 3pm76%591 flts
- 4pm72%1,057 flts
- 5pm75%1,114 flts
- 6pm72%1,095 flts
- 7pm68%610 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Late-arriving aircraft36%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)33%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion18%
- Extreme weather13%
- Security0%
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.