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Route Reliability

Syracuse → Washington

SYRIAD · 295 miles · Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport

75
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
79%
Arrive within 15 minutes
16 min
Average arrival delay
2.3%
Cancelled
1,302
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 79% of the time across 1,302 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

SYR–IAD flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 75% between 12–3 PM.

Wednesday has been the better bet.

A small edge: 82% on time on Wednesdays against 75% on Tuesdays.

Trending in the right direction.

SYR–IAD flights arrived on time 84% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 67% 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
  • Mon78%(190 flights)
  • Tue75%(175 flights)
  • Wed82%(179 flights)
  • Thu79%(187 flights)
  • Fri81%(194 flights)
  • Sat80%(163 flights)
  • Sun77%(184 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM80%(85 flights)
  • 6–9 AM86%(245 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM79%(342 flights)
  • 12–3 PM75%(300 flights)
  • 3–6 PM78%(37 flights)
  • 6–9 PM77%(263 flights)
On-time trend by month
89%
May

Jun 67% → May 89% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202567%106
July 202578%113
August 202583%120
September 202589%116
October 202592%117
November 202572%106
December 202567%99
January 202664%77
February 202672%71
March 202675%112
April 202688%116
May 202689%119

Based on 1,302 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.