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Little Rock (LIT) to Salt Lake City (SLC): On-Time Performance

Data through May 2026

Little Rock (LIT) to Salt Lake City (SLC) is a thinner route than most in this dataset — 265 departures over the past year, roughly 5 a week — so treat these numbers as indicative rather than definitive. Of the flights that did operate, 95% arrived on time, comfortably above the national average of 78%.

On-time
95%
arrived <15 min late
Avg delay
7 min
completed flights
Cancelled
0.8%
Flights/day
0.73
last 12 months
Duration
3h 27m
scheduled
Distance
1,156 mi

Monthly on-time trend

Monthly on-time percentage for LIT to SLC flights50%75%100%September 2025: 96% on-time (23 flights)96Sep 2025October 2025: 97% on-time (31 flights)97November 2025: 93% on-time (29 flights)93December 2025: 97% on-time (31 flights)97Dec 2025January 2026: 93% on-time (31 flights)93February 2026: 93% on-time (28 flights)93March 2026: 97% on-time (31 flights)97Mar 2026April 2026: 97% on-time (30 flights)97May 2026: 90% on-time (31 flights)90

Best time to fly from LIT to SLC

By day of week

DayOn-timeAvg delay
Monday97%3 min
Tuesdaybest100%0 min
Wednesday90%29 min
Thursday95%2 min
Friday95%3 min
Saturday95%6 min
Sunday92%5 min

What causes delays on this route

Share of total delay minutes by cause, as reported by carriers to the US DOT.

  • Airline operations86%
  • National airspace system2%
  • Weather12%

Frequently asked questions

How often are flights from LIT to SLC delayed?
5% of LIT–SLC flights arrived 15 or more minutes late (the US DOT definition of a delay) between 2024-06 and 2026-05. The average arrival delay across completed flights was 7 minutes.
How long is the flight from LIT to SLC?
The scheduled LIT–SLC flight time averages 3h 27m over 1,156 miles. Actual arrival times vary — flights on this route land 15+ minutes late 5% of the time.
How often are LIT to SLC flights cancelled?
0.8% of scheduled flights on this route were cancelled between 2024-06 and 2026-05, at or below the national rate of 1.6%.
What day of the week is most reliable for LIT to SLC?
Tuesday flights have the best record at 100% on-time. Day-of-week differences on this route are meaningful — Wednesday trails at 90%.

Based on 265 flights, 2024-062026-05. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Updated 2026-07-01.