Flights New York → Little Rock
LGA → LIT
Route overview
The flight route from New York to Little Rock operates with a Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 69%. With an average delay of 20.1 minutes, the route sees approximately 154 flights annually, serving a destination airport that handles around 1,897,000 passengers per year.
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 New York (LGA) → Little Rock (LIT) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 203 flights monitored in recent months, 74% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 7.39%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 37.9/100 (high), 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 New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Little Rock: what to expect in this direction
Flying from New York (LGA) to Little Rock (LIT) heads west for about 1,744 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 36m.
Departures from New York on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 91% of LGA-LIT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Little Rock it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 203 tracked LGA-LIT flights, 74% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 7.4% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about LGA-LIT
On the New York (LGA) -> Little Rock (LIT) route, on-time performance is 74% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 203 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on New York-Little Rock is 7.39% across 203 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American 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.
