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Route Reliability

Newark → Syracuse

EWR–SYR · 194 miles · Newark Liberty International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
6 min
Average arrival delay
5.5%
Cancelled
707
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 77% of the time across 707 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The 3–6 PM departure wins.

EWR–SYR flights departing between 3–6 PM arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 69% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

EWR–SYR flights arrived on time 80% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 71%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 5.5% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Ticking up lately.

EWR–SYR flights arrived on time 79% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 72% in the three months before that.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon77%(95 flights)
  • Tue80%(99 flights)
  • Wed79%(100 flights)
  • Thu74%(93 flights)
  • Fri76%(98 flights)
  • Sat79%(89 flights)
  • Sun71%(94 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM81%(145 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM80%(132 flights)
  • 12–3 PM90%(49 flights)
  • 3–6 PM90%(20 flights)
  • 6–9 PM69%(74 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM71%(248 flights)
On-time trend by month
92%
May

Jun 77% → May 92% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202577%39
July 202578%51
August 202583%58
September 202591%79
October 202569%61
November 202570%57
December 202559%58
January 202672%58
February 202684%51
March 202669%61
April 202675%56
May 202692%39

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 707 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.