The flight time from Denver to Little Rock is 2 hours, 3 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves DEN Denver, CO 1 minute early.
17 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 38 minutes in the air
5 minutes taxiing in
Arrives LIT Little Rock, AR 3 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Frontier
82%
United
81%
Southwest
78%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Denver to Little Rock is 2 hours, 3 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 38 minutes.

The flight distance from Denver to Little Rock is 771 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Little Rock to Denver
2 hours, 19 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
1h 50m
Frontier
2h 1m
United
2h 7m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m2h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

30

Distance

771 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

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Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

United
20
Southwest
7
Frontier
2

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Denver from Little Rock by plane?

The distance from Denver to Little Rock by plane is 771 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Denver to Little Rock?

The flight time from Denver to Little Rock is 2 hours, 3 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 38 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 1 hour, 50 minutes, and United the slowest taking 2 hours, 7 minutes.

What airlines fly from Denver to Little Rock?

Southwest, Frontier, and United are the airlines with direct flights from Denver to Little Rock.

Does Southwest fly from Denver to Little Rock?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Denver (DEN) to Little Rock (LIT). On average, they have 7 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 Denver 1 minute early
Taxi Out Time 17 minutes
In the Air 98 minutes
Taxiing In 5 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 Denver to Little Rock, Southwest is 78% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 78% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Frontier 82% 17% 1%
United 81% 18% 1%
Southwest 78% 22% 0%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Denver 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 12 94 4 110
Frontier 17 96 6 121
United 19 99 6 127

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
8pm 0.01
6pm 0
11am 0.27
2pm 0.09
5pm 0.98
7am 0.02
5am 0.01
6am 0.03
9pm 0.07
10am 0.34
4pm 0.01
8am 0.01
3pm 0.16
1pm 1.14
12pm 0.19
9am 0.92
7pm 0.06

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Denver 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 129
February 120
March 135
April 133
May 139
June 134
July 137
August 137
September 133
October 136
November 118
December 138

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Denver 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 4.48
Tuesday 4.33
Wednesday 4.37
Thursday 4.37
Friday 4.54
Saturday 4
Sunday 4.48

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
United 0
Southwest 0
Frontier 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)
8pm 12 93 4 109
6pm 11 91 7 109
11am 13 93 4 110
2pm 11 96 4 113
5pm 21 99 6 129
7am 17 101 5 121
5am 16 96 7 127
6am 17 94 7 119
9pm 11 93 4 108
10am 19 97 6 123
4pm 10 92 4 107
8am 18 96 7 138
3pm 12 94 4 110
1pm 17 99 6 125
12pm 11 95 4 110
9am 19 99 6 126
7pm 13 93 4 110
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.