Flights Minneapolis → Syracuse
MSP → SYR
Route overview
The flight route from Minneapolis to Syracuse operates with an average of 18 flights per year, featuring a Canadair Regional Jet 900 and Embraer 170. With a 72% on-time performance rate, the flights experience an average delay of 23.1 minutes.
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 Minneapolis (MSP) → Syracuse (SYR) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 18 flights monitored in recent months, 72% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 23 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.1/100 (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 Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Syracuse: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Minneapolis (MSP) to Syracuse (SYR) heads east for about 1,381 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 9m.
Departures from Minneapolis on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 100% of MSP-SYR flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Syracuse it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 18 tracked MSP-SYR flights, 72% left on time with an average delay of 23 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
Airlines operating MSP-SYR
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Frequently asked questions about MSP-SYR
On the Minneapolis (MSP) -> Syracuse (SYR) route, on-time performance is 72% with an average delay of 23 minutes, based on 18 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Minneapolis-Syracuse is 0.00% across 18 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Delta Air Lines.
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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.
