Little Rock (LIT) to St Louis (STL)

296mi
476 km257 nm

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 LITSTL

Filed traffic data

In May 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop LIT–STL; the Boeing 737-800 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 57% full.

Departures

1

May 2026

Seats

175

both directions

Passengers

100

both directions

Load factor

57.1%

RPM ÷ ASM

Who flies LIT–STL?

Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop LIT–STL in May 2026 (1 departures).

What plane flies LIT–STL?

In May 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew 100% of LIT–STL departures.

How has LIT–STL traffic changed?

Nonstop LIT–STL departures fell from 115 in July 2025 to 1 in May 2026.

Monthly nonstop LITSTL traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.

  • 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

  • May 2026

    1 departures · 100 passengers

    57.1%

    Load

Nonstop LIT–STL 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

LIT

US

Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field

Coordinates

34.73°N, 92.22°W

Hemisphere

N · W

STL

US

St. Louis Lambert International Airport

Coordinates

38.75°N, 90.37°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 May 2026, the Boeing 737-800 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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