Flights Washington → Syracuse
IAD → SYR
Route overview
The flight route from Washington to Syracuse operates with a high on-time performance rate of 88%, with an average delay of just 9.2 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, approximately 304 flights use aircraft such as the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q, Embraer RJ145, and De Havilland Canada DHC-8-200 Dash 8/8Q to serve the destination airport which sees 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 Washington (IAD) → Syracuse (SYR) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 383 flights monitored in recent months, 87% 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 22.2/100 (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 Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Syracuse: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Washington (IAD) to Syracuse (SYR) heads north for about 477 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 1m.
Departures from Washington on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 31% of IAD-SYR flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Syracuse it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 383 tracked IAD-SYR flights, 87% 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 IAD-SYR
On the Washington (IAD) -> Syracuse (SYR) route, on-time performance is 87% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 383 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Washington-Syracuse is 1.31% across 383 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.
