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Route Reliability

Chicago → Syracuse

ORDSYR · 607 miles · Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport

74
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
76%
Arrive within 15 minutes
12 min
Average arrival delay
2.2%
Cancelled
2,361
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.United Airlines76%1,122 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines76%1,239 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

ORD–SYR flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 83% of the time, versus 65% between 6–9 PM.

Saturday comes out ahead.

A small edge: 78% on time on Saturdays against 72% on Mondays.

Not much between United Airlines and American Airlines.

On this route they all land within 76% to 76% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

Trending in the right direction.

ORD–SYR flights arrived on time 80% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 71% 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
  • Mon72%(343 flights)
  • Tue77%(326 flights)
  • Wed76%(322 flights)
  • Thu78%(336 flights)
  • Fri74%(335 flights)
  • Sat78%(305 flights)
  • Sun74%(338 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 AM(1 flights)
  • 6–9 AM83%(645 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM83%(59 flights)
  • 12–3 PM79%(708 flights)
  • 3–6 PM71%(312 flights)
  • 6–9 PM65%(578 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(2 flights)
On-time trend by month
83%
May

Jun 76% → May 83% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202576%210
July 202571%207
August 202569%199
September 202581%189
October 202579%223
November 202577%181
December 202563%194
January 202673%154
February 202678%152
March 202673%173
April 202684%199
May 202683%224

Based on 2,361 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.