Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

New York → Syracuse via Dulles: arrives on time 39%

  1. 14:51 LGA → 16:35 IAD
    UA 3688 · United, flown by Republic · 1h 44m · 63% on time, 5.1% cancelled
  2. 50m layover in Dulles (IAD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:25 IAD → 19:04 SYR
    UA 4977 · United, flown by CommuteAir · 1h 39m · 77% on time, 3.8% cancelled

Total trip 4h 13m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection56%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 44% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.
Arrives on time39%First flight not cancelled (5.1% are) × connection made (56%) × second flight not cancelled (3.8% are) and within 15 minutes (77%).
Total trip4h 13mLGA 14:51 to SYR 19:04, layover included

Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.