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Route Reliability

Philadelphia → Syracuse

PHL–SYR · 228 miles · Philadelphia International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport

74
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
79%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min
Average arrival delay
3.1%
Cancelled
1,275
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 79% of the time across 1,275 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

PHL–SYR flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 95% of the time, versus 73% between 6–9 PM.

Skip Monday if you can.

PHL–SYR flights arrived on time 85% of the time on Tuesdays. On Mondays: 72%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.1% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Trending in the right direction.

PHL–SYR flights arrived on time 86% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 78% 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%(176 flights)
  • Tue85%(174 flights)
  • Wed83%(175 flights)
  • Thu78%(174 flights)
  • Fri77%(180 flights)
  • Sat79%(173 flights)
  • Sun80%(181 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM95%(40 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM79%(316 flights)
  • 12–3 PM81%(331 flights)
  • 3–6 PM78%(102 flights)
  • 6–9 PM73%(153 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM79%(291 flights)
On-time trend by month
85%
May

Jun 60% → May 85% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202560%112
July 202566%113
August 202581%121
September 202588%105
October 202581%117
November 202580%79
December 202575%88
January 202684%90
February 202675%80
March 202685%91
April 202690%114
May 202685%123

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Based on 1,275 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.