Flights Atlanta → Syracuse
ATL → SYR
Route overview
The flight route from Atlanta to Syracuse operates with a high on-time performance rate of 87%, with an average delay of only 4 minutes. Over the course of a year, approximately 255 flights are conducted using Canadair Regional Jet 900 and McDonnell Douglas MD-88 aircraft, serving the busy destination airport which sees nearly 2,004,066 passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Atlanta (ATL) → Syracuse (SYR) route is operated by Air France, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 330 flights monitored in recent months, 86% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 5 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.21%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Syracuse the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Syracuse: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Atlanta (ATL) to Syracuse (SYR) heads north-east for about 1,278 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 1m.
Departures from Atlanta on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 36% of ATL-SYR flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Syracuse it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 330 tracked ATL-SYR flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 5 min and a 1.2% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) | 84% | 20 min | 0.0% |
| Air France (AF) | 82% | 18 min | 3.3% |
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
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Frequently asked questions about ATL-SYR
On the Atlanta (ATL) -> Syracuse (SYR) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 5 minutes, based on 330 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Atlanta-Syracuse is 1.21% across 330 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: Air France, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
