Fort Smith Regional in July 2026

82.1%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 July 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 117 domestic departures from Fort Smith Regional (FSM). 82.1% left less than 15 minutes late and 82.9% reached their destination on time; 0.0% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 68.8% of flights departed on time and 69.4% arrived on time, so FSM departures were 13.3 points above the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in July 2025, the airport had 108 departures with 69.4% leaving on time: a change of +12.7 points, with flights up 8%.

Flights arriving at FSM that month were on time 76.9% of the time (117 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 54%, national aviation system 32% and extreme weather 12%.

On time 82.9%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 17.1%
Cancelled 0.0%
Diverted 0.0%

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

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

Measure	Jul 2026	Jul 2025	FSM, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Jul 2026
Departed on time	82.1%	69.4%	83.3%	68.8%
Arrived on time	82.9%	74.1%	82.1%	69.4%
Cancelled	0.0%	3.7%	2.8%	2.6%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	19.5 min	14.6 min	13.6 min	24.1 min
Scheduled departures a day	4	4	3	21,066
Scheduled departures	117	108	1,194	631,970

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
MQ Envoy Air	117	100%	82.9%	8.4 min	0.0%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
FSM–DFW	Fort Smith to Dallas/Fort Worth	117	82.9%	8.4 min	0.0%

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), July 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Jul 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	1.3%	31.7%	27
Late-arriving aircraft	54.4%	41.8%	1,158
National Aviation System	32.1%	19.9%	684
Extreme weather	12.2%	6.5%	259
Security	0.0%	0.1%	0

2,128 delay minutes on 20 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 July 2026?

82.1% of 117 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 82.9% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 68.8% and 69.4%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In July 2025, 69.4% of 108 departures left on time and 3.7% were cancelled, against 82.1% and 0.0% in July 2026.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for July 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.