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Airport month · January 2026
Syracuse Hancock International in January 2026
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.
In January 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 740 domestic departures from Syracuse Hancock International (SYR). 71.4% left less than 15 minutes late and 62.4% reached their destination on time; 6.4% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 75.6% of flights departed on time and 75.3% arrived on time, so SYR departures were 4.2 points below the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in January 2025, the airport had 912 departures with 79.1% leaving on time: a change of −7.7 points, with flights down 19%.
Flights arriving at SYR that month were on time 67.8% of the time (737 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 36%, national aviation system 26% and late-arriving aircraft 24%.
- On time 62.4%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 30.7%
- Cancelled 6.4%
- Diverted 0.5%
January 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Jan 2026 | Jan 2025 | SYR, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 71.4% | 79.1% | 78.1% | 75.6% |
| Arrived on time | 62.4% | 70.3% | 73.7% | 75.3% |
| Cancelled | 6.4% | 3.1% | 2.6% | 4.7% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 25.1 min | 20.5 min | 19.2 min | 16.7 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 25 | 30 | 28 | 18,133 |
| Scheduled departures | 740 | 912 | 10,341 | 544,003 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YX Republic Airline | 125 | 17% | 58.4% | 13.8 min | 6.4% |
| AA American Airlines | 120 | 16% | 68.3% | 8.9 min | 9.2% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 113 | 15% | 66.4% | 11.4 min | 7.1% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 103 | 14% | 55.3% | 20.6 min | 6.8% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 66 | 9% | 57.6% | 38.2 min | 1.5% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 61 | 8% | 82.0% | -6.3 min | 3.3% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 54 | 7% | 66.7% | 49.0 min | 1.9% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 53 | 7% | 47.2% | 36.7 min | 13.2% |
| UA United Airlines | 37 | 5% | 56.8% | 10.1 min | 5.4% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 8 | 1% | 62.5% | 30.0 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SYR–ORD | Syracuse to Chicago | 153 | 67.3% | 5.3 min | 3.9% |
| SYR–CLT | Syracuse to Charlotte | 89 | 73.0% | 5.1 min | 7.9% |
| SYR–ATL | Syracuse to Atlanta | 82 | 65.9% | 15.8 min | 7.3% |
| SYR–DCA | Syracuse to Washington | 82 | 51.2% | 29.2 min | 14.6% |
| SYR–DTW | Syracuse to Detroit | 79 | 58.2% | 30.9 min | 3.8% |
| SYR–MCO | Syracuse to Orlando | 49 | 55.1% | 20.7 min | 2.0% |
| SYR–JFK | Syracuse to New York | 38 | 55.3% | 16.7 min | 7.9% |
| SYR–BOS | Syracuse to Boston | 31 | 58.1% | 31.1 min | 9.7% |
| SYR–DEN | Syracuse to Denver | 31 | 54.8% | 10.6 min | 6.5% |
| SYR–LGA | Syracuse to New York | 23 | 60.9% | 9.0 min | 13.0% |
| SYR–FLL | Syracuse to Fort Lauderdale | 14 | 42.9% | 36.7 min | 7.1% |
| SYR–SRQ | Syracuse to Sarasota/Bradenton | 11 | 81.8% | 2.5 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left SYR on time in January 2026?
71.4% of 740 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 62.4% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 75.6% and 75.3%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In January 2025, 79.1% of 912 departures left on time and 3.1% were cancelled, against 71.4% and 6.4% in January 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for January 2026; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for SYR · methodology · corrections.