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

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553 mi airlines charter/private 188/wk
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Flight Schedule 52 flights Verified 1h ago
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  Flight Airline AC Dep Arr Dur OTP Sched  
✈ Nonstop
AA3625+2
AA American
E70
8:01 AM
CDT T3
10:10 AM
CDT
2h 9m
36%
M T W T F S S
Prices
AS4731cs
AS Alaska
E70
8:01 AM
CDT T3
10:10 AM
CDT
2h 9m
35%
M T W T F S S
Prices
NZ2555cs
NZ Air New Zealand
CR5
8:40 AM
CDT T2
10:42 AM
CDT
2h 2m
36%
M T W T F S S
Prices
UA4512+1
UA United
CR5
8:40 AM
CDT T2
10:41 AM
CDT
2h 1m
21%
M T W T F S S
Prices
AA3398
AA American
E70
11:45 AM
CDT T3
1:41 PM
CDT
1h 56m
36%
M T W T F S S
Prices
AA3471+1
AA American
E70
12:27 PM
CDT T3
3:28 PM
CDT
3h 1m
36%
M T W T F S S
Prices
UA1350
UA United
319
12:51 PM
CDT T1
2:48 PM
CDT
1h 57m
21%
M T W T F S S
Prices
NZ2559+2
NZ Air New Zealand
E75L
12:54 PM
CDT T1
2:55 PM
CDT
2h 1m
36%
M T W T F S S
Prices
UA5692
UA United
E7W
12:54 PM
CDT T2
2:55 PM
CDT
2h 1m
21%
M T W T F S S
Prices
UA5984
UA United
E7W
3:38 PM
CDT T2
5:37 PM
CDT
1h 59m
21%
M T W T F S S
Prices
UA5971
UA United
CRJ
3:47 PM
CDT T2
5:50 PM
CDT
2h 3m
21%
M T W T F S S
Prices
UA5727
UA United
CRJ
3:47 PM
CDT T2
5:50 PM
CDT
2h 3m
21%
M T W T F S S
Prices
IB4116
IB Iberia
E70
4:40 PM
CDT T3
6:34 PM
CDT
1h 54m
M T W T F S S
Prices
QR2226
QR Qatar
E70
4:55 PM
CDT T3
7:04 PM
CDT
2h 9m
9%
M T W T F S S
Prices
QR2727
QR Qatar
E70
4:58 PM
CDT T3
7:04 PM
CDT
2h 6m
9%
M T W T F S S
Prices
AS4065+1
AS Alaska
E70
4:58 PM
CDT T3
7:04 PM
CDT
2h 6m
35%
M T W T F S S
Prices
AA4062+2
AA American
E70
4:58 PM
CDT T3
7:04 PM
CDT
2h 6m
36%
M T W T F S S
Prices
BA1713cs
BA British
E70
4:58 PM
CDT T3
7:04 PM
CDT
2h 6m
27%
M T W T F S S
Prices
QR2313
QR Qatar
E70
4:59 PM
CDT T3
6:59 PM
CDT
2h
9%
M T W T F S S
Prices
BA1663
BA British
E70
5:01 PM
CDT T3
7:01 PM
CDT
2h
27%
M T W T F S S
Prices
QR2280
QR Qatar
E70
5:01 PM
CDT T3
7:01 PM
CDT
2h
9%
M T W T F S S
Prices
QR2204
QR Qatar
E70
5:01 PM
CDT T3
7:01 PM
CDT
2h
9%
M T W T F S S
Prices
IB4010
IB Iberia
E70
5:01 PM
CDT T3
7:01 PM
CDT
2h
M T W T F S S
Prices
RJ7647cs
RJ Royal Jordanian
E75
7:05 PM
CDT T3
9:11 PM
CDT
2h 6m
62%
M T W T F S S
Prices
QR2784cs
QR Qatar
E75
7:05 PM
CDT T3
9:11 PM
CDT
2h 6m
9%
M T W T F S S
Prices
AA3561+5
AA American
E70
7:46 PM
CDT T3
9:55 PM
CDT
2h 9m
36%
M T W T F S S
Prices
NZ2557+1
NZ Air New Zealand
CR5
8:10 PM
CDT T2
10:17 PM
CDT
2h 7m
36%
M T W T F S S
Prices
UA4504
UA United
CR5
9:30 PM
CDT T2
11:35 PM
CDT
2h 5m
21%
M T W T F S S
Prices
UA5296
UA United
E7W
9:30 PM
CDT T2
11:37 PM
CDT
2h 7m
21%
M T W T F S S
Prices
