Historical on-time performance
Washington to Syracuse
298 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DCA–SYR arrive on time 61% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate61%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay75 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled7.5%of scheduled flights
based on 930 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysbestOn-time74%Medianon timep9025 minCancel5.6%Flights54
- American AirlinesOn-time57%Medianon timep9075 minCancel0.0%Flights30
- PSA AirlinesOn-time61%Medianon timep9075 minCancel7.1%Flights772
- Envoy AirOn-time47%Median5 minp9090 minCancel16.2%Flights74
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft59%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly DCA → SYR
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 601 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 35 min · 622 flights
- Overnights74% on time · p90 45 min · 936 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 55 min · 1,065 flights
Best day of week
Saturdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 84% on time.
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 30 min · 340 flights
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 485 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 474 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 35 min · 481 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 50 min · 485 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 50 min · 485 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 40 min · 479 flights
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