Airport reliability

Syracuse (SYR) on-time performance

How reliably flights leave Syracuse, NY (SYR) and reach their destinations, by airline, departure hour and month, September 2025 to August 2026.

Historical performance Official DOT data through August 2026 · Not live flight status

Syracuse, NY10,428 departures in 12 months

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Departures on time: 72.8%
Cancelled: 2.7%
60+ minutes late: 9.3%
Scheduled departures: 10,428

What this means

SYR departures ran below the U.S. average.

72.8% of the 10,428 scheduled departures from Syracuse (SYR) arrived at their destination on time, 2.8 points lower than the U.S. average of 75.6%.
2.7% of departures were cancelled (U.S. average 1.9%), and 9.3% arrived an hour or more late.
Flights arriving at SYR were on time 71.7% of the time.
Among airlines with at least 300 departures, Delta Air Lines was the most punctual from SYR (82.6%) and Allegiant Air the least (58.4%).
Over the last 3 years, October was the most reliable month for departures from SYR (85.6% on time) and January the least reliable (71.1%).
Cancellations peaked in January, when 3.9% of flights were cancelled.
Flights scheduled to depart 9 am to 10 am were the most punctual (87.8% on time); flights scheduled to depart 8 pm to 9 pm were the least (55.1%).

Airlines at SYR

Ranked by on-time arrival

Departures from SYR, September 2025 to August 2026. On time means arrived at the destination within 15 minutes of schedule.
Airline	On time	Cancelled	60+ min late	Avg delay when late	Departures
Delta Air Lines	82.6%	1.9%	5.5%	82 min	1,565
Envoy AirSold as American Eagle	78.4%	2.1%	7.5%	75 min	797
American Airlines	76.7%	1.6%	7.9%	93 min	1,728
JetBlue Airways	74.5%	3.7%	8.5%	80 min	1,488
Republic AirwaysSold as American Eagle, Delta Connection, United Express	72.1%	3.6%	9.5%	79 min	1,605
United Airlines	71.8%	1.6%	7.4%	71 min	982
SkyWest AirlinesSold as United Express, Delta Connection, American Eagle, Alaska	66.1%	2.4%	13.2%	87 min	661
Frontier Airlines	62.6%	2.3%	15.3%	90 min	131
PSA AirlinesSold as American Eagle	58.5%	8.4%	14.0%	94 min	665
Allegiant Air	58.4%	0.5%	16.7%	92 min	806

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On-time rate by departure hour

<6a 83.2%

6a 79.7%

7a 78.7%

8a 77.6%

9a 87.8%

10a 81.0%

11a 74.4%

12p 69.8%

1p 70.2%

2p 81.1%

3p 79.1%

4p 66.1%

5p 59.4%

6p 72.8%

7p 56.0%

8p 55.1%

9p 65.5%

Share of scheduled flights on time SYR average 72.8%

Departures from SYR by scheduled local departure hour, September 2025 to August 2026. Scale starts at zero.

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Period	On time	Flights
Departing before 6 am	83.2%	494
Departing 6 am to 7 am	79.7%	2,049
Departing 7 am to 8 am	78.7%	1,028
Departing 8 am to 9 am	77.6%	455
Departing 9 am to 10 am	87.8%	197
Departing 10 am to 11 am	81.0%	474
Departing 11 am to noon	74.4%	774
Departing noon to 1 pm	69.8%	1,028
Departing 1 pm to 2 pm	70.2%	450
Departing 2 pm to 3 pm	81.1%	169
Departing 3 pm to 4 pm	79.1%	177
Departing 4 pm to 5 pm	66.1%	531
Departing 5 pm to 6 pm	59.4%	1,027
Departing 6 pm to 7 pm	72.8%	585
Departing 7 pm to 8 pm	56.0%	529
Departing 8 pm to 9 pm	55.1%	403
Departing 9 pm to 10 pm	65.5%	58

Best and worst months at SYR

Jan 71.1%

Feb 73.3%

Mar 76.6%

Apr 82.2%

May 81.9%

Jun 79.2%

Jul 71.9%

Aug 73.3%

Sep 85.0%

Oct 85.6%

Nov 80.8%

Dec 73.3%

Share of scheduled flights on time 12-month average 72.8%

Departures from SYR by calendar month, September 2023 to August 2026 pooled. Scale starts at zero.

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Period	On time	Flights
January	71.1%	2,723
February	73.3%	2,652
March	76.6%	2,900
April	82.2%	2,910
May	81.9%	2,946
June	79.2%	2,949
July	71.9%	3,123
August	73.3%	2,996
September	85.0%	2,944
October	85.6%	3,129
November	80.8%	2,995
December	73.3%	3,045

Month by month, last 12 months

Sep 84.3%

Oct 80.8%

Nov 65.9%

Dec 57.1%

Jan 62.4%

Feb 69.9%

Mar 66.1%

Apr 80.3%

May 84.6%

Jun 78.5%

Jul 71.7%

Aug 68.9%

Share of scheduled flights on time U.S. average 75.6%

Departures from SYR, September 2025 to August 2026. Scale starts at zero.

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Period	On time	Flights
Sep 2025	84.3%	801
Oct 2025	80.8%	899
Nov 2025	65.9%	854
Dec 2025	57.1%	864
Jan 2026	62.4%	740
Feb 2026	69.9%	694
Mar 2026	66.1%	820
Apr 2026	80.3%	926
May 2026	84.6%	959
Jun 2026	78.5%	912
Jul 2026	71.7%	985
Aug 2026	68.9%	974

Busiest routes from SYR

Nonstop routes from SYR by scheduled flights, September 2025 to August 2026.
To	On time	Cancelled	Airlines	Flights
Chicago (ORD)	71.0%	3.2%	5	2,215
Atlanta (ATL)	81.4%	2.0%	2	1,124
Charlotte (CLT)	77.7%	1.4%	2	1,088
Washington (DCA)	60.1%	6.0%	4	1,028
Detroit (DTW)	80.3%	1.2%	3	725
Orlando (MCO)	71.0%	1.5%	2	669
New York (JFK)	76.1%	5.9%	2	510
Boston (BOS)	81.0%	3.0%	2	505
Denver (DEN)	71.5%	1.0%	1	481
Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW)	77.4%	3.1%	1	327
Fort Lauderdale (FLL)	46.9%	2.5%	2	326
New York (LGA)	68.2%	5.6%	1	233
Newark (EWR)	75.4%	3.1%	2	228
St. Petersburg (PIE)	62.3%	0.0%	1	162
Philadelphia (PHL)	79.5%	3.3%	3	122
Nashville (BNA)	69.2%	0.0%	1	104
Minneapolis (MSP)	88.5%	0.0%	1	104
Sanford (SFB)	44.0%	0.0%	1	100
Sarasota/Bradenton (SRQ)	78.0%	0.0%	1	100
Myrtle Beach (MYR)	84.6%	0.0%	1	78

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Sources & data dates

Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (1987-present)
Period: September 2025 to August 2026 (12 months); month-of-year patterns September 2023 to August 2026
Data through: August 2026
Processed: 2026-11-03
Scope: Scheduled nonstop domestic departures from Syracuse, NY (SYR) by airlines that report to the DOT.
Method: Rates use all scheduled flights as the denominator; cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time. Figures based on fewer than 50 scheduled flights are suppressed. Full methodology.

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