Route · BOS → SYR · 2020–2025 BTS data
Boston to Syracuse
According to PlainFlights' route traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), BOS to SYR (Boston to Syracuse) ranks #4519 of 4927 tracked domestic routes by total flights (most flights = #1).
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 71.5%
- On-time
- -7.5 pts
- vs US avg
- 82 min
- Delay when late
- 983
- Flights
- #4519 of 4927
- Corpus placement
Cancelled
1.8%
Best Month
N/A
Worst Month
N/A
Distance
265 mi
Carriers
1
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 31 | 13 | 2 | 0 | B6 |
| Oct 2025 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 0 | B6 |
| Aug 2025 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | B6 |
| Jul 2025 | 31 | 20 | 0 | 0 | B6 |
| Jun 2025 | 30 | 16 | 0 | 0 | B6 |
| May 2025 | 31 | 13 | 0 | 0 | B6 |
| Apr 2025 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | B6 |
| Mar 2025 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | B6 |
| Jan 2025 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | B6 |
| Dec 2024 | 31 | 12 | 1 | 0 | B6 |
| Nov 2024 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | B6 |
| Oct 2024 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | B6 |
| Sep 2024 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | B6 |
| Aug 2024 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 0 | B6 |
| Jul 2024 | 31 | 14 | 0 | 0 | B6 |
| Jun 2024 | 30 | 11 | 1 | 0 | B6 |
| May 2024 | 31 | 13 | 0 | 0 | B6 |
| Apr 2024 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 0 | B6 |
| Mar 2024 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | B6 |
| Oct 2023 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | B6 |
| Sep 2023 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | B6 |
| Aug 2023 | 31 | 12 | 1 | 0 | B6 |
| Jul 2023 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 0 | B6 |
| Jun 2023 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 0 | B6 |
BOS–SYR seasonal on-time pattern
Best: January (85.5%) · weakest: May (58.1%)
Strongest calendar month
January
85.5% on-time · ~31 flights/mo
Busiest calendar month
January
~31 flights/mo avg
Weakest calendar month
May
58.1% on-time · ~31 flights/mo
Cancellation Rate
1.8%
13 of 737 flights
Diversion Rate
0.0%
0 of 737 flights
Explore origin & destination
On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
BOS - Boston
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Boston, MA.
BOS on-time profileSYR - Syracuse
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Syracuse, NY.
SYR on-time profileCompare the two airports
See BOS and SYR side by side on delays, cancellations, and reliability.
Compare BOS vs SYROrigin-hub reliability standing
Softer reliability from BOS
Among 60 routes leaving BOS, only 5 (including this one) clear below 75% on-time, while 6 stay ≥85% and 49 sit mid-band. Travelers comparing BOS options should weigh this 71.5% print against those peers · fleet on-time rank #4781 of 4927.
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What the Data Says About BOS to SYR
On-time performance on the BOS to SYR pairing (Boston to Syracuse) trails a chunk of the network: 71.5% of 983 tracked flights arrived on schedule, with a 82.0-minute average delay on the ones that ran late. The route spans about 265 miles across 1 carrier. Cancellations over the trailing 24 months hit 1.8% (13 of 737 flights), with 0.0% diverted.
Monthly performance data for this route did not show a clear best/worst split in the sample window; review the monthly table above for period-by-period detail.
On the multi-year calendar, BOS–SYR peaks in January at 85.5% on-time ; the softest month is May at 58.1%, a 27.4-point swing that repeats because the corridor's weather and holiday mix stays stable year to year.
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Data source
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.
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Using BOS–SYR data
BOS–SYR sits 7.5 pts below the national 79% average; check the seasonal chart and airport profiles before treating the headline as typical.
- Compare BOS and SYR airport profiles: delay causes and top routes differ even on the same corridor. BOS airport
- If your dates flex, January (85.5% on-time) beats May (58.1%) on this corridor. Seasonal chart
- 4 other routes post a similar 71.5% on-time rate; compare before you commit to this pairing. Similar routes
On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers on this origin–destination pair, not any single flight or booking recommendation.
Every figure on PlainFlights is rendered directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page aggregates this specific route's on-time performance and monthly trend, live from the dataset. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.