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Syracuse Hancock International Airport

Syracuse, United States · North America

One TSA, a real Escape Lounge, named free Wi-Fi, and a $14 Economy lot — traded against a 9:00 p.m. checkpoint, no CLEAR, no on-site PreCheck enrollment, and official pages that still do not map water fillers.

Airportist Score

7.4/ 10

Solid

Ease of use8.4
Comfort & amenities7.3
Food & retail7.2
Ground access7.2
Reliability6.6
Lounges6.6

How the score works

An editorial 0–10 score. The overall is exactly the weighted sum of six traveler categories — not a Google rating and not a poll.

25%Ease of use — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
20%Comfort & amenities — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
15%Food & retail — Food and retail quality and variety.
15%Ground access — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
15%Reliability — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
10%Lounges — Worth-it density and access quality.

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Arrive
30 min
before departure
Typical security
12 min
editorial average, not live
Fastest to city
15–20 min to downtown Syracuse
Uber / Lyft (Arrivals A)
Cheapest to city
Centro SY84 Mattydale–Airport
$1 cash / $4 day pass · About 25–35 min to the Syracuse Transit Hub
Lounge
1
1 rated worth it
On time
72%
of departures

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Syracuse Hancock International Airport

Syracuse, United States · North America

Airportist Score

7.4/ 10

Solid

Ease of use8.4
Comfort & amenities7.3
Food & retail7.2
Ground access7.2
Reliability6.6
Lounges6.6

How the score works

An editorial 0–10 score. The overall is exactly the weighted sum of six traveler categories — not a Google rating and not a poll.

25%Ease of use — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
20%Comfort & amenities — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
15%Food & retail — Food and retail quality and variety.
15%Ground access — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
15%Reliability — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
10%Lounges — Worth-it density and access quality.

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6 photos

Post-renovation departures hall at Syracuse Hancock International Airport with stone walls, wood ceiling, and the down escalator to bag claim.

Looking down the Syracuse Hancock departures escalator toward the first-floor arrivals hall on 25 December 2018.

Wide interior of the Syracuse Hancock terminal photographed in October 2013, before the 2018 renovation.

Roadside entrance sign reading Syracuse Hancock International Airport, photographed in October 2007.

Exit portal on South Concourse A at Syracuse Hancock International Airport.

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Most important tips

Know before you go

A compact traveler cheat sheet for timing, terminals, food, and disruption checks.

TSA

One checkpoint, 3:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Official security page: arrive two hours out. The checkpoint is not 24/7 and follows published departure times, not delay-adjusted ones.

PreCheck lane is real. On-site IDEMIA enrollment closed 22 Sep 2025 — nearest IdentoGO is 7010 Fly Road, Suite 4, DeWitt. No CLEAR on official pages or clearme.com. Official pages do not print a live wait widget.

Layout

One TSA, then A south and B north

After screening you can walk both concourses. Wrong gate is a walk, not a reclear.

Bags: A (Allegiant, American, Breeze, JetBlue, Sun Country) and B (Delta, Frontier, United) on the first floor. Escape is on your right after TSA, near Gate 1. Dining pins A through about Gate 14 and B from the hallway to Gates 20–22.

Food

Eat after TSA unless Say Si Bon is enough

Landside food is thin: Say Si Bon 05:00–19:00 and a 24/7 automated-retail bank. The real kitchens are airside.

A: Dunkin’ 04:15–18:00, Qdoba, SYRenity, Middle Ages, Heritage News. B: Einstein, Palladino Farms, Travel@ease, Johnny Rockets 10:30–18:00. Honor Cart at the checkpoint is cash-only 04:15–07:00.

Lounge

Escape is the only passenger lounge

Priority Pass SYR4, Amex Platinum, Delta Reserve on a same-day Delta-marketed flight, or $35 / $45. Closes 20:30.

Operator children under 3 free; Priority Pass children under 2 free; 3-hour window. No showers listed. The Harris Military Courtesy Room is not a day-pass room. I-81 Northbound work has been live since 3 May 2026 — build extra drive time.

Live conditions

Right now at SYR

Security waits and operational status from official feeds, where the airport publishes them.

Honest verdict

Who this airport works for

Best for

Central New York trips that do not want a BUF or ROC connection
Priority Pass / Platinum holders using Escape before 20:30
Drivers using the $14 Economy lots
Centro SY84 riders headed downtown on a weekday

Watch out for

Checkpoint closes 21:00 and is not 24/7
On-site PreCheck enrollment closed 22 Sep 2025; no CLEAR
No Sunday Centro SY84; I-81 Northbound work since 3 May 2026
Official pages do not map water fillers or print a taxi tariff

Airportist Score

Why this score

Overall is the published weighted sum of six categories. No holistic fudge on top.

