DCA → LITWashington to Little Rock

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Direct flights from Washington (DCA) to Little Rock (LIT): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 7 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 19 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 7 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,426 km, an estimated 2 hours 20 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Washington and Little Rock. Updated 18 October 2026 at 03:33 UTC.

Today, DCA → LIT

Sat 17 Oct · local times
  1. 17:09 AA3627American Left 17:22 +13 Landed 18:24 −37

Checked DCA board 22:18 · LIT board 22:33

DCA Washington disrupted · +79
LIT Little Rock smooth · +0
1,426 km · ~2h 20m est.
departs 17:097x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 7 operated DCA → LIT flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −19 min. 0 of 7 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−19 minacross the last 7 operated legs
Flight time~2h 20mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
American Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
American AirlinesAA100% on time

Flights AA3627 17:09 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-17AA3627dep +13 → arr−37
10-16AA3627dep +40 → arr+7
10-15AA3627dep +23 → arr−29
10-14AA3627dep +27 → arr−19
10-13AA3627dep +18 → arr−34
10-12AA3627dep +38 → arr−12
10-11AA3627dep +52 → arr+1

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
DCAWashington +79 min disrupted 🌤 clear · N 14 kt Full DCA delay board →
LITLittle Rock +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · ENE 6 kt Full LIT delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at LIT: 46% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +11 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Washington to Little Rock route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DCA to LIT flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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DCA to LIT questions

Is DCA–LIT running on time right now?

Significant delay risk. The departure side at DCA is the weaker end, route health score 50/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from DCA to LIT?

Great-circle distance is 1,426 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 131–152 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DCA–LIT fly?

American Airlines runs the route with about 7 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at DCA and arrival-side delay at LIT, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.