Historical on-time performance
Newark to Syracuse
195 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on EWR–SYR arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled8.9%of scheduled flights
based on 470 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysOn-time75%Medianon timep9030 minCancel8.9%Flights470
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline19%
- Weather14%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft50%
- 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 EWR → SYR
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 65% to 90% on time.
- Afternoons90% on time · p90 on time · 172 flights · limited
- Middays89% on time · p90 5 min · 235 flights
- Mornings89% on time · p90 10 min · 468 flights
- Overnights65% on time · p90 65 min · 1,005 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 80% on time.
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 280 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 281 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 40 min · 279 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 40 min · 232 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 45 min · 265 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 45 min · 274 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 40 min · 269 flights
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