Flights Syracuse → Washington
SYR → IAD
Route overview
The flight route from Syracuse to Washington operates with an average on-time performance of 85%, experiencing a mean delay of 12.2 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 304 flights using various aircraft models such as the De Havilland Canada DHC-8 series and Embraer RJ145, serving a destination airport that handles nearly 21.4 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) → Washington (IAD) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 382 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.31%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Syracuse the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Washington: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Syracuse (SYR) to Washington (IAD) heads south for about 477 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 1m.
Departures from Syracuse on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 58% of SYR-IAD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Syracuse the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Washington it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 382 tracked SYR-IAD flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 1.3% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about SYR-IAD
On the Syracuse (SYR) -> Washington (IAD) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 382 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Syracuse-Washington is 1.31% across 382 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: 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.
