Arkansas
Distance from Fayetteville to Little Rock
Straight-line distance
137.9mi
Fayetteville, AR and Little Rock, AR are 137.9 miles (221.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Fayetteville, the shortest path starts out heading SE (132°).
- kilometers
- 221.9
- nautical miles
- 119.8
- heading from Fayetteville
- 132° SE
- heading from Little Rock
- 313° NW
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Fayetteville is from Little Rock
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Fayetteville and Little Rock is 137.9 miles, 221.9 km or 119.8 nautical miles. That is the shortest path over the Earth's surface, computed with the haversine formula on a sphere with the mean Earth radius, 6,371.0 km. A course held on one compass bearing (a rhumb line) would be 137.9 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 137.9
- Kilometers
- 221.9
- Nautical miles
- 119.8
- Bearing from Fayetteville
- 131.9° SE
- Bearing arriving at Little Rock
- 132.9°
- Bearing from Little Rock
- 312.9° NW
Halfway between Fayetteville and Little Rock
The great-circle midpoint is at 35.401817, -93.255053 (35°24'6.54"N 93°15'18.19"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is London, AR, with 1,041 residents, 5.2 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.
Time zones and daylight
Both use America/Chicago, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Fayetteville gets 14 h 37 min of daylight and Little Rock 14 h 29 min; on December 21, 9 h 42 min and 9 h 50 min. Fayetteville is 1.35° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.
Population compared
Little Rock has 2.0 times the population of Fayetteville. From July 2020 to July 2024, Fayetteville changed by +8.8% and Little Rock by +1.1%. Both are in Arkansas.
- 01Fayetteville, AR103,134 (+8.8%)
- 02Little Rock, AR204,774 (+1.1%)
Questions people ask
How far is Fayetteville from Little Rock?
137.9 miles, 221.9 km or 119.8 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Little Rock from Fayetteville?
SE. The great-circle path leaves Fayetteville on a bearing of 131.9° and arrives at Little Rock on 132.9°. The return trip starts on 312.9°.
What is halfway between Fayetteville and Little Rock?
The midpoint is at 35.401817, -93.255053. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is London, AR, 5.2 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Fayetteville and Little Rock?
Both use America/Chicago, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Fayetteville or Little Rock?
Little Rock, with 204,774 residents in July 2024 against 103,134 for Fayetteville, 2.0 times as many.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census 2024 Gazetteer internal points and Vintage 2024 estimates; time zones from Open-Meteo.
- 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.