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


American	SYR	ORD	2h 24m	77%	3.5%	1,241	Flying now
United	SYR	ORD	2h 23m	73%	2.8%	1,123	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Chicago on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Chicago is 1 h behind Syracuse). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Delta Details →	SYR 06:11 → DTW 07:47DL 2091	2h 28m Detroit	DTW 10:15 → ORD 10:50DL 3673 · flown by SkyWest	5h 39m	99%	87%
United Details →	SYR 06:00 → IAD 07:28UA 4860 · flown by CommuteAir	3h 03m Dulles	IAD 10:31 → ORD 11:53UA 1252	6h 53m	90%	82%
American Details →	SYR 10:36 → BOS 11:55AA 4635 · flown by Republic	2h 01m Boston	BOS 13:56 → ORD 15:59AA 3711 · flown by Envoy	6h 25m	99%	78%
American Details →	SYR 06:00 → PHL 07:20AA 6095 · flown by Piedmont	3h 15m Philadelphia	PHL 10:35 → ORD 12:09AA 1041	7h 09m	93%	75%
Delta Details →	SYR 09:11 → DTW 10:48DL 4123 · flown by SkyWest	1h 47m Detroit	DTW 12:35 → ORD 13:03DL 1716	4h 52m	96%	74%
United Details →	SYR 08:15 → DEN 10:05UA 1320	1h 10m Denver	DEN 11:15 → ORD 14:55UA 2865	7h 40m	90%	74%
Delta Details →	SYR 05:30 → JFK 06:52DL 5363 · flown by Endeavor	3h 38m New York	JFK 10:30 → ORD 12:20DL 5119 · flown by Endeavor	7h 50m	98%	74%
American Details →	SYR 06:03 → DCA 07:34AA 4056 · flown by Envoy	2h 39m Washington	DCA 10:13 → ORD 11:33AA 523	6h 30m	100%	70%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	SYR 08:00 → CLT 10:11AA 1235	50m Charlotte	CLT 11:01 → ORD 12:19AA 2908	5h 19m	73%	64%
American Details →	SYR 19:19 → PHL 20:39AA 5837 · flown by Piedmont	53m Philadelphia	PHL 21:32 → ORD 23:30AA 3042	5h 11m	66%	32%
American Details →	SYR 13:18 → DCA 14:52AA 5589 · flown by PSA	1h 00m Washington	DCA 15:52 → ORD 17:25AA 3254	5h 06m	47%	30%

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 · 1h 06m · leaves 10:36 8%

DFW · 55m · leaves 07:16 17%

MSP · 49m · leaves 07:32 17%

Afternoon and evening

PHL · 53m · leaves 19:19 34%

DEN · 1h 05m · leaves 16:15 34%

CLT · 55m · leaves 19:34 36%

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.


Delta DL 2091 SYR 06:11 → DTW American AA 4103 DTW 10:33 → ORD Connection details →	2h 46m	5h 57m	98%	91%
American AA 4056 SYR 06:03 → DCA United UA 2201 DCA 10:30 → ORD Connection details →	2h 56m	6h 45m	100%	90%
JetBlue B6 374 SYR 07:00 → BOS American AA 1610 BOS 12:01 → ORD Connection details →	3h 55m	8h 02m	98%	85%

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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