# Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR / KSYR) **Syracuse Hancock International Airport** (IATA: SYR, ICAO: KSYR) is a large airport in Syracuse, New York, United States. It opened in 1928. It has 2 runways; the longest is 9,013 ft (2,747 m). In 2025 it handled 2.8 million passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksyr ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: SYR / KSYR - FAA: SYR - Type: Large airport - Serves: Syracuse, New York, United States - Opened: 1928 - Elevation: 421 ft / 128 m - Coordinates: 43.1112, -76.1063 - Runways: 2 - Longest runway: 9,013 ft / 2,747 m - Instrument procedures: 12 approaches, 1 departure - Passengers: 2,838,155 (2025) - Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York - Website: http://www.flysyracuse.com/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syracuse_Hancock_International_Airport (16 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q175028 - Weather station: KSYR · WMO 72519 - Ident: KSYR ## Timeline - 1928: Syracuse Hancock International Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 10/28 | 9,013 ft / 2,747 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 087° / 267° | yes | | 15/33 | 7,499 ft / 2,286 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 134° / 314° | yes | - FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00411AD.PDF ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2014 | 1,951,000 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 1,988,187 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2016 | 1,985,533 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2017 | 2,036,490 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2018 | 2,290,329 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2019 | 2,549,991 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2020 | 871,696 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2021 | 1,677,398 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2022 | 2,501,653 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2023 | 2,833,809 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2024 | 2,979,625 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2025 | 2,838,155 | BTS T-100 Segment | ## Routes 15 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (12) - [JFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjfk.md) John F. Kennedy International Airport · United States · 209 mi / 336 km · JetBlue Airways - [BOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbos.md) Boston Logan International Airport · United States · 264 mi / 425 km · JetBlue Airways - [DTW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdtw.md) Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · United States · 373 mi / 601 km · Delta Air Lines - [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 605 mi / 974 km · United Airlines - [BNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbna.md) Nashville International Airport · United States · 740 mi / 1,191 km · Allegiant Air - [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 794 mi / 1,278 km · Delta Air Lines - [SFB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksfb.md) Orlando Sanford International Airport · United States · 1,031 mi / 1,659 km · Allegiant Air - [MCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmco.md) Orlando International Airport · United States · 1,055 mi / 1,698 km · JetBlue Airways - [PIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpie.md) St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport · United States · 1,113 mi / 1,791 km · Allegiant Air - [SRQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksrq.md) Sarasota Bradenton International Airport · United States · 1,145 mi / 1,842 km · Allegiant Air - [FLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfll.md) Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · United States · 1,199 mi / 1,930 km · Allegiant Air, JetBlue Airways - [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 1,488 mi / 2,395 km · United Airlines ### Seasonal (3) - [MYR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmyr.md) Myrtle Beach International Airport · United States · 669 mi / 1,077 km · Allegiant Air - [MSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsp.md) Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · United States · 858 mi / 1,381 km · Delta Air Lines - [PGD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpgd.md) Punta Gorda Airport · United States · 1,166 mi / 1,877 km · Allegiant Air ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from SYR, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (4) - G4 [Allegiant Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/allegiant-air) · 7 - B6 [JetBlue Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetblue-airways) · 4 - DL [Delta Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-air-lines) · 3 - UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 2 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 2.8M (2025) | #483 of 3,974 | #115 in North America | #89 in US | | Longest runway | 9,013 ft / 2,747 m | #1,753 of 29,858 | #360 in North America | #264 in US | | Elevation | 421 ft / 128 m | =28,616 of 43,403 | =13,527 in North America | =11,355 in US | | Age | Opened 1928 | =323 of 15,079 | =58 in North America | =57 in US | | Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | A/D | APP/DEP | 126.125 | | ATIS | ATIS | 132.050 | | CLD | CLNC DEL | 125.050 | | GND | GND | 121.700 | | OPS | ANG OPS | 139.625 | | TWR | TWR | 120.300 | | UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 | ## Nearby airports - [RME](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krme.md) Griffiss International Airport · 36 mi / 58 km - [ITH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kith.md) Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport · 46 mi / 75 km - [ART](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kart.md) Watertown International Airport · 61 mi / 98 km - [BGM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbgm.md) Greater Binghamton/Edwin A Link field · 63 mi / 101 km - [KGTB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgtb.md) Wheeler Sack Army Air Field · 68 mi / 110 km - [ELM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kelm.md) Elmira Corning Regional Airport · 77 mi / 124 km ## Sources - [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government)) - [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government)) - [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government)) - [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [Wikipedia: “Syracuse Hancock International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Syracuse_Hancock_International_Airport&oldid=1376343324), revision of 23 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0) - [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0) - Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksyr/data