Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Fort Smith
227 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–FSM arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.9%of scheduled flights
based on 1,169 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Envoy AirOn-time79%Medianon timep9030 minCancel3.9%Flights1,169
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline23%
- Weather12%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft48%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly DFW → FSM
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 63% to 89% on time.
- Middays89% on time · p90 10 min · 55 flights · limited
- Mornings86% on time · p90 15 min · 1,082 flights
- Overnights79% on time · p90 35 min · 1,034 flights
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 40 min · 1,104 flights
- Evenings63% on time · p90 85 min · 152 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 85% on time.
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 467 flights
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 472 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 501 flights
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 476 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 35 min · 505 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 40 min · 499 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 40 min · 507 flights
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