Route Reliability
Chicago → Syracuse
ORD–SYR · 607 miles · Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport
- 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.United Airlines76%1,122 flights
- 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
- Mon72%(343 flights)
- Tue77%(326 flights)
- Wed76%(322 flights)
- Thu78%(336 flights)
- Fri74%(335 flights)
- Sat78%(305 flights)
- Sun74%(338 flights)
- 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)
Jun 76% → May 83% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 76% | 210 |
| July 2025 | 71% | 207 |
| August 2025 | 69% | 199 |
| September 2025 | 81% | 189 |
| October 2025 | 79% | 223 |
| November 2025 | 77% | 181 |
| December 2025 | 63% | 194 |
| January 2026 | 73% | 154 |
| February 2026 | 78% | 152 |
| March 2026 | 73% | 173 |
| April 2026 | 84% | 199 |
| May 2026 | 83% | 224 |
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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.