Route Reliability
Syracuse → Washington
SYR–DCA · 298 miles · Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- 70%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 21 min
- Average arrival delay
- 5.2%
- Cancelled
- 1,029
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 70% of the time across 1,029 flights. No comparison to make.
What the data says
Morning-you made the right choice.
SYR–DCA flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 53% between 3–6 PM.
Wednesdays have been rough.
SYR–DCA flights arrived on time 80% of the time on Saturdays and just 64% on Wednesdays. That gap is worth planning around.
Keep a backup plan handy.
This route was cancelled 5.2% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.
Trending in the right direction.
SYR–DCA flights arrived on time 72% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 60% in the three months before that.
Flights on this route
The breakdown
- Mon72%(141 flights)
- Tue73%(142 flights)
- Wed64%(146 flights)
- Thu65%(148 flights)
- Fri66%(142 flights)
- Sat80%(107 flights)
- Sun72%(147 flights)
- 3–6 AM89%(184 flights)
- 6–9 AM84%(131 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM74%(73 flights)
- 12–3 PM66%(284 flights)
- 3–6 PM53%(292 flights)
- 6–9 PM—(9 flights)
Jun 80% → May 77% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 80% | 75 |
| July 2025 | 68% | 80 |
| August 2025 | 83% | 90 |
| September 2025 | 77% | 86 |
| October 2025 | 74% | 88 |
| November 2025 | 55% | 82 |
| December 2025 | 67% | 70 |
| January 2026 | 60% | 70 |
| February 2026 | 51% | 74 |
| March 2026 | 66% | 82 |
| April 2026 | 73% | 89 |
| May 2026 | 77% | 87 |
Same trip, other airports
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Based on 1,029 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.