Route · STL → LIT · 2020–2025 BTS data
St. Louis to Little Rock
The STL–LIT corridor (St. Louis, MO → Little Rock, AR) runs behind the national average, served by 1 carrier across roughly 296 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 78.9%
- On-time
- -0.1 pts
- vs US avg
- 55 min
- Delay when late
- 3,462
- Flights
Cancelled
0.9%
Best Month
Jan 2025 93%
Worst Month
Jul 2024 66%
Distance
296 mi
Carriers
1
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 60 | 12 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Nov 2025 | 56 | 10 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2025 | 57 | 8 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Sep 2025 | 56 | 9 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2025 | 56 | 9 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2025 | 57 | 15 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jun 2025 | 56 | 15 | 0 | 1 | WN |
| May 2025 | 56 | 11 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Apr 2025 | 56 | 10 | 2 | 0 | WN |
| Mar 2025 | 57 | 7 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Feb 2025 | 52 | 9 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Jan 2025 | 59 | 4 | 3 | 0 | WN |
| Dec 2024 | 60 | 5 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Nov 2024 | 55 | 6 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2024 | 57 | 8 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Sep 2024 | 55 | 5 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2024 | 57 | 10 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2024 | 58 | 20 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jun 2024 | 55 | 14 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| May 2024 | 57 | 19 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Apr 2024 | 56 | 12 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Mar 2024 | 57 | 12 | 0 | 1 | WN |
| Feb 2024 | 54 | 10 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jan 2024 | 58 | 14 | 3 | 0 | WN |
Cancellation Rate
0.9%
12 of 1,357 flights
Diversion Rate
0.1%
2 of 1,357 flights
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On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
STL - St. Louis
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for St. Louis, MO.
Origin airport →LIT - Little Rock
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Little Rock, AR.
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What the Data Says About STL to LIT
3,462 tracked flights put the STL to LIT pairing (St. Louis to Little Rock) at a 78.9% on-time rate, squarely in line with the wider network. Delays that do occur run 55.2 minutes on average. Across the 296-mile route and its 1 carrier, the trailing 24 months show 0.9% cancelled and 0.1% diverted (1,357 flights sampled).
The monthly split is wide on this route: Jan 2025 posted the strongest performance at 93% on-time, while Jul 2024 came in at just 66% - a 28-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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