Route · PHL → SYR · 2020–2025 BTS data
Philadelphia to Syracuse
The PHL–SYR corridor (Philadelphia, PA → Syracuse, NY) runs ahead of the national average, served by 4 carriers across roughly 228 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 79.4%
- On-time
- +0.4 pts
- vs US avg
- 77 min
- Delay when late
- 906
- Flights
Cancelled
4.0%
Best Month
Mar 2020 94%
Worst Month
Jan 2020 65%
Distance
228 mi
Carriers
4
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2025 | 31 | 8 | 5 | 0 | OH,YX |
| Sep 2024 | 48 | 13 | 1 | 0 | OH |
| Aug 2024 | 52 | 16 | 8 | 0 | OH |
| Jul 2024 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 0 | OH |
| Dec 2023 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | YX |
| Jul 2023 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 0 | YX,OH |
| Jun 2023 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | YX |
| Jan 2023 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | YX,OH |
| Oct 2022 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | OH |
| Sep 2022 | 52 | 9 | 0 | 0 | OH |
| Aug 2022 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 0 | OH |
| Oct 2021 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 0 | OH,YX |
| Sep 2021 | 48 | 5 | 2 | 0 | OH,YX |
| Aug 2021 | 31 | 12 | 0 | 0 | OH |
| Jun 2021 | 31 | 13 | 0 | 0 | OH |
| May 2021 | 43 | 6 | 0 | 0 | OH |
| Dec 2020 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | OH |
| Nov 2020 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 1 | OH |
| Oct 2020 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | OH,YX |
| Aug 2020 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | OH |
| Mar 2020 | 62 | 4 | 8 | 0 | YX,OH |
| Feb 2020 | 47 | 12 | 2 | 0 | OH,YX |
| Jan 2020 | 52 | 18 | 0 | 0 | OH,YX |
Cancellation Rate
4.0%
36 of 906 flights
Diversion Rate
0.1%
1 of 906 flights
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PHL - Philadelphia
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Philadelphia, PA.
Origin airport →SYR - Syracuse
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Syracuse, NY.
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What the Data Says About PHL to SYR
906 tracked flights put the PHL to SYR pairing (Philadelphia to Syracuse) at a 79.4% on-time rate, squarely in line with the wider network. Delays that do occur run 77.3 minutes on average. Across the 228-mile route and its 4 carriers, the trailing 24 months show 4.0% cancelled and 0.1% diverted (906 flights sampled).
The monthly split is wide on this route: Mar 2020 posted the strongest performance at 94% on-time, while Jan 2020 came in at just 65% - a 28-point swing worth factoring into travel timing.
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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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