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Airport month · March 2026
Syracuse Hancock International in March 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 March 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 820 domestic departures from Syracuse Hancock International (SYR). 71.2% left less than 15 minutes late and 66.1% reached their destination on time; 4.1% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 72.8% of flights departed on time and 73.2% arrived on time, so SYR departures were 1.6 points below the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in March 2025, the airport had 890 departures with 80.4% leaving on time: a change of −9.2 points, with flights down 8%.
Flights arriving at SYR that month were on time 67.2% of the time (819 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 36%, late-arriving aircraft 32% and national aviation system 22%.
- On time 66.1%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 29.0%
- Cancelled 4.1%
- Diverted 0.7%
March 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Mar 2026 | Mar 2025 | SYR, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 71.2% | 80.4% | 78.1% | 72.8% |
| Arrived on time | 66.1% | 79.3% | 73.7% | 73.2% |
| Cancelled | 4.1% | 1.0% | 2.6% | 2.9% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 28.4 min | 14.6 min | 19.2 min | 20.3 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 27 | 30 | 28 | 20,403 |
| Scheduled departures | 820 | 890 | 10,341 | 612,102 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YX Republic Airline | 172 | 21% | 56.4% | 30.5 min | 5.8% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 144 | 18% | 75.7% | 9.5 min | 2.8% |
| AA American Airlines | 141 | 17% | 73.8% | 10.4 min | 3.5% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 120 | 15% | 80.8% | -2.9 min | 3.3% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 95 | 12% | 44.2% | 57.9 min | 1.1% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 57 | 7% | 71.9% | 16.1 min | 5.3% |
| UA United Airlines | 31 | 4% | 74.2% | 20.7 min | 3.2% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 29 | 4% | 44.8% | 25.9 min | 13.8% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 16 | 2% | 50.0% | 32.9 min | 6.3% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 15 | 2% | 53.3% | 13.6 min | 6.7% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SYR–ORD | Syracuse to Chicago | 150 | 58.7% | 30.4 min | 5.3% |
| SYR–ATL | Syracuse to Atlanta | 89 | 82.0% | -3.2 min | 4.5% |
| SYR–DCA | Syracuse to Washington | 88 | 59.1% | 22.0 min | 5.7% |
| SYR–CLT | Syracuse to Charlotte | 83 | 71.1% | 17.5 min | 3.6% |
| SYR–JFK | Syracuse to New York | 66 | 75.8% | 3.2 min | 3.0% |
| SYR–MCO | Syracuse to Orlando | 66 | 74.2% | -3.4 min | 4.5% |
| SYR–FLL | Syracuse to Fort Lauderdale | 44 | 34.1% | 81.9 min | 4.5% |
| SYR–DTW | Syracuse to Detroit | 38 | 76.3% | 3.3 min | 0.0% |
| SYR–BOS | Syracuse to Boston | 31 | 80.6% | 2.5 min | 0.0% |
| SYR–DEN | Syracuse to Denver | 31 | 74.2% | 20.7 min | 3.2% |
| SYR–DFW | Syracuse to Dallas/Fort Worth | 31 | 83.9% | -12.8 min | 6.5% |
| SYR–LGA | Syracuse to New York | 28 | 35.7% | 42.0 min | 14.3% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left SYR on time in March 2026?
71.2% of 820 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 66.1% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 72.8% and 73.2%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In March 2025, 80.4% of 890 departures left on time and 1.0% were cancelled, against 71.2% and 4.1% in March 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for March 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.