Flights New York → Syracuse
LGA → SYR
Route overview
The flight route from New York to Syracuse operates with a fleet of Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 70%. Over the course of a year, it averages about 243 flights, each experiencing a mean delay of 19.2 minutes. The destination airport serves approximately 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 New York (LGA) → Syracuse (SYR) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 317 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 17 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.99%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 33/100 (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 New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Syracuse: what to expect in this direction
Flying from New York (LGA) to Syracuse (SYR) heads north-west for about 319 km, a flight time of roughly 49m.
Departures from New York on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 48% of LGA-SYR flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Syracuse it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 317 tracked LGA-SYR flights, 73% left on time with an average delay of 17 min and a 6.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
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Frequently asked questions about LGA-SYR
On the New York (LGA) -> Syracuse (SYR) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 17 minutes, based on 317 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on New York-Syracuse is 5.99% across 317 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.
