Route Reliability
Syracuse → Chicago
SYR–ORD · 607 miles · Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- 74%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 12 min
- Average arrival delay
- 2.6%
- Cancelled
- 2,361
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.American Airlines76%1,239 flights
- 2.United Airlines72%1,122 flights
What the data says
Morning flights do better here.
SYR–ORD flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 64% between 6–9 PM.
Thursday comes out ahead.
A small edge: 78% on time on Thursdays against 72% on Wednesdays.
American Airlines has a slight edge here.
American Airlines arrived on time 76% of the time on this route; United Airlines managed 72%.
Trending in the right direction.
SYR–ORD flights arrived on time 77% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 69% 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
- Mon72%(330 flights)
- Tue76%(324 flights)
- Wed72%(319 flights)
- Thu78%(337 flights)
- Fri75%(334 flights)
- Sat74%(306 flights)
- Sun73%(340 flights)
- 3–6 AM90%(96 flights)
- 6–9 AM80%(607 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM81%(539 flights)
- 12–3 PM77%(164 flights)
- 3–6 PM65%(670 flights)
- 6–9 PM64%(214 flights)
Jun 76% → May 86% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 76% | 210 |
| July 2025 | 74% | 207 |
| August 2025 | 75% | 197 |
| September 2025 | 83% | 187 |
| October 2025 | 75% | 223 |
| November 2025 | 68% | 183 |
| December 2025 | 57% | 190 |
| January 2026 | 71% | 154 |
| February 2026 | 79% | 151 |
| March 2026 | 63% | 171 |
| April 2026 | 81% | 196 |
| May 2026 | 86% | 221 |
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Based on 2,361 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.