Ease of use · 25%

Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.

8.4

Comfort & amenities · 20%

Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.

7.3

Food & retail · 15%

Food and retail quality and variety.

7.2

Ground access · 15%

Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.

7.2

Reliability · 15%

Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.

6.6

Lounges · 10%

Worth-it density and access quality.

6.6

Key stats

Editorial reference figures, not live readings.

Annual passengers

2.86 million (SRAA CY 2025 report figure)

Terminals

1 terminal, Concourses A+B, 1 TSA

On-time departures

72%

Typical security

12 min

Guide quick facts

From the editorial guide for SYR.

Updated Sep 12, 2026

SRAA Executive Director Jason Terreri, at the 6 Feb 2026 State of the Airport, put calendar-year 2025 at **around 2.8 million** passengers and blamed the drop on Southwest leaving. CNY Signal cites page 13 of that same community report as **2,859,212** total (−4.9% vs **3,004,937** in 2024). The official PDF URL 500’d on 12 Sep 2026 — treat 2.86 million as the report figure, not a number we re-counted from the file. FAA preliminary CY 2025 enplanements **1,415,346** (−4.79% vs 1,486,554). Official FY H1 (1 Jul–31 Dec 2025) activity sheet: **1,500,762** total passengers — that is a six-month fiscal extract, not a full year.
One civil terminal at **1000 Col. Eileen Collins Blvd, Syracuse, NY 13212**. Main **315-454-3263**. Official map: **one TSA** on the second floor, then **Concourse A** (south) and **Concourse B** (north) on the same sterile side. Bags on the first floor: Terminal A and Terminal B claim halls. Homepage **27** nonstops vs dining-page gate pins and a destinations page that names **24** cities vs Feb 2026 press that still says **29** — use the named destination list, not the rounded counts.
Official airlines page (12 Sep 2026), eight names: **Allegiant, American, Breeze, Delta, Frontier, JetBlue, Sun Country, United**. **Southwest is not on the live list.** FY Dec 2025 carrier table still prints a blank Southwest row — leftover. **No scheduled international passenger airline** on the live destinations list. CBP is **on request**, Monday–Friday 08:30–17:00, **315-399-4730**. AirNav also prints **315-455-2271** and Mon–Sat 08:00–17:00 — cite both.
**One passenger lounge: Escape Lounge**, between TSA and Concourse A near Gate 1. Official + operator **04:30–20:30** daily (or 30 minutes before the last A or B departure). Live Priority Pass **SYR4**. Amex Platinum. Delta SkyMiles Reserve on a same-day Delta-marketed flight. Day pass **from $35 pre-book / $45 walk-up**. **No showers** on the SYR-specific official / operator / Priority Pass lists. The **Gregory J. Harris Military Courtesy Room** is military/reservists only — not a passenger lounge. Aggregator **“The Club SYR” is fiction.**
Two runways (AirNav): **10/28 9,013×150**, **15/33 7,499×150**. Owner **City of Syracuse**; operator **Syracuse Regional Airport Authority** since **1 Mar 2014** (authority created 17 Aug 2011). Executive director / AirNav manager **Jason Terreri**. Civil passenger terminal on a joint-use field with New York ANG **174th Attack Wing / Hancock Field**. **Do not create a second airport for KSYR or an ANGB page.**
`lib/airports.json`: IATA **SYR**, ICAO **KSYR**, 43.112564, −76.108244, America/New_York. AirNav elev **421.1 ft**, 4 mi NE of Syracuse; lat/long 43.1111814, −76.1063206. AirNav ZIP **13211** vs official **13212** — use the official boulevard address.

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Most important tips

Know before you go

A compact traveler cheat sheet for timing, terminals, food, and disruption checks.

TSA

One checkpoint, 3:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Official security page: arrive two hours out. The checkpoint is not 24/7 and follows published departure times, not delay-adjusted ones.

Layout

One TSA, then A south and B north

After screening you can walk both concourses. Wrong gate is a walk, not a reclear.

Food

Eat after TSA unless Say Si Bon is enough

Landside food is thin: Say Si Bon 05:00–19:00 and a 24/7 automated-retail bank. The real kitchens are airside.

Lounge

Escape is the only passenger lounge

Priority Pass SYR4, Amex Platinum, Delta Reserve on a same-day Delta-marketed flight, or $35 / $45. Closes 20:30.

Live conditions

Right now at SYR

Security waits and operational status from official feeds, where the airport publishes them.

Honest verdict

Who this airport works for

Best for

Central New York trips that do not want a BUF or ROC connection
Priority Pass / Platinum holders using Escape before 20:30
Drivers using the $14 Economy lots
Centro SY84 riders headed downtown on a weekday

Watch out for

Checkpoint closes 21:00 and is not 24/7
On-site PreCheck enrollment closed 22 Sep 2025; no CLEAR
No Sunday Centro SY84; I-81 Northbound work since 3 May 2026
Official pages do not map water fillers or print a taxi tariff

Airportist Score

Why this score

Overall is the published weighted sum of six categories. No holistic fudge on top.

Ease of use · 25%

Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.

8.4

Comfort & amenities · 20%

Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.

7.3

Food & retail · 15%

Food and retail quality and variety.

7.2

Ground access · 15%

Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.

7.2

Reliability · 15%

Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.

6.6

Lounges · 10%

Worth-it density and access quality.

6.6

Key stats

Editorial reference figures, not live readings.

Annual passengers

2.86 million (SRAA CY 2025 report figure)

Terminals

1 terminal, Concourses A+B, 1 TSA

On-time departures

72%

Typical security

12 min

Guide quick facts

From the editorial guide for SYR.

Updated Sep 12, 2026

SRAA Executive Director Jason Terreri, at the 6 Feb 2026 State of the Airport, put calendar-year 2025 at **around 2.8 million** passengers and blamed the drop on Southwest leaving. CNY Signal cites page 13 of that same community report as **2,859,212** total (−4.9% vs **3,004,937** in 2024). The official PDF URL 500’d on 12 Sep 2026 — treat 2.86 million as the report figure, not a number we re-counted from the file. FAA preliminary CY 2025 enplanements **1,415,346** (−4.79% vs 1,486,554). Official FY H1 (1 Jul–31 Dec 2025) activity sheet: **1,500,762** total passengers — that is a six-month fiscal extract, not a full year.
One civil terminal at **1000 Col. Eileen Collins Blvd, Syracuse, NY 13212**. Main **315-454-3263**. Official map: **one TSA** on the second floor, then **Concourse A** (south) and **Concourse B** (north) on the same sterile side. Bags on the first floor: Terminal A and Terminal B claim halls. Homepage **27** nonstops vs dining-page gate pins and a destinations page that names **24** cities vs Feb 2026 press that still says **29** — use the named destination list, not the rounded counts.
Official airlines page (12 Sep 2026), eight names: **Allegiant, American, Breeze, Delta, Frontier, JetBlue, Sun Country, United**. **Southwest is not on the live list.** FY Dec 2025 carrier table still prints a blank Southwest row — leftover. **No scheduled international passenger airline** on the live destinations list. CBP is **on request**, Monday–Friday 08:30–17:00, **315-399-4730**. AirNav also prints **315-455-2271** and Mon–Sat 08:00–17:00 — cite both.
**One passenger lounge: Escape Lounge**, between TSA and Concourse A near Gate 1. Official + operator **04:30–20:30** daily (or 30 minutes before the last A or B departure). Live Priority Pass **SYR4**. Amex Platinum. Delta SkyMiles Reserve on a same-day Delta-marketed flight. Day pass **from $35 pre-book / $45 walk-up**. **No showers** on the SYR-specific official / operator / Priority Pass lists. The **Gregory J. Harris Military Courtesy Room** is military/reservists only — not a passenger lounge. Aggregator **“The Club SYR” is fiction.**
Two runways (AirNav): **10/28 9,013×150**, **15/33 7,499×150**. Owner **City of Syracuse**; operator **Syracuse Regional Airport Authority** since **1 Mar 2014** (authority created 17 Aug 2011). Executive director / AirNav manager **Jason Terreri**. Civil passenger terminal on a joint-use field with New York ANG **174th Attack Wing / Hancock Field**. **Do not create a second airport for KSYR or an ANGB page.**
`lib/airports.json`: IATA **SYR**, ICAO **KSYR**, 43.112564, −76.108244, America/New_York. AirNav elev **421.1 ft**, 4 mi NE of Syracuse; lat/long 43.1111814, −76.1063206. AirNav ZIP **13211** vs official **13212** — use the official boulevard address.

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