Historical on-time performance
Atlanta to Syracuse
793 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ATL–SYR arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.3%of scheduled flights
based on 1,044 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9035 minCancel2.3%Flights1,044
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline45%
- Weather9%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft31%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline54%
- Weather46%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 24 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly ATL → SYR
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 73% to 86% on time.
- Middays86% on time · p90 20 min · 219 flights
- Mornings83% on time · p90 20 min · 941 flights
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 40 min · 901 flights
- Overnights73% on time · p90 55 min · 1,091 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 83% on time.
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 447 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 459 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 457 flights
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 372 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 45 min · 495 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 50 min · 496 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 45 min · 452 flights
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