Route Reliability
Washington → Syracuse
DCA–SYR · 298 miles · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport
- 69%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 15 min
- Average arrival delay
- 5.9%
- Cancelled
- 1,029
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 69% of the time across 1,029 flights. No comparison to make.
What the data says
The late departure is the smart one here.
DCA–SYR flights departing between 6–9 PM arrived on time 100% of the time, versus 52% between 12–3 PM.
Wednesdays have been rough.
DCA–SYR flights arrived on time 80% of the time on Saturdays and just 63% on Wednesdays. That gap is worth planning around.
Keep a backup plan handy.
This route was cancelled 5.9% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.
Trending in the right direction.
DCA–SYR flights arrived on time 75% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 61% in the three months before that.
Flights on this route
The breakdown
- Mon66%(141 flights)
- Tue76%(147 flights)
- Wed63%(143 flights)
- Thu64%(143 flights)
- Fri65%(146 flights)
- Sat80%(107 flights)
- Sun75%(139 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM82%(357 flights)
- 12–3 PM52%(42 flights)
- 3–6 PM60%(288 flights)
- 6–9 PM100%(12 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM64%(267 flights)
Jun 74% → May 78% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 74% | 72 |
| July 2025 | 53% | 75 |
| August 2025 | 76% | 88 |
| September 2025 | 77% | 85 |
| October 2025 | 65% | 88 |
| November 2025 | 74% | 80 |
| December 2025 | 64% | 69 |
| January 2026 | 63% | 73 |
| February 2026 | 57% | 75 |
| March 2026 | 72% | 83 |
| April 2026 | 75% | 89 |
| May 2026 | 78% | 89 |
Same trip, other airports
Keep nerding
Based on 1,029 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.