SYR → ORD United Airlines

United Airlines · Syracuse, NY to Chicago, IL · 1,122 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 64 flight numbers

This route is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -1 min, while the worst 10% run +62 min or later.
On-time arrival
72%
Median delay
-1 min
90th percentile
+62 min
Cancellation rate
2%

How on-time is United Airlines from SYR to ORD?

Across every United Airlines flight number on SYR → ORD (1,122 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 72% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -1 min; the worst 10% ran +62 min or later. 2% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time78572%
16-30 min11711%
31-60 min717%
61-120 min606%
2+ hrs555%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-079270%+17 min
2025-088876%+13 min
2025-098983%+4 min
2025-1010778%0 min
2025-118365%+17 min
2025-128757%+41 min
2026-018761%+14 min
2026-028175%+7 min
2026-038949%+53 min
2026-048876%+9 min
2026-0511188%+3 min
2026-068681%+12 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon15572%
Tue16072%
Wed15370%
Thu15876%
Fri15971%
Sat14972%
Sun15471%

Based on US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading the full breakdown…