Syracuse Hancock International
SYR · KSYR · Syracuse, New York · Onondaga County · map
Syracuse Hancock International is a public-use airport owned by the City of Syracuse, 4 miles northeast of Syracuse, New York, 421 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 10/28, is 9,013 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 61 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The receiver network heard 11 different aircraft arrive or depart here in the last seven days. The FAA counts about 68,070 takeoffs and landings a year. About 1,503,206 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Syracuse Hancock International?
Its FAA code is SYR, and its ICAO code is KSYR.
Where is Syracuse Hancock International?
It is 4 miles northeast of Syracuse, New York, 421 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Syracuse Hancock International?
The longest of its 2 runways, 10/28, is 9,013 feet long.
Does Syracuse Hancock International have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Syracuse Hancock International?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Syracuse Hancock International?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Chicago O'Hare International, John F Kennedy International, Detroit Metro Wayne County, Washington Dulles International, Philadelphia International. Every route
Are there flight schools at Syracuse Hancock International?
3 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Syracuse Flight School INC and Stockbridge Valley Flying Club INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Syracuse Hancock International?
4 pilot examiners and 7 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Syracuse Hancock International…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA SYR · ICAO KSYR
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Syracuse
- Elevation
- 421 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower with a TRACON · around the clock
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- New York sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 13W
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1943
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 9,013 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 15/33 | 7,499 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 10: ILS with DME, VASI, four boxes on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), trees 64 ft high 2,609 ft from the end
- Runway 28: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the right, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2), trees 80 ft high 2,924 ft from the end
- Runway 15: VASI, four boxes on the left, medium-intensity approach lights (MALS), trees 51 ft high 1,440 ft from the end
- Runway 33: PAPI, four lights on the left, tree 34 ft high 840 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 124.225 | Syracuse |
| Clearance delivery | 125.05 | Syracuse |
| Ground | 121.7 | Syracuse |
| Tower | 120.3 | Syracuse |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace | 126.125 | Syracuse |
| Approach and departure | 127.425 | Griffiss |
| Approach and departure | 134.275 | Syracuse |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Syracuse |
| Syracuse and rco | 122.4 | Syracuse |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 315-526-3244.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high- and low-pressure), bulk oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
- Also here
- air freight, avionics, cargo handling, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Oswego County (19 nm northwest), Hamilton Municipal (29 nm southeast), Cortland County/Chase Field (31 nm south).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in New York · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- No chtr operations through passenger terminal building WO prior permission required.
- Non-standard markings; aiming point markings 1340 feet from approach end runway.
- Rvrt sensor shared by runway 33.
- Noise abatement procedures in effect.
- Deer/coyote/birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- No jet eng maintenance runs above idle between 11:00 pm to 6:00 am.
- No transient aircraft parking on main terminal ramp.
- Restricted: taxiway J and P south of taxiway Y closed to civil operations.
- Ctn: taxiway J and P south of taxiway Y and ang ramp have uncontrolled veh and eqpt traffic.
- Drone (UAS) oper WI the confines of Syracuse class C, times vary.
- Drone (UAS) operations in Syracuse approach/departure asp will be controlled by syr air traffic control at all times.
- NON-STD marking on military ramp.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 17,971 departures from SYR in those twelve months, carrying 1,425,551 passengers in 1,763,260 seats (81% filled), to 99 destinations (4 abroad) on 30 airlines.
All 99 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 29 |
| multi-engine | 7 |
| jets | 11 |
| helicopters | 2 |
| other | 12 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The aircraft heard arriving or departing are the site's own record from the volunteer receiver network, airliners included; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 68,070, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 33,784 |
| air taxi and commuter | 8,605 |
| general aviation, travelling | 13,137 |
| general aviation, local | 7,314 |
| military | 5,230 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Syracuse from the FAA register
42 aircraft are registered to owners in Syracuse, New York: 27 piston singles, 5 business jets, 3 helicopters, 3 drones, 2 piston twins. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in New York.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Syracuse Flight School INC 2 aircraft · Syracuse Syracuse Flight School is a FAR Part 61 flight training facility located at Syracuse Hancock International Airport (KSYR) in Syracuse, New York.
- Stockbridge Valley Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Syracuse The Syracuse Flying Club is a not-for-profit membership corporation located at Syracuse Hancock International Airport in Syracuse, NY.
- Syracuse Flying Club INC 4 aircraft · Fayetteville, 8 miles away Syracuse Flying Club is a not-for-profit membership corporation located at Syracuse Hancock International Airport in Syracuse, NY.
Repair stations in Syracuse:
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
4 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 4 for private pilot, 4 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 3 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot; 4 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 7 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 1 engineering representative, 2 training center examiners.
- Robert Belisario private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Freeman Jet Center · Syracuse, NY (0 nm) · (315) 430-6454 · [email protected]
- William Charles Ziesenitz private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Million Air · Rome, NY (31 nm) · (315) 853-6485 · [email protected]
- David Paul St George private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Taughannock Aviation · Ithaca, NY (40 nm) · (607) 351-3637 · [email protected]
- Michael Bjerga private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Williamson Flying Club · Williamson, NY (47 nm) · (585) 721-4635 · [email protected]
All 18 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 13 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Syracuse 42 aircraft · 27 piston singles, 5 business jets, 3 helicopters
- Volatus Aerospace US CORP 3 aircraft in town
- Syracuse Flight School INC 2 aircraft in town
- Rjk Air LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Syracuse Flight School INC 2 aircraft · flight school
- Stockbridge Valley Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- Syracuse Flying Club INC 4 aircraft · flying club
- National Grid · repair station
- Chicago O'Hare International (ORD) 2,280 flights in twelve months · Republic Airline, Envoy Air
- John F Kennedy International (JFK) 1,439 flights in twelve months · Endeavor Air Inc., JetBlue Airways
- Detroit Metro Wayne County (DTW) 1,299 flights in twelve months · Endeavor Air Inc., Delta Air Lines Inc.
- Washington Dulles International (IAD) 1,296 flights in twelve months · CommuteAir LLC dba CommuteAir, GoJet Airlines LLC d/b/a United Express
- Philadelphia International (PHL) 1,274 flights in twelve months · Piedmont Airlines, PSA Airlines Inc.
- Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International (ATL) 1,086 flights in twelve months · Delta Air Lines Inc., Frontier Airlines Inc.
- Charlotte/Douglas International (CLT) 1,078 flights in twelve months · American Airlines Inc., PSA Airlines Inc.
- Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl (DCA) 979 flights in twelve months · PSA Airlines Inc., American Airlines Inc.
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 13 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in New York 1,965 since 1982 · 252 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in New York 127 landing places
- New York 6,663 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/SYR.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 26, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.