St. Louis to Little Rock

What the Data Says About STL to LIT

The St. Louis to Little Rock corridor (STL → LIT) covers roughly 296 miles and is served by 1 carrier, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 3,462 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 78.9% on-time rate with an average delay of 55.2 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 1,357 flights were recorded on this pairing — 12 cancelled (0.9%) and 2 diverted (0.1%). Those baseline metrics tell you what to expect before you book.

Having 1 carrier on the route matters: more carriers generally means more daily schedule options, competitive pricing, and redundancy when flights are cancelled. With 3,462 total flights analyzed, the 78.9% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 55.2-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, Jan 2025 posted the best performance on this corridor at 93% on-time, while Jul 2024 came in at 66% on-time — a 28-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the STL to LIT route, the combination of a 78.9% on-time rate, 55.2-minute average delay, 0.9% recent cancellation rate, and 1 available carrier is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.