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Route Reliability

Detroit → Syracuse

DTW–SYR · 374 miles · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport

78
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
76%
Arrive within 15 minutes
11 min
Average arrival delay
1.1%
Cancelled
1,314
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Delta Air Lines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 76% of the time across 1,314 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The 6–9 AM departure wins.

DTW–SYR flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 71% between 9 AM–12 PM.

Wednesday is the weak spot.

DTW–SYR flights arrived on time 82% of the time on Thursdays. On Wednesdays: 71%.

Trending in the right direction.

DTW–SYR flights arrived on time 79% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 61% in the three months before that.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon74%(187 flights)
  • Tue79%(191 flights)
  • Wed71%(189 flights)
  • Thu82%(190 flights)
  • Fri76%(186 flights)
  • Sat79%(164 flights)
  • Sun74%(190 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM89%(218 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM71%(362 flights)
  • 12–3 PM74%(319 flights)
  • 3–6 PM73%(41 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM76%(357 flights)
On-time trend by month
78%
May

Jun 77% → May 78% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202577%115
July 202569%119
August 202584%115
September 202589%106
October 202590%114
November 202579%103
December 202553%107
January 202654%90
February 202676%84
March 202674%113
April 202687%113
May 202678%118

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Based on 1,314 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.