Flights Little Rock → Chicago
LIT → ORD
How long is the flight from Little Rock to Chicago?
The flight from Little Rock (LIT) to Chicago (ORD) takes 1h 27m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Little Rock to Chicago operates with a high frequency of 491 flights, featuring Canadair Regional Jet 700 and Embraer RJ145 aircraft. With an on-time performance rate of 76%, the average delay is approximately 19.4 minutes, serving one of the busiest destination airports in the United States with over 80 million 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 Little Rock (LIT) → Chicago (ORD) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines. Across 1339 flights monitored in recent months, 74% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 21 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.66%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Little Rock the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Little Rock (LIT) to Chicago (ORD) heads north-east for about 889 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 27m.
Departures from Little Rock on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 44% of LIT-ORD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Little Rock the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Chicago it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,339 tracked LIT-ORD flights, 74% left on time with an average delay of 21 min and a 3.7% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about LIT-ORD
The flight from Little Rock (LIT) to Chicago (ORD) takes 1h 27m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Little Rock (LIT) -> Chicago (ORD) route, on-time performance is 74% with an average delay of 21 minutes, based on 1339 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Little Rock-Chicago is 3.66% across 1339 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, United 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.
