Flights Philadelphia → Syracuse
PHL → SYR
Route overview
The flight route from Philadelphia to Syracuse operates with an on-time performance rate of 83%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 6.2 minutes. Over the course of a year, approximately 291 flights are conducted using aircraft such as the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-300 Dash 8, Embraer 175, and Embraer 170, serving a destination airport that handles around two million 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 Philadelphia (PHL) → Syracuse (SYR) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 373 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 6 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.61%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.8/100 (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 Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Syracuse: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Philadelphia (PHL) to Syracuse (SYR) heads north for about 367 km, a flight time of roughly 53m.
Departures from Philadelphia on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 58% of PHL-SYR flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Syracuse it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 373 tracked PHL-SYR flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 6 min and a 1.6% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about PHL-SYR
On the Philadelphia (PHL) -> Syracuse (SYR) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 6 minutes, based on 373 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Philadelphia-Syracuse is 1.61% across 373 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American 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.
