Flights Atlanta → Little Rock
ATL → LIT
Route overview
The flight route from Atlanta to Little Rock operates with a high on-time performance rate of 86%, with an average delay of just 7.3 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, approximately 563 flights are conducted using either McDonnell Douglas MD-88 or Airbus A319 aircraft, serving the destination airport which sees around 1,897,000 passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Atlanta (ATL) → Little Rock (LIT) route is operated by Air France, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 741 flights monitored in recent months, 85% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 8 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.62%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Little Rock the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Little Rock: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Atlanta (ATL) to Little Rock (LIT) heads west for about 727 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 20m.
Departures from Atlanta on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 31% of ATL-LIT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Little Rock it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 741 tracked ATL-LIT flights, 85% left on time with an average delay of 8 min and a 1.6% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) | 84% | 20 min | 0.0% |
| Air France (AF) | 82% | 18 min | 3.3% |
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| ITA Airways (AZ) | 59% | 35 min | 4.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about ATL-LIT
On the Atlanta (ATL) -> Little Rock (LIT) route, on-time performance is 85% with an average delay of 8 minutes, based on 741 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Atlanta-Little Rock is 1.62% across 741 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 4 airlines: Air France, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
