Historical on-time performance
Orlando to Syracuse
1,053 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCO–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)
Cancelled0.5%of scheduled flights
based on 603 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time81%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.5%Flights603
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline43%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Late aircraft35%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather33%
- Air traffic (NAS)67%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS). Shares are among 3 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 MCO → 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 — 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 10 min · 747 flights
- Middays75% on time · p90 45 min · 642 flights
- Evenings69% on time · p90 70 min · 311 flights
- Afternoons66% on time · p90 90 min · 624 flights
- Overnights65% on time · p90 70 min · 136 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 80% on time.
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 264 flights
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 298 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 60 min · 367 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 60 min · 398 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 45 min · 391 flights
- Saturdays72% on time · p90 55 min · 364 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 65 min · 378 flights
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