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Route Reliability

Washington → Syracuse

IADSYR · 295 miles · Washington Dulles International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport

73
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
15 min
Average arrival delay
2.4%
Cancelled
1,302
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 78% of the time across 1,302 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The late departure is the smart one here.

IAD–SYR flights departing between 6–9 PM arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 73% between 3–6 PM.

Friday has been the better bet.

A small edge: 82% on time on Fridays against 75% on Tuesdays.

Trending in the right direction.

IAD–SYR flights arrived on time 84% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 74% 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
  • Mon79%(190 flights)
  • Tue75%(173 flights)
  • Wed76%(177 flights)
  • Thu76%(190 flights)
  • Fri82%(193 flights)
  • Sat78%(163 flights)
  • Sun80%(183 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM83%(316 flights)
  • 12–3 PM79%(339 flights)
  • 3–6 PM73%(327 flights)
  • 6–9 PM90%(20 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM77%(267 flights)
On-time trend by month
83%
May

Jun 60% → May 83% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202560%106
July 202574%112
August 202580%120
September 202584%116
October 202584%117
November 202579%105
December 202562%99
January 202672%76
February 202687%71
March 202677%112
April 202694%115
May 202683%120

Based on 1,302 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.