Dallas (DAL) to Little Rock (LIT)
Flight time
≈ 1h 23m
Bearing
63° NE
Dallas (DAL) to Little Rock (LIT) is 296 miles (476 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DAL–LIT
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop DAL–LIT; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 50% of departures; flights ran 68% full.
Departures
171
April 2026
Seats
27,303
both directions
Passengers
18,600
both directions
Load factor
68.1%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies DAL–LIT?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop DAL–LIT in April 2026 (171 departures).
- WN
Southwest Airlines
171 departures · 27,303 seats
Share of departures100.0%68.1%
Load
What plane flies DAL–LIT?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 50% of DAL–LIT departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
86 departures · 64.8% load
50.3% - Boeing 737-700
69 departures · 74.1% load
40.4% - Boeing 737-800
16 departures · 66.0% load
9.4%
How has DAL–LIT traffic changed?
Nonstop DAL–LIT departures rose from 164 in May 2025 to 171 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop DAL–LIT traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
164 departures · 21,292 passengers
81.5%
Load
June 2025
163 departures · 20,450 passengers
79.6%
Load
July 2025
168 departures · 20,968 passengers
78.9%
Load
August 2025
175 departures · 17,846 passengers
63.9%
Load
September 2025
170 departures · 18,111 passengers
66.7%
Load
October 2025
175 departures · 20,028 passengers
77.2%
Load
November 2025
171 departures · 16,240 passengers
60.8%
Load
December 2025
182 departures · 17,724 passengers
61.3%
Load
January 2026
168 departures · 13,945 passengers
55.2%
Load
February 2026
160 departures · 15,670 passengers
66.8%
Load
March 2026
170 departures · 18,198 passengers
70.9%
Load
April 2026
171 departures · 18,600 passengers
68.1%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
DAL → LIT
70.7% full
86 departures · 9,623 passengers
LIT → DAL
65.5% full
85 departures · 8,977 passengers
Nonstop DAL–LIT traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
The airports
Little Rock
US
Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field
Coordinates
34.73°N, 92.22°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Dallas (DAL) from Little Rock (LIT)?
DAL to LIT is 296 miles (476 km / 257 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DAL to LIT?
A nonstop covers the 296-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 23m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DAL–LIT?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (50.3%), followed by the Boeing 737-700 (40.4%).
What mileage do I earn flying DAL–LIT?
Distance-based programs credit off the 296-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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