According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Little Rock, AR (LIT) ranks #89 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Little Rock, AR posts below-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a high-volume U.S. airport.
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LIT on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Late Aircraft.
Total delay minutes: 897,377.
Late Aircraft37.8% (339,504 min)
Carrier33.9% (304,542 min)
NAS (National Aviation System)17.9% (160,649 min)
Weather10.2% (91,212 min)
Security0.2% (1,470 min)
LIT - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: November (93.4%) · worst: June (88.1%)
LIT - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
LIT - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 15.2 min · taxi-in 6.9 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
LIT's average taxi-out (15.2 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 13.8 min (March 2024) to 17.2 min (January 2024).
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Little Rock, AR, both outside Arkansas so the neighborhoods are not same-state geography. Axes stay disjoint: volume peers exclude the on-time peer set. Same-state compare stays below.
The standout signal at Little Rock, AR is the delay mix: Late Aircraft owns 37.8% of 897,377 delay minutes across 133,985 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 81.4% (2.4 pts above the 79% national average), with 24,878 delayed and 1,499 cancelled (1.12%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Late Aircraft (37.8% late-aircraft, 33.9% carrier, 17.9% NAS, 10.2% weather, 0.2% security). As a busy airport, that mix matters more for connection planning than for a thin schedule.
On the multi-year calendar, LIT is strongest in November (93.4% on-time) and weakest in June (88.1%), a 5.3-point swing. Volume peaks in July (~2,005 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) at 79.8% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Little Rock, AR vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
81.4%Top 74%higher than 26% of 382 airports
Little Rock, AR
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U.S. airports by on-time rate, bucketed by value
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Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data (2020–2025).
Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.
LIT's on-time book sits in the slower half of the BTS set; check the delay mix and the worst month before treating the headline as typical.
Check the busiest route from LIT before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in November rather than June if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 15.2 min here; check the monthly series before a tight connection. Taxi times →
On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers at this airport, not any single flight or airline.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Little Rock, AR's on-time rate?
Little Rock, AR (LIT) has a 81.4% on-time rate across 133,985 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 2.4 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the below-median on-time performance.
How does LIT rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Little Rock, AR ranks #89 of 382 tracked US airports by total BTS flights (most flights = #1), making it a high-volume U.S. airport.
What's the most common cause of delays at Little Rock, AR?
Late Aircraft is the leading delay cause at LIT, accounting for 37.8% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 37.8% late-aircraft, 33.9% carrier, 17.9% NAS/air-traffic-control, 10.2% weather, and 0.2% security.
When is the best time to fly through Little Rock, AR?
November is historically LIT's strongest month at 93.4% on-time, while June is the weakest at 88.1%, a 5.3-point swing across the BTS historical record.
Data sourced from U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) On-Time Performance data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFlights