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

No clear winner: airlines and hours on this route all land within a few points of 3 in 4 on time.

Nonstops


United	ORD	SYR	1h 59m	76%	2.2%	1,123	Flying now
American	ORD	SYR	1h 59m	76%	2.9%	1,241	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 (Syracuse is 1 h ahead of Chicago). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United Details →	ORD 07:05 → DEN 08:55UA 1217	50m Denver	DEN 09:45 → SYR 15:12UA 1909	7h 07m	89%	80%
Delta Details →	ORD 09:45 → ATL 12:51DL 1178	2h 52m Atlanta	ATL 15:43 → SYR 17:59DL 2690	7h 14m	99%	78%
United Details →	ORD 06:30 → IAD 09:24UA 1689	3h 21m Dulles	IAD 12:45 → SYR 14:15UA 4360 · flown by CommuteAir	6h 45m	100%	78%
American Details →	ORD 06:36 → PHL 09:46AA 2115	3h 26m Philadelphia	PHL 13:12 → SYR 14:34AA 5924 · flown by Piedmont	6h 58m	96%	78%
Delta Details →	ORD 08:52 → DTW 11:23DL 4456 · flown by SkyWest	3h 41m Detroit	DTW 15:04 → SYR 16:35DL 3565 · flown by SkyWest	6h 43m	97%	77%
Delta Details →	ORD 06:00 → LGA 09:09DL 2767	1h 09m New York	LGA 10:18 → SYR 11:42DL 5841 · flown by Republic	4h 42m	94%	75%
United Details →	ORD 11:07 → IAD 14:12UA 1869	3h 13m Dulles	IAD 17:25 → SYR 19:04UA 4977 · flown by CommuteAir	6h 57m	99%	73%
American Details →	ORD 05:07 → CLT 08:10AA 2842	1h 14m Charlotte	CLT 09:24 → SYR 11:20AA 3080	5h 13m	94%	72%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	ORD 16:45 → CLT 19:59AA 1683	59m Charlotte	CLT 20:58 → SYR 22:52AA 1976	5h 08m	73%	37%
Delta Details →	ORD 18:00 → JFK 21:40DL 4783 · flown by Endeavor	1h 16m New York	JFK 22:56 → SYR 00:43 +1DL 5371 · flown by Endeavor	5h 43m	63%	35%
American Details →	ORD 15:50 → DFW 18:28AA 2754	57m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 19:25 → SYR 23:40AA 421	6h 50m	61%	34%

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

LGA · 1h 09m · leaves 06:00 6%

CLT · 1h 14m · leaves 05:07 6%

IAD · 53m · leaves 08:40 10%

Afternoon and evening

JFK · 1h 16m · leaves 18:00 37%

IAD · 1h 03m · leaves 18:12 39%

DFW · 57m · leaves 15:50 39%

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.


United UA 2038 ORD 07:15 → PHL American AA 5924 PHL 13:12 → SYR Connection details →	2h 42m	6h 19m	99%	85%
United UA 530 ORD 09:07 → ATL Delta DL 2690 ATL 15:43 → SYR Connection details →	3h 21m	7h 52m	98%	78%
American AA 3498 ORD 10:00 → DTW Delta DL 3565 DTW 15:04 → SYR Connection details →	2h 32m	5h 35m	95%	76%

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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