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Route Reliability

Syracuse → New York

SYRLGA · 198 miles · Syracuse Hancock International Airport to LaGuardia Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
76%
Arrive within 15 minutes
11 min
Average arrival delay
6.1%
Cancelled
974
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Delta Air Lines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 76% of the time across 974 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

SYR–LGA flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 83% of the time, versus 69% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

SYR–LGA flights arrived on time 81% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 72%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 6.1% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Trending in the right direction.

SYR–LGA flights arrived on time 75% 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%(137 flights)
  • Tue74%(146 flights)
  • Wed81%(144 flights)
  • Thu74%(139 flights)
  • Fri73%(149 flights)
  • Sat79%(57 flights)
  • Sun72%(142 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM77%(26 flights)
  • 6–9 AM83%(321 flights)
  • 12–3 PM73%(299 flights)
  • 3–6 PM69%(268 flights)
On-time trend by month
80%
May

Jun 66% → May 80% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202566%77
July 202581%72
August 202595%81
September 202590%81
October 202577%81
November 202567%75
December 202557%69
January 202672%72
February 202673%71
March 202664%74
April 202680%80
May 202680%81

Based on 974 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.