What is the TSA wait at SYR right now?
No live security wait, and no historical wait, for Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR). We will not estimate one.
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Syracuse Hancock International Airport TSA wait times
SYR · KSYR · Syracuse, New York
Security wait
No live security wait, and no historical wait, for Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR). We will not estimate one.
PreCheck
PreCheck lanes are not in our historical feed for this airport.
CLEAR
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Departure delays
Historical on-time performance. Not a live delay.
80%
On-time departures, September 2025 through August 2026. A departure is on time when it left less than 15 minutes late.
Flights out of Syracuse Hancock International Airport left on time 80% of the time from September 2025 through August 2026. The largest shares of delay minutes were late-arriving aircraft (34%) and the airline (34%). That is a share of delay minutes, not a share of flights. The average delay among departures that were 15 minutes or more late was 92 minutes. 3% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
The highest on-time month was September 2025 (88%). The lowest was December 2025 (70%).
| Cause | Delay minutes | Share of delay minutes |
|---|---|---|
| late-arriving aircraft | 73,230 | 34% |
| the airline | 73,224 | 34% |
| the national airspace system | 49,517 | 23% |
| weather | 16,558 | 8% |
| security | 72 | 0% |
When to be at the airport
TSA's published guidance is to arrive at the airport 2 hours before a domestic departure and 3 hours before an international departure. That is guidance, not a measured security wait.
Nearby airports
- Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport ITH · Ithaca46 mi
- Watertown International Airport ART · Watertown61 mi
- Greater Binghamton/Edwin A Link field BGM · Binghamton63 mi
- Elmira Corning Regional Airport ELM · Elmira/Corning77 mi
- Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport ROC · Rochester79 mi
Distances are straight-line miles.
Airport details
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 10/28, 9,013 ft
- Longest runway width
- 150 ft
- Longest runway surface
- ASPH
- Longest runway lighting
- HIGH
- Elevation
- 421.1 ft
- CY2024 enplanements
- 1,486,554
- Facility use
- Public
- Ownership
- Public
- Part 139 certificate code
- I C
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Last inspection
- 2026/05/21
FAA facility record date 2026/10/01. Runways: BTS NTAD Runways. Facility facts: BTS NTAD Aviation Facilities. Enplanements: FAA CY2024 commercial service.
Questions
Does TSACheck have a live security wait for SYR?
No. TSACheck has no live feed and no historical wait for Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR).
How often do flights leave SYR on time?
Flights out of Syracuse Hancock International Airport left on time 80% of the time from September 2025 through August 2026. The largest shares of delay minutes were late-arriving aircraft (34%) and the airline (34%). That is a share of delay minutes, not a share of flights. The average delay among departures that were 15 minutes or more late was 92 minutes. 3% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
How early should I get to SYR?
TSA's published guidance is to arrive at the airport 2 hours before a domestic departure and 3 hours before an international departure. That is guidance, not a measured security wait.
Which airports are near SYR?
The nearest airports in this list are Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH), 46 straight-line miles; Watertown International Airport (ART), 61 straight-line miles; Greater Binghamton/Edwin A Link field (BGM), 63 straight-line miles; Elmira Corning Regional Airport (ELM), 77 straight-line miles; Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC), 79 straight-line miles.