The flight time from Dallas to Little Rock is 1 hour. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves DAL Dallas, TX 3 minutes late.
10 minutes taxiing out
45 minutes in the air
4 minutes taxiing in
Arrives LIT Little Rock, AR 3 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Southwest
79%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Dallas to Little Rock is 1 hour. The time spent in the air is 45 minutes.

The flight distance from Dallas to Little Rock is 296 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Little Rock to Dallas
1 hour, 4 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
1h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 15m 30m 45m1h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

20

Distance

296 Miles

Flights By Month ?

JFMAMJJASOND020406080

Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun01234

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Southwest
20

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Dallas from Little Rock by plane?

The distance from Dallas to Little Rock by plane is 296 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Dallas to Little Rock?

The flight time from Dallas to Little Rock is 1 hour. The time spent in the air is 45 minutes. These numbers are averages.

What airlines fly from Dallas to Little Rock?

Southwest is the only airline with direct flights from Dallas to Little Rock.

Does Southwest fly from Dallas to Little Rock?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Dallas (DAL) to Little Rock (LIT). On average, they have 20 flights per week on this route. This may vary seasonally, please check the chart above for more details.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves Dallas 3 minutes late
Taxi Out Time 10 minutes
In the Air 45 minutes
Taxiing In 4 minutes
Arrives Little Rock 3 minutes early

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from Dallas to Little Rock, Southwest is 79% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 79% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Southwest 79% 20% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Dallas and Little Rock, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
Southwest 10 45 4 60

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
8am 0.48
10pm 0.5
4pm 0.34
12pm 0.04
5pm 0.1
8pm 0.26
2pm 0.05
3pm 0.39
1pm 0.02
9am 0.2
7pm 0.05
11am 0.15
10am 0.08
9pm 0.17

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Dallas to Little Rock that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 93
February 84
March 90
April 82
May 85
June 84
July 88
August 89
September 84
October 89
November 86
December 90

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Dallas to Little Rock that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 3
Tuesday 3
Wednesday 3
Thursday 3
Friday 3
Saturday 1.87
Sunday 3.21

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
Southwest 0

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
8am 11 46 4 61
10pm 10 44 4 58
4pm 12 45 4 61
12pm 11 46 4 61
5pm 10 46 4 60
8pm 9 44 4 58
2pm 10 46 4 61
3pm 11 45 4 62
1pm 13 46 4 62
9am 10 45 4 61
7pm 9 45 4 60
11am 11 46 4 62
10am 10 44 4 57
9pm 10 44 4 58
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.