Fort Smith Regional in May 2026

76.5%departed on time

BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.

In May 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 102 domestic departures from Fort Smith Regional (FSM). 76.5% left less than 15 minutes late and 78.4% reached their destination on time; 2.9% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 77.1% of flights departed on time and 77.6% arrived on time, so FSM departures were 0.6 points below the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in May 2025, the airport had 93 departures with 77.4% leaving on time: a change of −0.9 points, with flights up 10%.

Flights arriving at FSM that month were on time 81.4% of the time (102 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 41%, extreme weather 36% and national aviation system 17%.

On time 78.4%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 18.6%
Cancelled 2.9%
Diverted 0.0%

Every scheduled departure from FSM in May 2026, judged by arrival at the destination.

May 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation

Measure	May 2026	May 2025	FSM, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, May 2026
Departed on time	76.5%	77.4%	83.3%	77.1%
Arrived on time	78.4%	73.1%	82.1%	77.6%
Cancelled	2.9%	6.5%	2.8%	0.9%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	20.5 min	14.7 min	13.6 min	16.0 min
Scheduled departures a day	3	3	3	20,391
Scheduled departures	102	93	1,194	611,735

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
MQ Envoy Air	102	100%	78.4%	10.9 min	2.9%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
FSM–DFW	Fort Smith to Dallas/Fort Worth	102	78.4%	10.9 min	2.9%

By scheduled departure hour

On-time share:under 62%6270768288% and over

Share of departures that left less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled hour (local time), May 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, May 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	5.8%	33.0%	117
Late-arriving aircraft	41.3%	40.4%	831
National Aviation System	17.2%	20.5%	346
Extreme weather	35.7%	6.0%	718
Security	0.0%	0.1%	0

2,012 delay minutes on 19 flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late and carried a cause report. Carriers assign the categories; see what each category means.

Questions and answers

How many flights left FSM on time in May 2026?

76.5% of 102 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 78.4% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 77.1% and 77.6%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In May 2025, 77.4% of 93 departures left on time and 6.5% were cancelled, against 76.5% and 2.9% in May 2026.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for May 2026; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for FSM · methodology · corrections.