Flights Little Rock → Atlanta
LIT → ATL
Route overview
The flight route from Little Rock to Atlanta operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving an on-time performance rate of 88%. Over the course of the year, it has recorded a total of 563 flights, with an average delay time of 5.9 minutes per flight, using aircraft such as the McDonnell Douglas MD-88 and Airbus A319. The destination airport in Atlanta serves over 108 million passengers annually, highlighting its significance as a major transportation hub.
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 Little Rock (LIT) → Atlanta (ATL) route is operated by Air France, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 739 flights monitored in recent months, 88% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 6 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.49%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Little Rock the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Atlanta: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Little Rock (LIT) to Atlanta (ATL) heads east for about 727 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 20m.
Departures from Little Rock on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 46% of LIT-ATL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Little Rock the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Atlanta it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 739 tracked LIT-ATL flights, 88% left on time with an average delay of 6 min and a 1.5% 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 LIT-ATL
On the Little Rock (LIT) -> Atlanta (ATL) route, on-time performance is 88% with an average delay of 6 minutes, based on 739 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Little Rock-Atlanta is 1.49% across 739 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.
