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 and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KSYR · observed 4:54 pm EDT (20:54 UTC), 25 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the northwest (310°) at 7 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a few clouds at 4,000 feet, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- Temperature 56°F (13°C), dew point 30°F (-1°C)
- Altimeter 30.11 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 1:20 pm EDT (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 7 knots, gusting to 13, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the south at 7 knots, gusting to 13, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 22,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KSYR 062054Z 31007KT 10SM FEW040 FEW250 13/M01 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP195 T01331011 56018
TAF KSYR 061720Z 0618/0718 30007G13KT P6SM FEW250 FM062300 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM071300 18007G13KT P6SM FEW220
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
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
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- 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.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Syracuse from the FAA register
41 aircraft are registered to owners in Syracuse, New York: 26 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, never named. All aircraft registered in New York.
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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- 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.
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 5, 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.