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Route Reliability

Syracuse → New York

SYR–JFK · 209 miles · Syracuse Hancock International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport

72
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
84%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min
Average arrival delay
4.9%
Cancelled
1,488
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.Delta Air Lines86%1,071 flights
  2. 2.JetBlue Airways81%417 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

SYR–JFK flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 58% between 12–3 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

SYR–JFK flights arrived on time 87% of the time on Mondays. On Sundays: 78%.

Delta Air Lines has a slight edge here.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 86% of the time on this route; JetBlue Airways managed 81%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 4.9% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon87%(201 flights)
  • Tue84%(198 flights)
  • Wed86%(203 flights)
  • Thu86%(201 flights)
  • Fri87%(207 flights)
  • Sat84%(203 flights)
  • Sun78%(201 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM91%(334 flights)
  • 6–9 AM84%(363 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM87%(341 flights)
  • 12–3 PM58%(45 flights)
  • 3–6 PM78%(331 flights)
On-time trend by month
93%
May

Jun 80% → May 93% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202580%112
July 202586%109
August 202592%121
September 202596%118
October 202591%125
November 202576%131
December 202567%113
January 202673%109
February 202676%106
March 202683%129
April 202698%120
May 202693%121

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 1,488 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.