Skip to content

KFSM · Fort Smith Regional Airport

ICAO · US · 10 NTSB events

ID KFSM FAA FSM Elev 469 ft Lat 35° 20.20' N Lon 94° 22.04' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

fetching…

Wind / Visibility

—

Density altitude (now)

—

Decode in METAR tool TAF on AWC ↗ NOTAMs ↗

Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 8,000 ft. Max gradient: 0.23%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
07 81.2° 8,000 ft 150 ft ASP Yes —
25 261.2° 8,000 ft 150 ft ASP Yes —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 10 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 126.300
  • CLD CLNC DEL 133.850
  • GND GND 121.900
  • TWR TWR 118.300
  • CTAF CTAF 118.300
  • APP RAZORBACK APP 135.357
  • APP RAZORBACK APP 120.175
  • DEP RAZORBACK DEP 120.900
  • RDO JONESBORO RDO 122.200
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KFSM on LiveATC ↗

  • NDB FS

    Wizer

    0.22 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

  • NDB GK

    Jembo

    0.31 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

  • VORTAC FSM

    Fort Smith

    110.40 MHz · DME 110.40 · BOTH · MEDIUM

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 3 matched · 13 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR RWY 08 & 26; MIRL RWY 02/20; HIRL RWY 08/26. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
  • ·Prior Permission Required for MIN 72 HRS NOTICE RQRD,. Contact A before operating.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR RWY 08 & 26; MIRL RWY 02/20; HIRL RWY 08/26. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

  • Prior Permission Required for MIN 72 HRS NOTICE RQRD,. Contact A before operating.

    ppr required

All translated remarks (3)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR RWY 08 & 26; MIRL RWY 02/20; HIRL RWY 08/26. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MALSR RWY 08 & 26; MIRL RWY 02/20; HIRL RWY 08/26 - CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    MIGRATORY BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.

  • Prior Permission Required for MIN 72 HRS NOTICE RQRD,. Contact A before operating.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    PPR MIN 72 HRS NOTICE RQRD, CTC A

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (13 sentences)
  • ·RWY 02 AIMING POINTS 1390 FT FM THLD.
  • ·FOR CD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449.
  • ·A-GEAR - RWY 08 AND RWY 26 BAK-14 IN-GN BARRIER HOUSINGS LCTD 275 FT CNTRLN.
  • ·A-GEAR UNAVBL WHEN TWR CLSD.
  • ·A-GEAR - RWY 08 BAK-12 ABV GND 2000 FT FM RWY 08 THLD.
  • ·LNDG FEE FOR ALL FAR 121 & FAR 135 OPNS ABOVE 12,500 LBS.
  • ·PPR FOR ALL ACFT (INCLUDING US GOVT) ABOVE 100,000 LBS.
  • ·CTC AMGR 0800-1700 MON-FRI 479-452-7000; MINIMUM 24 HRS IN ADVANCE.
  • ·[email protected] 24 HRS PPR FOR UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS CALL AMGR 479-452-7000.
  • ·PCR VALUE: 425/F/D/X/T PCR VALUE: 470/F/C/W/T PAPI UNUSBL BYD 8 DEGS LEFT OF CNTRLN.
  • ·PAPI UNUSBL BYD 5 DEGS RIGHT OF CNTRLN. 100LL AVBL 24 HRS SELF SERVE.
  • ·FOR JET A SAT & SUN 2200-0600, CALL 479-646-1611.
  • ·BAK-14 BAK-12B(B) (1500') BAK-14 BAK-12B(B) (1651')

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

IATA · FSM

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

10 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

10

since 1982

Fatal

1

10.0% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 83,831 ops in 1993

2024 total

21,185

10-yr total

309,567

2024 mix

AC/AT 19% · GA 70% · Mil 11%

Events / million ops

9.7

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.97

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2

All time · n=10

  • Other 2
  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Ground collision 1
  • Loss of control 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2020-02-09 Navion Navion · Fuel exhaustion · day →
2019-07-01 Beech A23 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2016-02-12 Socata TAMPICO TB 9 · Loss of control · VMC · night →
2003-07-07 Piper PA-38-112 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2001-08-11 Cessna 210 · Stall / spin · dusk →
1999-09-11 Cessna 172RG · Gear-up · night →
1996-09-20 Saab-Scania AB (Saab) SF-340B · Other · day →
1988-04-07 Piper PA-28-161 · Other · VMC · dusk →
1985-03-23 Mooney M20J · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1982-12-06 Beech A36 · Ground collision · day →

Designees in AR

CFI Flight Instructors 606 A&P Mechanics 2,319 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 25 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 3 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 3 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 2 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 6 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 32 Schools Flight Schools 20 FBO Fixed Base Operators 64 Clubs Flying Clubs 12 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 8 EAA EAA Chapters 8

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Reginald Howell Henderson Fort Smith AR 1 nm
Zachary Duane Caldwell Fort Smith AR 1 nm
Zachary Duane Caldwell Poteau OK 20 nm
Joshua Paul Jones Fayetteville AR 45 nm
Kenneth Kevin Mcnamara Bella Vista AR 68 nm
Dustin Garard Grove OK 78 nm
Kevin Dean Sidener Glenpool OK 88 nm
Jennifer James Wise Tulsa OK 89 nm
Robert Allen Tulsa OK 89 nm
William Brunton Tulsa OK 89 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Leo Bramel Jr Fort Smith AR 1 nm
John Patrick Ross Fort Smith AR 1 nm
Larry Kent Schiffner Fort Smith AR 1 nm
Phillip Carl Wear Fort Smith AR 1 nm
Todd Randall Holmes Fort Smith AR 1 nm
Michael Scott James Fort Smith AR 1 nm
Zachary Duane Caldwell Fort Smith AR 1 nm
Thomas Wendell Gage Fort Smith AR 1 nm
Patric David Coggin Fort Smith AR 1 nm
Charles Lawrence Bradley Fort Smith AR 1 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Leo Bramel Jr Fort Smith AR 1 nm
John Shannon Richey Fort Smith AR 1 nm
James Edward Burks Fort Smith AR 1 nm
Jim Reo Fulgham Fort Smith AR 1 nm
John Lawrence Gallagher Fort Smith AR 1 nm
Paul Hoover Foley Fort Smith AR 1 nm
Earnest Eugene Slater Fort Smith AR 1 nm
Anthony Louis Borgert Fort Smith AR 1 nm
Scott Matthew Brackett Fort Smith AR 1 nm
Edlen Ray Applegate Fort Smith AR 1 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Wings Avionics, Inc.
Fayetteville, AR
 42 nm
Aircraft Maintenance Center, Inc.
Clarksville, AR
 46 nm
Northwest Arkansas Avionics, Inc.
Springdale, AR
 52 nm
ForwardVue Aviation
Claremore, OK
 79 nm
Red Man Aviation
Tulsa, OK
 89 nm
DC Aviation Maintenance Inc.
Bryant, AR
 103 nm
Mike's Aircraft Repair
Pittsburg, KS
 128 nm
Tomlinson Avionics, Inc
Pine Bluff, AR
 138 nm
Avionics Services, Inc.
Norman, OK
 152 nm
Air-O Specialists of Texas
McKinney, TX
 170 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.