MCO to SYR flight delays
Orlando, FL (MCO) Syracuse, NY (SYR) · 1,053 miles
717 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
79.83%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0.84%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
60 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
13 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In May it ran 19.5 points more punctual than in November — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.
The two directions do not behave alike. SYR to MCO arrives on time 6.5 points less often than the outbound. Delay accumulates through the flying day, so whichever direction is scheduled later tends to carry the worse record — which is an argument for booking the morning departure if the choice exists.
Only JetBlue Airways flies this route in the published record, so there is no choice to weigh — the route's figures and the airline's are the same figures.
The Orlando to Syracuse route sits close to the middle of the record — neither notably punctual nor notably late.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, JetBlue Airways arrived on time most often on MCO to SYR. Flights ran closest to schedule in May and worst in November.
Every airline on MCO to SYR
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JetBlue Airways | 621 | 81.46% | 0.64% | 60 min | B |
| Frontier Airlines | 96 | 69.15% | 2.08% | 62 min | — |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
SYR to MCO Syracuse back to Orlando 73.37% on time DOther routes from Orlando
Common questions
Are flights from Orlando to Syracuse usually delayed?
79.83% of flights on the MCO to SYR route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 2 in every ten arrived late. That is about the same as the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from Orlando to Syracuse?
Only JetBlue Airways appears in the published record on this route, with 621 flights and 81.46% arriving on time.
How often are MCO to SYR flights cancelled?
0.84% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 8 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Orlando to Syracuse?
May, when 89.7% of flights arrived on time. The worst was November at 70.2%.
When MCO to SYR flights are late, how late are they?
About 60 minutes on average across the flights that arrived more than 15 minutes behind schedule.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on MCO to SYR during January 2025 – August 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →