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Route Reliability

Syracuse → Newark

SYR–EWR · 194 miles · Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport

70
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
9 min
Average arrival delay
3.4%
Cancelled
708
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 77% of the time across 708 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

SYR–EWR flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 61% between 3–6 PM.

Skip Saturday if you can.

SYR–EWR flights arrived on time 81% of the time on Wednesdays. On Saturdays: 71%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.4% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Trending in the right direction.

SYR–EWR flights arrived on time 80% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 70% in the three months before that.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon76%(96 flights)
  • Tue75%(98 flights)
  • Wed81%(102 flights)
  • Thu81%(101 flights)
  • Fri75%(96 flights)
  • Sat71%(91 flights)
  • Sun76%(98 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM77%(17 flights)
  • 6–9 AM85%(317 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM67%(187 flights)
  • 12–3 PM71%(123 flights)
  • 3–6 PM61%(18 flights)
  • 6–9 PM80%(20 flights)
On-time trend by month
78%
May

Jun 79% → May 78% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202579%43
July 202576%59
August 202575%60
September 202582%78
October 202581%62
November 202575%56
December 202570%59
January 202668%57
February 202671%51
March 202678%60
April 202684%57
May 202678%40

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Based on 708 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.