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Route Reliability

New York → Syracuse

JFK–SYR · 209 miles · John F. Kennedy International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport

67
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
79%
Arrive within 15 minutes
4 min
Average arrival delay
4.9%
Cancelled
1,488
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.Delta Air Lines82%1,071 flights
  2. 2.JetBlue Airways70%417 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

JFK–SYR flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 100% of the time, versus 58% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

JFK–SYR flights arrived on time 81% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 74%.

Delta Air Lines runs this route best.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 82% of the time on this route; JetBlue Airways managed 70%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 4.9% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Best historical flights

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

Top flights by on-time rate

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon78%(201 flights)
  • Tue80%(205 flights)
  • Wed81%(199 flights)
  • Thu78%(202 flights)
  • Fri81%(204 flights)
  • Sat80%(203 flights)
  • Sun74%(201 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM100%(34 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM88%(353 flights)
  • 12–3 PM79%(339 flights)
  • 3–6 PM58%(12 flights)
  • 6–9 PM—(4 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM73%(673 flights)
On-time trend by month
85%
May

Jun 64% → May 85% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202564%110
July 202572%108
August 202580%123
September 202592%118
October 202587%124
November 202585%131
December 202565%114
January 202677%108
February 202675%107
March 202676%131
April 202686%120
May 202685%121

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Based on 1,488 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.