Historical on-time performance
New York to Syracuse
209 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on JFK–SYR arrive on time 67% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate67%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.3%of scheduled flights
based on 553 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Republic AirwaysOn-time72%Medianon timep9035 minCancel5.8%Flights69
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time66%Medianon timep9070 minCancel2.9%Flights484
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline34%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Late aircraft48%
- 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 JFK → 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 — 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 15 min · 558 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 40 min · 861 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 55 min · 523 flights
- Overnights68% on time · p90 60 min · 1,563 flights
- Evenings65% on time · p90 75 min · 182 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 78% on time.
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 512 flights
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 513 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 50 min · 534 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 45 min · 523 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 45 min · 537 flights
- Saturdays71% on time · p90 65 min · 541 flights
- Fridays71% on time · p90 55 min · 527 flights
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