Flights Syracuse → Chicago
SYR → ORD
Route overview
The flight route from Syracuse to Chicago operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving an on-time performance rate of 83%. Over the course of the year, it has recorded an average delay of 15.1 minutes per flight across 539 total flights, using aircraft such as the Canadair Regional Jet 700 and Embraer RJ145. The destination airport sees a substantial number of passengers annually, with approximately 80 million people passing through each year.
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 Syracuse (SYR) → Chicago (ORD) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines. Across 651 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.38%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Syracuse the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Syracuse (SYR) to Chicago (ORD) heads west for about 974 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 38m.
Departures from Syracuse on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 38% of SYR-ORD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Syracuse the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Chicago it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 651 tracked SYR-ORD flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 3.4% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about SYR-ORD
On the Syracuse (SYR) -> Chicago (ORD) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 651 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Syracuse-Chicago is 3.38% across 651 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, United 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.
