Envoy AirMQ17% on time
Flights MQ3627 varies daily
live
Direct flights from Washington (DCA) to Little Rock (LIT): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 17% of the last 6 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 34 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 6 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 14 September 2026 at 20:33 UTC.
DCA
Washington
busy · +18
LIT
Little Rock
smooth · +4
1,426 km · ~2h 20m est.
Runs rough · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
17% on time
of the last 6 operated DCA → LIT flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is +34 min. 0 of 6 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+34 minacross the last 6 operated legs
Flight time~2h 20mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
Who flies it
observed on the boards · 7 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomes09-12MQ3627dep +24 → arr+24
09-11MQ3627dep +30 → arr+34
09-10MQ3627dep +31 → arr+34
09-09MQ3627dep +82 → arr+73
09-08MQ3627dep +11 → arr+14
09-07MQ3627departed+46
Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsWeather lens
Current conditions put the pressure at LIT: 51% odds of a 15+ minute delay, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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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?
Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at DCA is the weaker end, route health score 84/100. 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?
Envoy Air 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.
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