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 one-hour layover misses 13% of the time at 7 am and 1 time in 4 at 9 pm.

Nonstops


American	SYR	PHL	1h 18m	81%	2.6%	1,274	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Delta Details →	SYR 06:11 → DTW 07:47DL 2091	2h 23m Detroit	DTW 10:10 → PHL 11:46DL 2331	5h 38m	99%	84%
Delta Details →	SYR 06:00 → ATL 08:27DL 1108	2h 54m Atlanta	ATL 11:21 → PHL 13:24DL 2279	7h 26m	98%	80%
Delta Details →	SYR 07:32 → MSP 09:11DL 2834	1h 58m Minneapolis	MSP 11:09 → PHL 14:43DL 2679	7h 10m	93%	79%
United Details →	SYR 10:30 → IAD 11:55UA 4840 · flown by CommuteAir	1h 00m Dulles	IAD 12:55 → PHL 14:10UA 3541 · flown by Republic	3h 40m	90%	75%
Delta Details →	SYR 17:17 → DTW 18:59DL 3565 · flown by SkyWest	2h 36m Detroit	DTW 21:35 → PHL 23:17DL 2402	6h 00m	94%	74%
United Details →	SYR 06:00 → IAD 07:28UA 4860 · flown by CommuteAir	1h 07m Dulles	IAD 08:35 → PHL 09:45UA 4015 · flown by Mesa	3h 45m	90%	73%
United Details →	SYR 06:15 → ORD 07:29UA 1008	1h 37m Chicago	ORD 09:06 → PHL 12:25UA 2752	6h 10m	97%	71%
American Details →	SYR 08:00 → CLT 10:11AA 1235	2h 51m Charlotte	CLT 13:02 → PHL 14:50AA 2573	6h 50m	96%	71%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	SYR 08:00 → CLT 10:11AA 1235	49m Charlotte	CLT 11:00 → PHL 12:43AA 2498	4h 43m	72%	55%

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

ORD · 1h 05m · leaves 06:00 13%

CLT · 49m · leaves 08:00 28%

Afternoon and evening

IAD · 50m · leaves 19:52 24%

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.


JetBlue B6 374 SYR 07:00 → BOS Delta DL 5805 BOS 10:50 → PHL Connection details →	2h 44m	5h 28m	96%	80%
Delta DL 2091 SYR 06:11 → DTW American AA 5610 DTW 10:53 → PHL Connection details →	3h 06m	6h 26m	99%	74%
American AA 4635 SYR 10:36 → BOS Delta DL 5706 BOS 15:10 → PHL Connection details →	3h 15m	6h 15m	99%	72%

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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