Houston (HOU) to Little Rock (LIT)
Flight time
≈ 1h 35m
Bearing
26° NE
Houston (HOU) to Little Rock (LIT) is 394 miles (634 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies HOU–LIT
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop HOU–LIT; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 82% full.
Departures
10
May 2026
Seats
1,370
both directions
Passengers
1,118
both directions
Load factor
81.6%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies HOU–LIT?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop HOU–LIT in May 2026 (10 departures).
- WN
10 departures · 1,370 seats
Share of departures100.0%81.6%
Load
What plane flies HOU–LIT?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 100% of HOU–LIT departures.
- Boeing 737-700
10 departures · 81.6% load
100.0%
How has HOU–LIT traffic changed?
Nonstop HOU–LIT departures held steady at about 10 a month between June 2025 and May 2026.
Monthly nonstop HOU–LIT traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
10 departures · 1,462 passengers
93.8%
Load
July 2025
8 departures · 1,236 passengers
97.2%
Load
August 2025
8 departures · 938 passengers
73.7%
Load
September 2025
9 departures · 1,086 passengers
74.5%
Load
October 2025
2 departures · 293 passengers
78.8%
Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
December 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
January 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
March 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
April 2026
6 departures · 742 passengers
90.3%
Load
May 2026
10 departures · 1,118 passengers
81.6%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
HOU → LIT
76.8% full
5 departures · 526 passengers
LIT → HOU
86.4% full
5 departures · 592 passengers
Nonstop HOU–LIT traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 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 Houston (HOU) from Little Rock (LIT)?
HOU to LIT is 394 miles (634 km / 342 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from HOU to LIT?
A nonstop covers the 394-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 35m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies HOU–LIT?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying HOU–LIT?
Distance-based programs credit off the 394-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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