Route · LIT → IAH · 2020–2025 BTS data
Little Rock to Houston
The LIT–IAH corridor (Little Rock, AR → Houston, TX) runs ahead of the national average, served by 9 carriers across roughly 374 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 83.5%
- On-time
- +4.5 pts
- vs US avg
- 87 min
- Delay when late
- 2,898
- Flights
Cancelled
1.9%
Best Month
Oct 2024 97%
Worst Month
May 2024 63%
Distance
374 mi
Carriers
9
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Oct 2025 | 41 | 15 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Sep 2025 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Aug 2025 | 60 | 20 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Jul 2025 | 78 | 23 | 4 | 0 | OO |
| Jun 2025 | 38 | 19 | 2 | 0 | OO |
| May 2025 | 42 | 12 | 2 | 0 | OO |
| Apr 2025 | 82 | 23 | 1 | 0 | OO |
| Mar 2025 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Dec 2024 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Nov 2024 | 60 | 13 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Oct 2024 | 63 | 2 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Sep 2024 | 54 | 6 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Aug 2024 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Jul 2024 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 0 | OO |
| Jun 2024 | 30 | 16 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| May 2024 | 52 | 19 | 6 | 2 | OO |
| Apr 2024 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | OO |
| Oct 2023 | 82 | 12 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Apr 2023 | 51 | 17 | 0 | 1 | OO |
| Mar 2023 | 71 | 19 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Feb 2023 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Dec 2022 | 45 | 7 | 1 | 0 | YV,OO |
| Nov 2022 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | OO,YV |
Cancellation Rate
1.9%
22 of 1,154 flights
Diversion Rate
0.3%
3 of 1,154 flights
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On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
LIT - Little Rock
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Little Rock, AR.
Origin airport →IAH - Houston
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Houston, TX.
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What the Data Says About LIT to IAH
Bureau of Transportation Statistics records show Little Rock to Houston (LIT to IAH) running a 83.5% on-time rate over 2,898 tracked flights, on the stronger end of a typical domestic pairing. When flights do run late, the average delay is 86.7 minutes. The 374-mile corridor is served by 9 carriers, and over the last 24 months 1.9% of 1,154 flights were cancelled, 0.3% diverted.
The monthly split is wide on this route: Oct 2024 posted the strongest performance at 97% on-time, while May 2024 came in at just 63% - a 33-point swing worth factoring into travel timing.
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Data source
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.
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