Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Connect in the morning. The same 90-minute layover misses 3% of the time at 8 am and 2 times in 5 at 8 pm.

Nonstops


American	DCA	SYR	1h 25m	69%	4.7%	1,029	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Syracuse on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


American Details →	DCA 06:00 → BOS 07:39AA 1550	57m Boston	BOS 08:36 → SYR 10:06AA 4635 · flown by Republic	4h 06m	96%	87%
Delta Details →	DCA 06:00 → ATL 07:48DL 410	1h 27m Atlanta	ATL 09:15 → SYR 11:25DL 1375	5h 28m	97%	81%
Delta Details →	DCA 06:06 → JFK 07:25DL 5802 · flown by Republic	1h 45m New York	JFK 09:10 → SYR 10:41DL 5436 · flown by Endeavor	4h 35m	98%	80%
Delta Details →	DCA 06:20 → LGA 07:34DL 1172	2h 44m New York	LGA 10:18 → SYR 11:42DL 5841 · flown by Republic	5h 22m	98%	77%
United Details →	DCA 10:30 → ORD 11:48UA 2201	2h 07m Chicago	ORD 13:55 → SYR 16:48UA 2343	6h 18m	98%	77%
Delta Details →	DCA 10:16 → ATL 12:08DL 926	3h 35m Atlanta	ATL 15:43 → SYR 17:59DL 2690	7h 43m	100%	77%
Delta Details →	DCA 09:39 → DTW 11:14DL 1558	3h 50m Detroit	DTW 15:04 → SYR 16:35DL 3565 · flown by SkyWest	6h 56m	99%	76%
American Details →	DCA 05:00 → CLT 06:26AA 365	2h 58m Charlotte	CLT 09:24 → SYR 11:20AA 3080	6h 20m	99%	74%
Tight connection: often missed
JetBlue Details →	DCA 11:18 → MCO 13:38B6 1923	1h 06m Orlando	MCO 14:44 → SYR 17:33B6 2656	6h 15m	75%	58%
JetBlue Details →	DCA 18:41 → BOS 20:15B6 2754	1h 20m Boston	BOS 21:35 → SYR 22:51B6 845	4h 10m	59%	33%
Delta Details →	DCA 13:30 → LGA 14:58DL 5747 · flown by Republic	54m New York	LGA 15:52 → SYR 17:26DL 5062 · flown by Endeavor	3h 55m	58%	32%

Same layover, different day-part

How often the first flight arrives too late to connect (45 min minimum), for one-ticket layovers of 45–80 minutes.

Morning

BOS · 57m · leaves 06:00 4%

Afternoon and evening

ORD · 1h 17m · leaves 15:30 22%

ATL · 1h 16m · leaves 18:25 23%

BOS · 1h 20m · leaves 18:41 41%

Delays build through the day, so an afternoon first leg eats the layover. A short connection is fine early in the morning and a gamble later on.

Mixing airlines

One ticketMiss it and the airline rebooks you; bags go through. 45 min is enough.

Separate ticketsMiss it and you buy a new ticket. Re-check bags, clear security again: we require 90 min.


American AA 4551 DCA 06:00 → JFK Delta DL 5436 JFK 09:10 → SYR Connection details →	1h 39m	4h 41m	93%	79%
American AA 4393 DCA 06:59 → LGA Delta DL 5841 LGA 10:18 → SYR Connection details →	1h 58m	4h 43m	92%	74%
United UA 2774 DCA 09:30 → ORD American AA 3819 ORD 13:23 → SYR Connection details →	2h 33m	6h 56m	97%	74%

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Regional partners count as the airline that sells them: SkyWest flying Delta Connection is one Delta ticket.

How these are worked out. Makes the connection: share of the last year’s flights where the first flight arrived with at least 45 minutes to spare (90 on separate tickets). Arrives on time: first flight not cancelled × connection made × second flight not cancelled and arriving within 15 minutes. Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.

About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON