Little Rock to Chicago (LIT–ORD) — Airlines, Schedules & Connections

LIT Airport Page →
553 mi airlines charter/private 130/wk
On-time Some delays Frequent delays
Flight Schedule 41 flights Verified 15m ago
Also flown by charter / private operators: NetJets Aviation.
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  Flight Airline AC Dep Arr Dur OTP Sched  
✈ Nonstop
AA3656+5
AA American
E70
6:10 AM
CDT
7:57 AM
CDT
1h 47m
M T W T F S S
Prices
AS4099cs
AS Alaska
E70
6:46 AM
CDT
8:59 AM
CDT
2h 13m
M T W T F S S
Prices
IB8186cs
IB Iberia
E70
7:00 AM
CDT
9:10 AM
CDT
2h 10m
M T W T F S S
Prices
RJ7332cs
RJ Royal Jordanian
E70
7:04 AM
CDT
9:05 AM
CDT
2h 1m
M T W T F S S
Prices
NZ2558cs
NZ Air New Zealand
CR5
7:30 AM
CDT
9:39 AM
CDT
2h 9m
M T W T F S S
Prices
UA4528+1
UA United
CR5
8:56 AM
CDT
10:53 AM
CDT
1h 57m
M T W T F S S
Prices
BA4847+1
BA British
E70
10:29 AM
CDT
12:32 PM
CDT
2h 3m
M T W T F S S
Prices
NZ2556cs
NZ Air New Zealand
CR5
11:17 AM
CDT
1:25 PM
CDT
2h 8m
M T W T F S S
Prices
BA1933
Starts Sep 28
BA British
E75
12:09 PM
CDT
2:17 PM
CDT
2h 8m
M T W T F S S
Prices
AA3588+1
AA American
E75
12:09 PM
CDT
2:17 PM
CDT
2h 8m
M T W T F S S
Prices
QR2713
QR Qatar
E75
12:09 PM
CDT
2:17 PM
CDT
2h 8m
M T W T F S S
Prices
UA4410+1
UA United
CR7
12:30 PM
CDT
2:21 PM
CDT
1h 51m
M T W T F S S
Prices
RJ7562cs
RJ Royal Jordanian
E75
12:32 PM
CDT
2:39 PM
CDT
2h 7m
M T W T F S S
Prices
UA4182+1
UA United
CR5
2:33 PM
CDT
4:42 PM
CDT
2h 9m
M T W T F S S
Prices
NZ2554cs
NZ Air New Zealand
CR5
2:33 PM
CDT
4:42 PM
CDT
2h 9m
M T W T F S S
Prices
AS4353cs
AS Alaska
E70
7:35 PM
CDT
9:45 PM
CDT
2h 10m
M T W T F S S
Prices
AA4798
Starts Oct 5
AA American
E75
7:53 PM
CDT
10:00 PM
CDT
2h 7m
M T W T F S S
Prices
AS4282+1
Starts Oct 5
AS Alaska
E75
7:53 PM
CDT
10:00 PM
CDT
2h 7m
M T W T F S S
Prices
AA3730
Starts Oct 9
AA American
E75
7:55 PM
CDT
10:00 PM
CDT
2h 5m
M T W T F S S
Prices
AA3663+2
AA American
E70
9:02 PM
CDT
10:50 PM
CDT
1h 48m
M T W T F S S
Prices
UA4512+1
UA United
CR7
8:40 AM
CDT T2
10:42 AM
CDT
2h 2m
22%
M T W T F S S
Prices
NZ2555cs
NZ Air New Zealand
CR5
8:40 AM
CDT T3
10:42 AM
CDT
2h 2m
20%
M T W T F S S
Prices
AA3503+1
AA American
E70
9:40 AM
CDT T3
11:39 AM
CDT
1h 59m
40%
M T W T F S S
Prices
RJ7395cs
RJ Royal Jordanian
E75
9:45 AM
CDT T3
11:43 AM
CDT
1h 58m
M T W T F S S
Prices
NZ2559cs
NZ Air New Zealand
CR7
12:50 PM
CDT T2
2:51 PM
CDT
2h 1m
20%
M T W T F S S
Prices
UA4458+1
UA United
CR5
1:50 PM
CDT T2
3:54 PM
CDT
2h 4m
22%
M T W T F S S
Prices
QR2210
Seat map
QR Qatar
E70 Seat map
4:59 PM
CDT T3
7:01 PM
CDT
2h 2m
42%
M T W T F S S
Prices
AA3730
Starts Oct 9
AA American
E75
4:59 PM
CDT T3
7:06 PM
CDT
2h 7m
40%
M T W T F S S
Prices
AS4282cs
AS Alaska
E70
4:59 PM
CDT T3
7:01 PM
CDT
2h 2m
51%
M T W T F S S
Prices
AA4798
Starts Oct 5
AA American
E75
4:59 PM
CDT T3
7:11 PM
CDT
2h 12m
40%
M T W T F S S
Prices
QR2799
Starts Oct 5
QR Qatar
E75
4:59 PM
CDT T3
7:11 PM
CDT
2h 12m
42%
M T W T F S S
Prices
QR2247
Seat map
QR Qatar
E70 Seat map
4:59 PM
CDT T3
7:01 PM
CDT
2h 2m
42%
M T W T F S S
Prices
QR2242
Seat map
QR Qatar
E70 Seat map
5:00 PM
CDT T3
7:02 PM
CDT
2h 2m
42%
M T W T F S S
Prices
QR2221
Starts Oct 3 Seat map
QR Qatar
E70 Seat map
5:00 PM
CDT T3
7:02 PM
CDT
2h 2m
42%
M T W T F S S
Prices
QR2267
Starts Sep 17 Seat map
QR Qatar
E70 Seat map
5:00 PM
CDT T3
7:02 PM
CDT
2h 2m
42%
M T W T F S S
Prices
AA3501+1
AA American
E70
5:34 PM
CDT T3
7:45 PM
CDT
2h 11m
40%
M T W T F S S
Prices
RJ7647cs
RJ Royal Jordanian
E75
7:59 PM
CDT T3
9:59 PM
CDT
2h
M T W T F S S
Prices
AA3561+3
AA American
E75
8:30 PM
CDT T3
10:31 PM
CDT
2h 1m
40%
M T W T F S S
Prices
QR2784cs
QR Qatar
E75
8:30 PM
CDT T3
10:31 PM
CDT
2h 1m
42%
M T W T F S S
Prices
NZ2557cs
NZ Air New Zealand
CR7
9:30 PM
CDT T2
11:31 PM
CDT
2h 1m
20%
M T W T F S S
Prices
UA4542+1
UA United
CR7
10:16 PM
CDT T2 Red-eye
1:07 AM+1
CDT
2h 51m
22%
M T W T F S S
Prices

No flights match your filters.

No scheduled airline flights on this route — it's flown by charter / private operators (). No nonstop flights on this route. connecting options below.

✦ 1-Stop connections via 10 hubs
BNA Nashville 4h WN AAACAS Nashville (BNA) to Chicago flights
ATL Atlanta 4h 41m AFAMDL AAACAF Atlanta (ATL) to Chicago flights
DFW Dallas-Fort Worth 4h 56m AAASAY AAACAV Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Chicago flights
CLT Charlotte 5h 22m AABA AAACAS Charlotte (CLT) to Chicago flights
IAH Houston 5h 25m ACCMNZ AAASAV Houston (IAH) to Chicago flights
DEN Denver 5h 43m UAWN AAACAY Denver (DEN) to Chicago flights
DCA Washington 5h 53m AA AAASAY Washington (DCA) to Chicago flights
LGA New York 6h 33m AADL AAASDL New York (LGA) to Chicago flights
LAS Las Vegas 7h 58m WN AAACAV Las Vegas (LAS) to Chicago flights
PHX Phoenix 8h 47m AAAS AAACAY Phoenix (PHX) to Chicago flights
1-STOP More options, longer trips
2-STOP Loading... Reach the hardest destinations
Little Rock to Chicago
4 carriers, 130 flights/week nonstop.
4 Airlines 553 mi 2h 8m nonstop

LIT–ORD is served by 4 airlines with nonstop service. American Airlines, United Airlines and GoJet Airlines lead the route. The flight covers 553 miles in approximately 2h 8m. Beyond nonstop, 1-stop connecting options are also available.

Airline Landscape

All carriers operating nonstop LIT–ORD service, compared side by side.
Airline Freq/wk Aircraft Duration Dep OTP Alliance Codeshares
AA American Airlines Also: AS, BA, IB, QR, RJ 29 E70, E75 1h47-2h08 67% Oneworld AS, BA, IB, QR, RJ
UA United Airlines Also: NZ 21 CR5, CR7 1h51-2h09 67% Star Alliance NZ
G7 GoJet Airlines 2 67%
OO SkyWest Airlines 0 67%
Aircraft on this route
CR5 Bombardier CRJ-550 – NZ, UA
CR7 Bombardier CRJ-700 – UA
E70 Embraer 170 – AA, AS, BA, IB, RJ
E75 Embraer E175 – AA, AS, BA, QR, RJ
Alliance coverage
Oneworld: AA (29 flights/wk, 56%)
Star Alliance: UA (21 flights/wk, 40%)
Unaffiliated: G7 + OO (2 flights/wk, 4%)
OTP based on airport-level delay snapshots. Duration ranges reflect seasonal/directional variation.

