Historical on-time performance
Detroit to Syracuse
374 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DTW–SYR arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate72%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.8%of scheduled flights
based on 369 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time73%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.9%Flights336
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time55%Medianon timep90125 minCancel0.0%Flights33
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline57%
- Weather10%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Late aircraft20%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly DTW → 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 — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 20 min · 564 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 30 min · 844 flights
- Afternoons82% on time · p90 40 min · 734 flights
- Overnights79% on time · p90 40 min · 1,089 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 85% on time.
- Saturdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 417 flights
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 462 flights
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 40 min · 465 flights
- Mondays83% on time · p90 30 min · 476 flights
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 470 flights
- Fridays81% on time · p90 30 min · 469 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 50 min · 472 flights
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