SYR → ORDSyracuse to Chicago

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Direct flights from Syracuse (SYR) to Chicago (ORD): 42 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 47% of the last 15 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 12 minutes early. 4 of the 15 tracked flights were cancelled. The nonstop covers 974 km, an estimated 1 hour 45 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Syracuse and Chicago. Updated 15 November 2026 at 06:00 UTC.

Today, SYR → ORD

Sun 15 Nov · local times
  1. · AA1913American Airlines On schedule ORD 13:59scheduled
  2. · AA3357American Airlines On schedule ORD 18:30scheduled
  3. · AA3405American Airlines On schedule ORD 20:18scheduled
  4. · AA3565American Airlines On schedule ORD 07:31scheduled
  5. · UA1402United Airlines On schedule ORD 07:43scheduled
  6. · UA5405United Airlines On schedule ORD 19:05scheduled
  7. · UA6008United Airlines On schedule ORD 13:59scheduled

Checked SYR board 22:33 · ORD board 00:00

SYR Syracuse smooth · +1
ORD Chicago heavy · +36
974 km · ~1h 45m est.
dep bank 06:00–18:4042x weekly
Runs rough · 2 airlines · 42x weekly · nonstop
47% on time

of the last 15 tracked SYR → ORD flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −12 min. 4 of 15 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−12 minacross the last 11 arrivals
Flight time~1h 45mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures42x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled26.7%recent route rate · 4 of 15

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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American AirlinesUnited Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
American AirlinesAA44% on time

Flights AA3565 06:00 daily · AA4390 12:31 daily · AA3357 16:56 daily · AA3405 18:40 daily

United AirlinesUA50% on time

Flights UA6008 12:17 daily · UA5405 17:20 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-14AA3357dep +20 → arr−47
11-14AA3405dep +79 → arr+31
11-14AA3565dep +72 → arr+17
11-14AA4390dep +36 → arr+16
11-14UA5405cancelledCNX
11-14UA5918cancelledCNX
11-14UA6008dep +22 → arr−17
11-13AA3357cancelledCNX
11-13AA3405cancelledCNX
11-13AA3565dep +15 → arr−12
11-13AA4390dep +29 → arr−34
11-13UA5405dep +392 → arr+318
11-13UA5918dep +54 → arr−11
11-13UA6008dep +11 → arr−66
11-12AA3357arrived−31

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
SYRSyracuse +1 min smooth ⛅ overcast · NNW 10 kt Full SYR delay board →
ORDChicago +36 min heavy 🌤 few clouds · WSW 4 kt Full ORD delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at SYR: a 42% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +17 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Syracuse to Chicago route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop SYR to ORD flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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SYR to ORD questions

Is SYR–ORD running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The arrival side at ORD is the weaker end, route health score 72/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on SYR–ORD?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:00 and evening departures around 17:20 from SYR. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the ORD delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from SYR to ORD?

Great-circle distance is 974 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 99–113 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SYR–ORD fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 42 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.