Weekly Schedule Pattern

Nonstop flight frequency by day of week, LIT to ORD direction.
Mon
18
flights
Tue
19
flights
Wed
18
flights
Thu
18
flights
Fri
19
flights
Sat
19
flights
Sun
19
flights
Departure time distribution
12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM12 AM
Morning departures
Afternoon/evening departures
20
Nonstop flights
130
Outbound / wk
113
Return / wk

Connection Landscape

Beyond nonstop. 1-stop and 2-stop options for LIT to ORD.
1-STOP
One-Stop Connections
13
Hubs
~4h
Fastest
~16h
Longest
Verified with published schedule alignment and minimum connection time.
2-STOP
Two-Stop Connections
1,508
Candidates
Two-stop connections loaded in the connections tab above.
Connections computed from published schedules with minimum connection time verification. Use the interactive explorer above the fold to filter by airline, tier, and layover time.

On-Time Performance

What to expect at each end of your journey.
Outbound
LIT → ORD
67%
Moderate delays possible. Allow buffer time.
Departing
67%
Arriving
93%
Return
ORD → LIT
74%
Moderate delays possible. Allow buffer time.
Departing
74%
Arriving
80%
OTP = percentage of flights arriving within 15 min of schedule. Based on airport-level delay snapshots. LIT delays → ORD delays →

Other ways to reach Chicago from Little Rock

Nearby airports with service to Chicago O'Hare International Airport.
Metric LIT→ORD MEM→ORD MLU→ORD
Distance from LIT 129 mi 154 mi
Nonstop airlines 4 18 1
Weekly flights 130 263
Flight time 2h 8m 1h 50m 2h 30m
Departure OTP 67%
Airports within 200 miles of LIT with service to Chicago O'Hare International Airport.

Travel Essentials

Practical planning for this route.
Time Difference
0h
Chicago is 0 hours the same as Little Rock.
LIT: CDT · ORD: CDT

When it's 6:00 PM in Little Rock, it's 6:00 PM in Chicago.
Distance & Flight Time
553 mi / 889 km
Nonstop flight time is approximately 2h 8m gate to gate.
Getting from ORD

CTA Blue Line runs 24/7 from O'Hare to downtown Chicago (45 min, $5). Taxis use a flat-rate zone system; downtown is around $40–45 plus tip. Ride-shares are typically $30–50.The Airport Transit System (ATS) connects all terminals and parking. Metra commuter rail does not serve O'Hare directly; transfer downtown via Blue Line.

Chicago Climate

Continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are warm and humid (25–32°C) with afternoon thunderstorms. Winters are cold (−10 to −2°C) with heavy snowfall that regularly delays flights December through March.

Spring and fall are mild but unpredictable. Pack layers. Lake Michigan moderates temperatures near the lakefront, but O'Hare sits inland and runs colder.

LIT–ORD Quick Facts

Key statistics for the Little Rock to Chicago route.
Route details
Distance553 mi / 889 km
Flight time2h 8m
Time difference0 hours
Airlines (nonstop)4
Weekly flights130 out / 113 return
1-stop connectionsAvailable
Origin: LIT
IATA / ICAOLIT / KLIT
TimezoneAmerica/Chicago
Passengers/yr2.3M
Elevation262 ft / 80 m
Destination: ORD
IATA / ICAOORD / KORD
TimezoneAmerica/Chicago
Passengers/yr80.0M
Elevation680 ft / 207 m

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about LIT to ORD flights.
Nonstop flights from Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field to Chicago O'Hare International Airport take about 2h 8m gate to gate. The route covers 553 miles.
4 airlines operate flights from LIT to ORD: American Airlines, United Airlines, GoJet Airlines and SkyWest Airlines.
This route has frequent daily service. Check the schedule above for departure days and times in each direction.
Yes, 1-stop connections are available, ranked by layover time. Common connecting points include Nashville, Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta and Dallas Fort Worth.
On a single ticket, yes. Your bags are checked through to ORD and move between planes without you. On two separate tickets you collect your bags at the connecting airport and recheck them, so build in extra layover time.
Yes, return flights from ORD to LIT are available. Use the direction toggle at the top to view the return schedule.
Nearby alternatives include MEM and MLU. See the Alternatives section for a full comparison.
Click the 'Search Flights' button to check availability and prices on Google Flights. You can also compare airlines and schedules on this page to find the best option.
See the On-Time Performance section for the latest delay data at both airports. This shows departure and arrival reliability to help you plan.
Route data is updated regularly from official airline schedules. On-time performance data comes from recent airport delay snapshots.

Flights from LIT to ORD

Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field (LIT) and Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) are connected by nonstop service from American Airlines, United Airlines, GoJet Airlines and SkyWest Airlines. With 130 weekly departures, this is a heavily served route.

LIT to ORD Flight Duration and Schedule

Nonstop flight time from LIT to ORD is about 2 hours 8 minutes gate to gate. The route covers a distance of 553 miles (889 km). There are approximately 130 weekly flights outbound and 113 return, totaling 243 flights per week in both directions.

Connecting Options and Alternatives

1-stop connecting options are also available, commonly via Nashville, Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta and Dallas Fort Worth. Two-stop connections are also available via intermediate hubs. Nearby alternative airports include Memphis (MEM) and Monroe (MLU).