LIT → ORDLittle Rock to Chicago

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Direct flights from Little Rock (LIT) to Chicago (ORD): 14 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 90% of the last 10 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 5 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 10 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 Little Rock and Chicago. Updated 17 October 2026 at 18:55 UTC.

Today, LIT → ORD

Sat 17 Oct · local times
  1. 07:00 AA3656American Airlines Left 07:12 +12 Landed 08:56 −13
  2. 07:30 UA4528United Airlines Left 07:43 +13 Landed 09:34 −5
  3. 11:12 UA4410United Airlines Left 11:12 Landed 13:07 −8
  4. 12:18 AA3588American Airlines Departed Landed 13:53 −30
  5. 14:22 UA4182United Airlines On schedule ORD 16:29scheduled
  6. · AA4798American Airlines On schedule ORD 22:00scheduled

Checked LIT board 10:33 · ORD board 13:55

LIT Little Rock smooth · +5
ORD Chicago smooth · +0
889 km · ~1h 38m est.
dep bank 07:00–19:5314x weekly
Runs reliable · 2 airlines · 14x weekly · nonstop
90% on time

of the last 10 operated LIT → ORD flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −5 min. 0 of 10 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−5 minacross the last 10 operated legs
Flight time~1h 38mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures14x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 10

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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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 AirlinesAA100% on time

Flights AA3656 07:00 daily · AA3588 12:18 daily · AA4798 19:53 daily

United AirlinesUA80% on time

Flights UA4528 07:30 daily · UA4410 11:12 daily · UA4182 14:34 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-17AA3588arrived−30
10-17AA3656dep +12 → arr−13
10-17UA4410dep +0 → arr−8
10-17UA4528dep +13 → arr−5
10-16AA3588dep +34 → arr+3
10-16AA3656dep +11 → arr+7
10-16AA4798dep +5 → arr−15
10-16UA4182dep +109 → arr+92
10-16UA4410dep +9 → arr−9
10-16UA4528dep +6 → arr−4

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
LITLittle Rock +5 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · ENE 12 kt Full LIT delay board →
ORDChicago +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · N 0 kt Full ORD delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at LIT: 47% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +12 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Little Rock to Chicago route actually runs

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

Is LIT–ORD running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at LIT is the weaker end, route health score 95/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on LIT–ORD?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:00 and evening departures around 19:53 from LIT. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the ORD delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from LIT to ORD?

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 LIT–ORD fly?

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