UA5228
UA United
E7W
9:30 PM
CDT T2
11:37 PM
CDT
2h 7m
21%
M T W T F S S
Prices
AS4099cs
AS Alaska
E70
6:31 AM
CDT
8:40 AM
CDT
2h 9m
M T W T F S S
Prices
AA3656+4
AA American
E70
6:31 AM
CDT
8:40 AM
CDT
2h 9m
M T W T F S S
Prices
QR9514cs
QR Qatar
E75
7:19 AM
CDT
9:30 AM
CDT
2h 11m
M T W T F S S
Prices
UA5501
UA United
E7W
7:20 AM
CDT
9:35 AM
CDT
2h 15m
M T W T F S S
Prices
IB8186cs
IB Iberia
E70
7:20 AM
CDT
9:31 AM
CDT
2h 11m
M T W T F S S
Prices
UA4528+1
UA United
CR7
7:30 AM
CDT
9:42 AM
CDT
2h 12m
M T W T F S S
Prices
NZ2558cs
NZ Air New Zealand
CR5
7:45 AM
CDT
9:50 AM
CDT
2h 5m
M T W T F S S
Prices
AS4731+1
AS Alaska
E70
10:40 AM
CDT
12:44 PM
CDT
2h 4m
M T W T F S S
Prices
AA3625+2
AA American
E70
10:40 AM
CDT
12:44 PM
CDT
2h 4m
M T W T F S S
Prices
QR2718cs
QR Qatar
E70
10:47 AM
CDT
12:51 PM
CDT
2h 4m
M T W T F S S
Prices
UA4410+2
UA United
CR5
11:16 AM
CDT
1:15 PM
CDT
1h 59m
M T W T F S S
Prices
NZ2556cs
NZ Air New Zealand
CR7
11:17 AM
CDT
1:15 PM
CDT
1h 58m
M T W T F S S
Prices
UA5517
UA United
E75L
2:12 PM
CDT
4:26 PM
CDT
2h 14m
M T W T F S S
Prices
UA5382
UA United
E7W
2:12 PM
CDT
4:27 PM
CDT
2h 15m
M T W T F S S
Prices
AA3398
AA American
E70
2:22 PM
CDT
4:27 PM
CDT
2h 5m
M T W T F S S
Prices
RJ7778cs
RJ Royal Jordanian
E70
2:24 PM
CDT
4:26 PM
CDT
2h 2m
M T W T F S S
Prices
AA3471+1
AA American
E70
2:26 PM
CDT
4:28 PM
CDT
2h 2m
M T W T F S S
Prices
UA5405
UA United
CRJ
6:30 PM
CDT
8:44 PM
CDT
2h 14m
M T W T F S S
Prices
NZ2554+2
NZ Air New Zealand
CR5
6:40 PM
CDT
8:40 PM
CDT
2h
M T W T F S S
Prices
AA4062+2
AA American
E70
7:35 PM
CDT
9:40 PM
CDT
2h 5m
M T W T F S S
Prices
AS4065cs
AS Alaska
E70
7:35 PM
CDT
9:40 PM
CDT
2h 5m
M T W T F S S
Prices
IB4709+1
IB Iberia
E70
7:35 PM
CDT
9:40 PM
CDT
2h 5m
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 3h 41m AAACAS WN Nashville (BNA) to Little Rock flights
ATL Atlanta 4h 35m AAACAF AFAMDL Atlanta (ATL) to Little Rock flights
DFW Dallas-Fort Worth 4h 52m AAACAV AAASAY Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Little Rock flights
CLT Charlotte 5h 17m AAACAS AABA Charlotte (CLT) to Little Rock flights
IAH Houston 5h 23m AAASAV ACCMDL Houston (IAH) to Little Rock flights
DCA Washington 5h 33m AAASAY AA Washington (DCA) to Little Rock flights
FAR Fargo 5h 43m AAASAV UA Fargo (FAR) to Little Rock flights
DEN Denver 5h 48m AAACAY F9UAWN Denver (DEN) to Little Rock flights
MCO Orlando 6h 22m AAACAD WN Orlando (MCO) to Little Rock flights
LGA New York 6h 41m AAASDL AADL New York (LGA) to Little Rock flights
1-STOP More options, longer trips
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Chicago to Little Rock
2 carriers, 188 flights/week nonstop.
2 Airlines 553 mi 2h 4m nonstop

