Historical on-time performance
Denver to Syracuse
1,492 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DEN–SYR arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.5%of scheduled flights
based on 422 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.5%Flights422
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline31%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft51%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather100%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 2 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 DEN → SYR
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 81% on time.
- Mornings81% on time · p90 40 min · 110 flights · limited
- Evenings69% on time · p90 60 min · 1,093 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 66% to 73% on time.
- Tuesdays73% on time · p90 55 min · 162 flights · limited
- Saturdays72% on time · p90 60 min · 176 flights · limited
- Wednesdays71% on time · p90 50 min · 205 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 55 min · 178 flights · limited
- Fridays69% on time · p90 65 min · 207 flights
- Mondays66% on time · p90 55 min · 205 flights
- Thursdays66% on time · p90 55 min · 175 flights · limited
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