ORD → LITChicago to Little Rock

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Direct flights from Chicago (ORD) to Little Rock (LIT): 14 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 78% of the last 9 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 5 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 9 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 889 km, an estimated 1 hour 38 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Chicago and Little Rock. Updated 21 October 2026 at 19:19 UTC.

Today, ORD → LIT

Wed 21 Oct · local times
  1. 08:40 UA4512United Left 08:39 LIT est. 10:34In the air · sched 10:37
  2. 09:45 AA3503American Left 09:39 LIT est. 11:40In the air · sched 11:48
  3. 13:00 UA4458United Airlines Left 12:55 ·
  4. 16:59 AA4798American Airlines On scheduleGate L7 · T3 ·
  5. 20:37 AA3561American Airlines On scheduleGate L7 · T3 ·
  6. 21:30 UA4542United Airlines On scheduleGate F11 · T2 ·

Checked ORD board 14:19 · LIT board 10:33

ORD Chicago smooth · +0
LIT Little Rock smooth · +2
889 km · ~1h 38m est.
dep bank 08:40–21:3014x weekly
Runs mixed · 2 airlines · 14x weekly · nonstop
78% on time

of the last 9 operated ORD → LIT flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −5 min. 0 of 9 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−5 minacross the last 9 operated legs
Flight time~1h 38mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures14x2 direct airlines on the leg

The week

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

Flights AA3503 09:45 daily · AA4798 16:59 daily · AA3561 20:37 daily

United AirlinesUA60% on time

Flights UA4512 08:40 daily · UA4458 13:00 daily · UA4542 21:30 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-21AA3503dep −6 → arr−8
10-21UA4458departed−5
10-21UA4512dep −1 → arr−3
10-20AA3503dep −6 → arr−8
10-20AA3561dep −8 → arr−33
10-20AA4798dep −3 → arr−36
10-20UA4458dep +121 → arr+109
10-20UA4512dep +164 → arr+146
10-20UA4542dep +24 → arr+7

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
ORDChicago +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · S 3 kt Full ORD delay board →
LITLittle Rock +2 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · 3 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 Chicago to Little Rock route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop ORD 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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ORD to LIT questions

Is ORD–LIT running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on ORD–LIT?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:40 and evening departures around 20:37 from ORD. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the LIT delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from ORD to LIT?

Great-circle distance is 889 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 93–106 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does ORD–LIT fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 42 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.