Washington (DCA) to Little Rock (LIT)
Flight time
≈ 2h 34m
Bearing
256° W
Washington (DCA) to Little Rock (LIT) is 886 miles (1,426 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DCA–LIT
Filed traffic dataIn June 2026, Envoy Air was the only carrier flying nonstop DCA–LIT; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 86% full.
Departures
59
June 2026
Seats
4,484
both directions
Passengers
3,844
both directions
Load factor
85.7%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies DCA–LIT?
Envoy Air was the only carrier to fly nonstop DCA–LIT in June 2026 (59 departures).
- MQ
59 departures · 4,484 seats
Share of departures100.0%85.7%
Load
What plane flies DCA–LIT?
In June 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 100% of DCA–LIT departures.
- Embraer E175
59 departures · 85.7% load
100.0%
How has DCA–LIT traffic changed?
Nonstop DCA–LIT departures rose from 58 in July 2025 to 59 in June 2026.
Monthly nonstop DCA–LIT traffic, trailing 12 months through June 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
July 2025
58 departures · 3,641 passengers
82.8%
Load
August 2025
62 departures · 3,584 passengers
74.5%
Load
September 2025
59 departures · 3,545 passengers
79.1%
Load
October 2025
61 departures · 3,734 passengers
80.5%
Load
November 2025
59 departures · 3,281 passengers
73.2%
Load
December 2025
59 departures · 3,527 passengers
78.7%
Load
January 2026
56 departures · 2,680 passengers
63.0%
Load
February 2026
57 departures · 3,180 passengers
73.4%
Load
March 2026
62 departures · 4,012 passengers
83.4%
Load
April 2026
61 departures · 3,642 passengers
77.0%
Load
May 2026
65 departures · 4,149 passengers
82.8%
Load
June 2026
59 departures · 3,844 passengers
85.7%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
LIT → DCA
85.3% full
30 departures · 1,945 passengers
DCA → LIT
86.2% full
29 departures · 1,899 passengers
Nonstop DCA–LIT traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through June 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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 Washington (DCA) from Little Rock (LIT)?
DCA to LIT is 886 miles (1,426 km / 770 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DCA to LIT?
A nonstop covers the 886-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 34m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DCA–LIT?
In June 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying DCA–LIT?
Distance-based programs credit off the 886-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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