Little Rock (LIT) to St Louis (STL)
Flight time
≈ 1h 24m
Bearing
20° N
Little Rock (LIT) to St Louis (STL) 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 LIT–STL
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop LIT–STL; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 89% full.
Departures
1
April 2026
Seats
175
both directions
Passengers
156
both directions
Load factor
89.1%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies LIT–STL?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop LIT–STL in April 2026 (1 departures).
- WN
Southwest Airlines
1 departures · 175 seats
Share of departures100.0%89.1%
Load
What plane flies LIT–STL?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 100% of LIT–STL departures.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
1 departures · 89.1% load
100.0%
How has LIT–STL traffic changed?
Nonstop LIT–STL departures fell from 111 in May 2025 to 1 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop LIT–STL traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
111 departures · 14,358 passengers
82.8%
Load
June 2025
112 departures · 13,108 passengers
75.6%
Load
July 2025
115 departures · 12,954 passengers
73.2%
Load
August 2025
111 departures · 11,509 passengers
64.7%
Load
September 2025
112 departures · 12,525 passengers
69.2%
Load
October 2025
114 departures · 13,314 passengers
74.9%
Load
November 2025
112 departures · 10,704 passengers
62.9%
Load
December 2025
119 departures · 11,223 passengers
60.5%
Load
January 2026
109 departures · 7,333 passengers
43.8%
Load
February 2026
104 departures · 7,999 passengers
49.2%
Load
March 2026
17 departures · 1,444 passengers
54.6%
Load
April 2026
1 departures · 156 passengers
89.1%
Load
Nonstop LIT–STL 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 Little Rock (LIT) from St Louis (STL)?
LIT to STL 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 LIT to STL?
A nonstop covers the 296-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 24m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies LIT–STL?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying LIT–STL?
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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