Historical on-time performance
Syracuse to New York
198 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SYR–LGA arrive on time 71% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate71%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.3%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-time71%Medianon timep9040 minCancel3.3%Flights152
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline18%
- Weather15%
- Air traffic (NAS)47%
- Late aircraft20%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly SYR → LGA
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 71% to 84% on time.
- Mornings84% on time · p90 20 min · 773 flights
- Middays84% on time · p90 25 min · 694 flights
- Afternoons83% on time · p90 40 min · 227 flights
- Evenings71% on time · p90 65 min · 543 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 87% on time.
- Saturdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 121 flights · limited
- Sundays83% on time · p90 15 min · 310 flights
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 359 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 363 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 35 min · 362 flights
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 363 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 60 min · 359 flights
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