Flights Dallas-Fort Worth → Fort Smith
DFW → FSM
Route overview
The flight route from Dallas-Fort Worth to Fort Smith operates with an average on-time performance of 86%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of just 3.5 minutes. Over the course of a year, approximately 266 flights are conducted using Embraer RJ145 and RJ140 aircraft, serving a destination airport that sees around 173,657 passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Fort Smith (FSM) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 359 flights monitored in recent months, 85% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 6 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.06%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Fort Smith the average ATFM delay is 1.9 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Fort Smith: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Fort Smith (FSM) heads north-east for about 366 km, a flight time of roughly 53m.
Departures from Dallas-Fort Worth on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 33% of DFW-FSM flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Fort Smith it is 1.9 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 359 tracked DFW-FSM flights, 85% left on time with an average delay of 6 min and a 3.1% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about DFW-FSM
On the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) -> Fort Smith (FSM) route, on-time performance is 85% with an average delay of 6 minutes, based on 359 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dallas-Fort Worth-Fort Smith is 3.06% across 359 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
