According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Syracuse, NY (SYR) ranks #91 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Syracuse, NY posts below-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a high-volume U.S. airport.
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SYR on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier.
Total delay minutes: 962,458.
Late Aircraft35.6% (342,809 min)
Carrier37.1% (357,369 min)
NAS (National Aviation System)20.7% (199,509 min)
Weather6.5% (62,289 min)
Security0.1% (482 min)
SYR - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: September (94.3%) · worst: July (89.3%)
SYR - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
SYR - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 18.2 min · taxi-in 6.4 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
SYR's average taxi-out (18.2 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 13.4 min (May 2025) to 29.9 min (December 2025).
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Syracuse, NY, both outside New York so the neighborhoods are not same-state geography. Axes stay disjoint: volume peers exclude the on-time peer set. Same-state compare stays below.
The standout signal at Syracuse, NY is the delay mix: Carrier owns 37.1% of 962,458 delay minutes across 131,663 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 81.5% (2.5 pts above the 79% national average), with 24,304 delayed and 1,851 cancelled (1.41%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (35.6% late-aircraft, 37.1% carrier, 20.7% NAS, 6.5% weather, 0.1% security). As a busy airport, that mix matters more for connection planning than for a thin schedule.
On the multi-year calendar, SYR is strongest in September (94.3% on-time) and weakest in July (89.3%), a 5.0-point swing. Volume peaks in March (~1,968 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to ORD (Chicago) at 79.8% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Syracuse, NY vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
81.5%Top 73%higher than 27% of 382 airports
Syracuse, NY
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U.S. airports by on-time rate, bucketed by value
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Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data (2020–2025).
Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.
SYR's on-time book sits in the slower half of the BTS set; check the delay mix and the worst month before treating the headline as typical.
Check the busiest route from SYR before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in September rather than July if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 18.2 min here; check the monthly series before a tight connection. Taxi times →
On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers at this airport, not any single flight or airline.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Syracuse, NY's on-time rate?
Syracuse, NY (SYR) has a 81.5% on-time rate across 131,663 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 2.5 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the below-median on-time performance.
How does SYR rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Syracuse, NY ranks #91 of 382 tracked US airports by total BTS flights (most flights = #1), making it a high-volume U.S. airport.
What's the most common cause of delays at Syracuse, NY?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at SYR, accounting for 37.1% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 35.6% late-aircraft, 37.1% carrier, 20.7% NAS/air-traffic-control, 6.5% weather, and 0.1% security.
When is the best time to fly through Syracuse, NY?
September is historically SYR's strongest month at 94.3% on-time, while July is the weakest at 89.3%, a 5.0-point swing across the BTS historical record.
Data sourced from U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) On-Time Performance data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFlights