Saab 340 turboprops through the early 2000s in competition with the Delta Connection service to DFW. According to the Official Airline Guide (OAG), in the late spring of 1999 American Eagle and Delta Connection were operating a combined total of fourteen nonstop flights a day to Dallas/Fort Worth from the airport with American Eagle operating ten flights every weekday with Saab 340 aircraft and Delta Connection (flown by Atlantic Southeast Airlines) operating four daily flights with Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia aircraft. In late 2000 American Eagle introduced Embraer ERJ-145 regional jets, switching all flights to jets by 2003. However, some flights to DFW were later operated with ATR 72 turboprop aircraft on occasion in the early 2010s. By 2016, select flights began operating with larger Canadair CRJ-700 and CRJ-900 regional jets offering a first class cabin. American Eagle also provided nonstop flights to Nashville using Saab 340 turboprops for a brief time in 1993 and 1994 and service to St. Louis was provided in 2002 and 2003 operated by Trans States Airlines as AmericanConnection. The St. Louis service was flown with British Aerospace BAe Jetstream 41 turboprops. On September 1, 2015, Delta Connection switched to using Canadair CRJ-700 regional jet aircraft featuring first class as well as coach seats. At the same time, flights to Atlanta were reduced from three to two flights per day. On January 5, 2016, even larger CRJ-900 jets were introduced. All Delta Connection service to Fort Smith ended in mid 2020 with the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic leaving the airport served only by American Eagle with flights to DFW. Airline and destination The following airline offers scheduled passenger service: Statistics Passenger boardings by year (from FAA data) Top destinations References External links Fort Smith Regional Airport, official website Fort Smith Regional (FSM) at the Arkansas Department of Aeronautics Aerial image as of April 2000 from USGS The National Map TAC Air - Fort Smith Regional Airport, the fixed-base operator (FBO) Airports in Arkansas Buildings and structures in Fort Smith, Arkansas Transportation in Sebastian County, Arkansas