Fort Smith Regional Airport (FSM) delays & on-time performance
Fort Smith, Arkansas · 1 nonstop destinations · 1 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at FSM right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
85%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
2.8%
33 flights
Avg arrival delay
14 min
87 min when late
Departed on time
86%
avg taxi-out 16 min
Figures cover 1,194 departures from FSM; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into FSM were on time 84% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Fort Smith Regional Airport (FSM) arrived on time 85% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, better than the 78% national average.
- 2.8% were cancelled, and 6% arrived an hour or more late.
- Departures scheduled around 6am did best (94% on time); around 5pm did worst (66%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (48%).
Most delayed routes from FSM
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- DFW · Dallas/Fort Worth85%1,194 flts
Most reliable routes from FSM
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- DFW · Dallas/Fort Worth85%1,194 flts
Best airline at FSM
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Envoy Air | 85% | 2.8% | 14 min | 1 | 1,194 |
Best time to fly out of FSM
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 6am94%363 flts
- 10am86%321 flts
- 11am91%44 flts
- 3pm85%33 flts
- 5pm66%76 flts
- 6pm79%283 flts
- 8pm75%62 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Late-arriving aircraft48%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion19%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)17%
- Extreme weather16%
- Security0%
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.