Denver (DEN) to Little Rock (LIT)
Flight time
≈ 2h 20m
Bearing
114° SE
Denver (DEN) to Little Rock (LIT) is 770 miles (1,239 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DEN–LIT
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, SkyWest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 3 carriers flying nonstop DEN–LIT; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 47% of departures; flights ran 70% full.
Departures
264
April 2026
Seats
27,032
both directions
Passengers
18,885
both directions
Load factor
69.9%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies DEN–LIT?
SkyWest Airlines operated the most nonstop DEN–LIT departures in April 2026 (182), one of 3 carriers on the route.
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
182 departures · 13,256 seats
Share of departures68.9%76.1%
Load
- WN
Southwest Airlines
60 departures · 9,056 seats
Share of departures22.7%70.2%
Load
- F9
Frontier Airlines
22 departures · 4,720 seats
Share of departures8.3%51.7%
Load
What plane flies DEN–LIT?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 47% of DEN–LIT departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer E175
125 departures · 75.1% load
47.3% - Bombardier CRJ-700
57 departures · 78.4% load
21.6% - Boeing 737-700
38 departures · 79.1% load
14.4% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
17 departures · 57.2% load
6.4% - Airbus A321neo
10 departures · 48.0% load
3.8% - Airbus A320neo
10 departures · 55.7% load
3.8% - Boeing 737-800
5 departures · 61.6% load
1.9% - Airbus A321
2 departures · 54.8% load
0.8%
How has DEN–LIT traffic changed?
Nonstop DEN–LIT departures rose from 257 in May 2025 to 264 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop DEN–LIT traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
257 departures · 22,528 passengers
88.4%
Load
June 2025
255 departures · 22,490 passengers
89.2%
Load
July 2025
260 departures · 22,378 passengers
88.3%
Load
August 2025
268 departures · 21,510 passengers
80.0%
Load
September 2025
265 departures · 21,505 passengers
80.0%
Load
October 2025
281 departures · 22,599 passengers
78.3%
Load
November 2025
257 departures · 18,149 passengers
70.9%
Load
December 2025
250 departures · 18,868 passengers
74.5%
Load
January 2026
243 departures · 15,595 passengers
64.3%
Load
February 2026
236 departures · 16,144 passengers
70.0%
Load
March 2026
263 departures · 19,991 passengers
79.7%
Load
April 2026
264 departures · 18,885 passengers
69.9%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
DEN → LIT
69.6% full
132 departures · 9,354 passengers
LIT → DEN
70.1% full
132 departures · 9,531 passengers
Nonstop DEN–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 Denver (DEN) from Little Rock (LIT)?
DEN to LIT is 770 miles (1,239 km / 669 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DEN to LIT?
A nonstop covers the 770-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 20m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DEN–LIT?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (47.3%), followed by the Bombardier CRJ-700 (21.6%).
What mileage do I earn flying DEN–LIT?
Distance-based programs credit off the 770-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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