Flights Washington → Little Rock
DCA → LIT
Route overview
This flight route operates between Washington and Little Rock, using Embraer 170 aircraft. With a total of 89 flights recorded, the route has an on-time performance rate of 76%, with an average delay of 14.5 minutes when not arriving on schedule.
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 Washington (DCA) → Little Rock (LIT) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 120 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.67%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 16.4/100 (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 Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Little Rock: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Washington (DCA) to Little Rock (LIT) heads west for about 1,426 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 12m.
Departures from Washington on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 100% of DCA-LIT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Little Rock it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 120 tracked DCA-LIT flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 1.7% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
Airlines operating DCA-LIT
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Frequently asked questions about DCA-LIT
On the Washington (DCA) -> Little Rock (LIT) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 120 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Washington-Little Rock is 1.67% across 120 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.
