Historical on-time performance
Fort Smith to Dallas-Fort Worth
227 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on FSM–DFW arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.7%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 timep9035 minCancel2.7%Flights1,176
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline19%
- Weather14%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft51%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline3%
- Weather63%
- Air traffic (NAS)34%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 32 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 FSM → DFW
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 — 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 15 min · 1,129 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 30 min · 1,059 flights
- Afternoons78% on time · p90 50 min · 218 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 50 min · 921 flights
- Overnights62% on time · p90 85 min · 136 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 80% on time.
- Mondays80% on time · p90 30 min · 501 flights
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 474 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 30 min · 485 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 30 min · 482 flights
- Sundays78% on time · p90 50 min · 511 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 30 min · 506 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 35 min · 504 flights
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