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

Airline Landscape

All carriers operating nonstop ORD–LIT service, compared side by side.
Airline Freq/wk Aircraft Duration Dep OTP Alliance Codeshares
UA United Airlines Also: NZ 55 319, CR5, CRJ, E7W 1h57-2h07 72% Star Alliance NZ
AA American Airlines Also: AS, BA, IB, QR, RJ 35 E70 1h56-3h01 72% Oneworld AS, BA, IB, QR, RJ
Aircraft on this route
319 Airbus A319 – UA
CR5 Bombardier CRJ-550 – NZ, UA
CRJ Bombardier CRJ – UA
E70 Embraer 170 – AA, AS, BA, IB, QR
E75 Embraer E175 – QR, RJ
E75L Embraer E175 Long Wing – NZ
E7W Embraer E175 – UA
Alliance coverage
Star Alliance: UA (55 flights/wk, 61%)
Oneworld: AA (35 flights/wk, 39%)
OTP based on airport-level delay snapshots. Duration ranges reflect seasonal/directional variation.

Weekly Schedule Pattern

Nonstop flight frequency by day of week, ORD to LIT direction.
Mon
27
flights
Tue
27
flights
Wed
26
flights
Thu
27
flights
Fri
27
flights
Sat
27
flights
Sun
27
flights
Departure time distribution
12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM12 AM
Morning departures
Afternoon/evening departures
30
Nonstop flights
188
Outbound / wk
154
Return / wk

Connection Landscape

Beyond nonstop. 1-stop and 2-stop options for ORD to LIT.
1-STOP
One-Stop Connections
18
Hubs
~3h
Fastest
~9h
Longest
Verified with published schedule alignment and minimum connection time.
2-STOP
Two-Stop Connections
1,728
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
ORD → LIT
72%
Moderate delays possible. Allow buffer time.
Departing
72%
Arriving
100%
Return
LIT → ORD
100%
Generally reliable. Most flights run on time.
Departing
100%
Arriving
88%
OTP = percentage of flights arriving within 15 min of schedule. Based on airport-level delay snapshots. ORD delays → LIT delays →

Other ways to reach Little Rock from Chicago

Nearby airports with service to Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field.
Metric ORD→LIT MDW→LIT
Distance from ORD 15 mi
Nonstop airlines 2 4
Weekly flights 188 2
Flight time 2h 4m 1h 21m
Departure OTP 72%
Airports within 200 miles of ORD with service to Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field.

Travel Essentials

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

When it's 6:00 PM in Chicago, it's 6:00 PM in Little Rock.
Distance & Flight Time
553 mi / 889 km
Nonstop flight time is approximately 2h 4m gate to gate.
Getting to ORD

CTA Blue Line runs 24/7 from downtown Loop stations to O'Hare (45 min, $5). Pace buses serve suburbs. Ride-shares cost $35–55 from downtown depending on traffic; add 30+ minutes during rush hour on the Kennedy Expressway.Economy parking lots E/F connect via ATS people mover. Terminal 5 (international) is separate from Terminals 1–3; allow extra time for inter-terminal transfers.

ORD–LIT Quick Facts

Key statistics for the Chicago to Little Rock route.
Route details
Distance553 mi / 889 km
Flight time2h 4m
Time difference0 hours
Airlines (nonstop)2
Weekly flights188 out / 154 return
1-stop connectionsAvailable
Origin: ORD
IATA / ICAOORD / KORD
TimezoneAmerica/Chicago
Passengers/yr80.0M
Elevation680 ft / 207 m
Destination: LIT
IATA / ICAOLIT / KLIT
TimezoneAmerica/Chicago
Passengers/yr2.3M
Elevation262 ft / 80 m

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about ORD to LIT flights.
Nonstop flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field take about 2h 4m gate to gate. The route covers 553 miles.
2 airlines operate flights from ORD to LIT: United Airlines and American 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.
Yes, return flights from LIT to ORD are available. Use the direction toggle at the top to view the return schedule.
Nearby alternatives include MDW. 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 ORD to LIT

Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) and Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field (LIT) are connected by nonstop service from United Airlines and American Airlines. With 188 weekly departures, this is a heavily served route.

ORD to LIT Flight Duration and Schedule

Nonstop flight time from ORD to LIT is about 2 hours 4 minutes gate to gate. The route covers a distance of 553 miles (889 km). There are approximately 188 weekly flights outbound and 154 return, totaling 342 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 Chicago (MDW).