Route Reliability
Syracuse → Detroit
SYR–DTW · 374 miles · Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
- 79%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 9 min
- Average arrival delay
- 1.2%
- Cancelled
- 1,314
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Delta Air Lines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 79% of the time across 1,314 flights. No comparison to make.
What the data says
The late departure is the smart one here.
SYR–DTW flights departing between 6–9 PM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 69% between 3–6 PM.
Wednesday is the weak spot.
SYR–DTW flights arrived on time 84% of the time on Saturdays. On Wednesdays: 73%.
Trending in the right direction.
SYR–DTW flights arrived on time 82% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 63% 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
- Mon75%(185 flights)
- Tue76%(190 flights)
- Wed73%(189 flights)
- Thu83%(188 flights)
- Fri78%(188 flights)
- Sat84%(164 flights)
- Sun81%(192 flights)
- 3–6 AM83%(118 flights)
- 6–9 AM89%(241 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM90%(220 flights)
- 12–3 PM72%(362 flights)
- 3–6 PM69%(334 flights)
- 6–9 PM91%(21 flights)
Jun 79% → May 82% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 79% | 114 |
| July 2025 | 85% | 119 |
| August 2025 | 88% | 115 |
| September 2025 | 88% | 107 |
| October 2025 | 85% | 114 |
| November 2025 | 73% | 104 |
| December 2025 | 56% | 108 |
| January 2026 | 60% | 87 |
| February 2026 | 75% | 84 |
| March 2026 | 77% | 113 |
| April 2026 | 88% | 113 |
| May 2026 | 82% | 118 |
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Based on 1,314 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.