Flights Syracuse → Detroit
SYR → DTW
How long is the flight from Syracuse to Detroit?
The flight from Syracuse (SYR) to Detroit (DTW) takes 1h 4m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Syracuse to Detroit has an on-time performance rate of 81%, with an average delay of 9.1 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 313 flights, serving one of the busiest airports in its destination city, which handles nearly 28 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 Syracuse (SYR) → Detroit (DTW) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 768 flights monitored in recent months, 81% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.78%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Detroit the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Syracuse the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Detroit: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Syracuse (SYR) to Detroit (DTW) heads west for about 601 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 4m.
Departures from Syracuse on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 44% of SYR-DTW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Syracuse the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Detroit it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 768 tracked SYR-DTW flights, 81% left on time with an average delay of 9 min and a 0.8% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
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Frequently asked questions about SYR-DTW
The flight from Syracuse (SYR) to Detroit (DTW) takes 1h 4m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Syracuse (SYR) -> Detroit (DTW) route, on-time performance is 81% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 768 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Syracuse-Detroit is 0.78% across 768 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.
