DCA to LIT flight delays
Washington, VA (DCA) Little Rock, AR (LIT) · 888 miles
728 flights · July 2024 – July 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
67.94%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
2.47%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
68 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
23 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In October it ran 47.1 points more punctual than in June — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.
The two directions do not behave alike. LIT to DCA arrives on time 23.9 points more often than the outbound. Delay accumulates through the flying day, so whichever direction is scheduled later tends to carry the worse record — which is an argument for booking the morning departure if the choice exists.
This route does worse than its own airport. DCA as a whole runs 7.8 points more punctual than these flights, which points at something specific to the route — the time of day it is scheduled, or the aircraft that feed it — rather than the airport.
This is a late route. Flights from Washington to Little Rock miss their scheduled arrival often enough that a tight connection at the far end is a connection at risk.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over July 2024 – July 2026, Envoy Air arrived on time most often on DCA to LIT. Flights ran closest to schedule in November and worst in June.
Every airline on DCA to LIT
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Envoy Air | 721 | 68.05% | 2.5% | 69 min | F |
| Republic Airways | 5 | 80% | 0% | 16 min | — |
| PSA Airlines | 2 | 0% | 0% | 17 min | — |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
LIT to DCA Little Rock back to Washington 91.79% on time AOther routes from Washington
Common questions
Are flights from Washington to Little Rock usually delayed?
67.94% of flights on the DCA to LIT route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 3 in every ten arrived late. That is worse than the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from Washington to Little Rock?
Only Envoy Air appears in the published record on this route, with 721 flights and 68.05% arriving on time.
How often are DCA to LIT flights cancelled?
2.47% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 25 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Washington to Little Rock?
October, when 87.1% of flights arrived on time. The worst was June at 40%.
When DCA to LIT flights are late, how late are they?
About 68 minutes on average across the flights that arrived more than 15 minutes behind schedule.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on DCA to LIT during July 2024 – July 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →