Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Fort Smith
227 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–FSM arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.8%of scheduled flights
based on 1,176 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Envoy AirOn-time80%Medianon timep9030 minCancel2.8%Flights1,176
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline22%
- Weather16%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft46%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline3%
- Weather64%
- Air traffic (NAS)33%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 33 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
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 (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 15 min · 1,096 flights
- Overnights79% on time · p90 30 min · 1,049 flights
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 40 min · 1,104 flights
- Evenings62% on time · p90 90 min · 159 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 84% on time.
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 474 flights
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 506 flights
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 485 flights
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 25 min · 481 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 35 min · 502 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 40 min · 504 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 40 min · 511 flights
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