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Flight Reliability

AA 4248 · American Airlines

Syracuse → Chicago (SYRORD)87% of its flights flew this route. The rest (DFW–ELP, CID–DFW) are included in these numbers.

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
65%
Arrive within 15 minutes
18 min
Average arrival delay
3.3%
Cancelled
6 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 122 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

AA 4248 departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 80% of the time, versus 63% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

AA 4248 arrived on time 83% of the time on Tuesdays and just 55% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

Lagging the SYR–ORD route.

AA 4248 arrived on time 65% of the time, versus 74% across the SYR–ORD route.

Lagging the American Airlines network.

AA 4248 arrived on time 65% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon67%(21 flights)
  • Tue83%(12 flights)
  • Wed70%(10 flights)
  • Thu64%(22 flights)
  • Fri59%(17 flights)
  • Sat69%(16 flights)
  • Sun55%(20 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM(1 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM80%(10 flights)
  • 12–3 PM(3 flights)
  • 6–9 PM63%(102 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(2 flights)
On-time trend by month
91%
Nov

Jun 60% → Nov 91% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202560%30
July 202575%24
August 202560%20
September 202567%12
October 202550%16
November 202591%11
Departures on time
73%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
118
Months covered
8

Based on 122 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.