Historical on-time performance
New York to Syracuse
198 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LGA–SYR arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.9%of scheduled flights
based on 152 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysOn-time81%Medianon timep9035 minCancel3.9%Flights152
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline36%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)25%
- Late aircraft39%
- 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 LGA → 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 73% to 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 10 min · 480 flights
- Evenings87% on time · p90 15 min · 105 flights · limited
- Middays87% on time · p90 20 min · 382 flights
- Afternoons81% on time · p90 35 min · 617 flights
- Overnights73% on time · p90 60 min · 651 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 79% to 83% on time.
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 35 min · 362 flights
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 40 min · 120 flights · limited
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 359 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 362 flights
- Sundays82% on time · p90 30 min · 310 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 35 min · 362 flights
- Fridays79% on time · p90 50 min · 360 flights
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