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
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Envoy Air operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop DCA–LIT; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 98% of departures; flights ran 77% full.
Departures
61
April 2026
Seats
4,732
both directions
Passengers
3,642
both directions
Load factor
77.0%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies DCA–LIT?
Envoy Air operated the most nonstop DCA–LIT departures in April 2026 (60), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- MQ
Envoy Air
60 departures · 4,560 seats
Share of departures98.4%76.3%
Load
- AA
American Airlines
1 departures · 172 seats
Share of departures1.6%95.3%
Load
What plane flies DCA–LIT?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 98% of DCA–LIT departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer E175
60 departures · 76.3% load
98.4% - Boeing 737-800
1 departures · 95.3% load
1.6%
How has DCA–LIT traffic changed?
Nonstop DCA–LIT departures fell from 62 in May 2025 to 61 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop DCA–LIT traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
62 departures · 4,051 passengers
86.0%
Load
June 2025
60 departures · 3,915 passengers
85.9%
Load
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
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
DCA → LIT
78.7% full
31 departures · 1,930 passengers
LIT → DCA
75.1% full
30 departures · 1,712 passengers
Nonstop DCA–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 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 April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (98.4%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (1.6%).
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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