Dallas/Fort Worth to Little Rock

What the Data Says About DFW to LIT

The Dallas/Fort Worth to Little Rock corridor (DFW → LIT) covers roughly 304 miles and is served by 34 carriers, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 15,467 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 79.8% on-time rate with an average delay of 70.8 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 5,806 flights were recorded on this pairing — 162 cancelled (2.8%) and 6 diverted (0.1%). Those baseline metrics tell you what to expect before you book.

Having 34 carriers on the route matters: more carriers generally means more daily schedule options, competitive pricing, and redundancy when flights are cancelled. With 15,467 total flights analyzed, the 79.8% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 70.8-minute average delay applies only to flights that actually ran late, so it is not the average wait across all departures — the majority of flights on this route depart on time under the BTS definition of a delay (15+ minutes past schedule).

Looking at recent months, Oct 2024 posted the best performance on this corridor at 91% on-time, while Jul 2024 came in at 61% on-time — a 29-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the DFW to LIT route, the combination of a 79.8% on-time rate, 70.8-minute average delay, 2.8% recent cancellation rate, and 34 available carriers is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.