Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) delays & on-time performance
Syracuse, New York · 25 nonstop destinations · 10 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at SYR right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
76%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
2.6%
271 flights
Avg arrival delay
21 min
85 min when late
Departed on time
80%
avg taxi-out 19 min
Figures cover 10,341 departures from SYR; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into SYR were on time 74% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) arrived on time 76% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, worse than the 78% national average.
- 2.6% were cancelled, and 9% arrived an hour or more late.
- Delta Air Lines was the most punctual airline here (85% on time); Allegiant Air was the least (60%).
- Departures scheduled around 5am did best (86% on time); around 8pm did worst (60%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (35%).
Most delayed routes from SYR
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- DCA · Washington66%1,029 flts
- MCO · Orlando73%700 flts
- DEN · Denver74%476 flts
- ORD · Chicago74%2,194 flts
- CLT · Charlotte81%1,094 flts
- JFK · New York81%510 flts
- DTW · Detroit82%691 flts
- BOS · Boston83%474 flts
- ATL · Atlanta84%1,108 flts
Most reliable routes from SYR
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- ATL · Atlanta84%1,108 flts
- BOS · Boston83%474 flts
- DTW · Detroit82%691 flts
- JFK · New York81%510 flts
- CLT · Charlotte81%1,094 flts
- ORD · Chicago74%2,194 flts
- DEN · Denver74%476 flts
- MCO · Orlando73%700 flts
- DCA · Washington66%1,029 flts
Best airline at SYR
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines | 85% | 2.1% | 12 min | 3 | 1,509 |
| Envoy Air | 80% | 2.1% | 16 min | 3 | 800 |
| American Airlines | 79% | 1.9% | 21 min | 5 | 1,744 |
| JetBlue | 78% | 3.2% | 18 min | 4 | 1,487 |
| Republic Airways | 75% | 3.7% | 20 min | 11 | 1,627 |
| United Airlines | 75% | 1.6% | 19 min | 4 | 970 |
| SkyWest Airlines | 68% | 2.5% | 30 min | 2 | 565 |
| PSA Airlines | 68% | 6.7% | 32 min | 3 | 673 |
| Frontier Airlines | 63% | 1.9% | 32 min | 3 | 156 |
| Allegiant Air | 60% | 0.5% | 38 min | 7 | 810 |
Best time to fly out of SYR
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 5am86%544 flts
- 6am83%2,038 flts
- 7am82%984 flts
- 8am79%452 flts
- 9am87%174 flts
- 10am82%482 flts
- 11am76%844 flts
- 12pm73%981 flts
- 1pm75%399 flts
- 2pm80%164 flts
- 3pm80%178 flts
- 4pm69%533 flts
- 5pm63%1,055 flts
- 6pm76%605 flts
- 7pm61%477 flts
- 8pm60%370 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)35%
- Late-arriving aircraft34%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion24%
- Extreme weather8%
- Security0%
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.