Syracuse, New York – May 13, 2024 – American Airlines has announced they will increase their weekly, seasonal nonstop service from Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) directly to Miami International Airport (MIA) to daily service this Christmas Break. From Thursday, December 19th through Monday, January 6th, the carrier will operate daily flights on their 76-seat E-175 aircraft in a two-class configuration to the South Florida hub. American’s seasonal Saturday-only service will commence this year on November 9th and run through March 29, 2025.
Similar to the seasonal Saturday-only service, the daily flights will depart Syracuse at 7:00 a.m. and arrive in Miami around 10:42 a.m. Return flights will depart Miami at 7:40 p.m. and arrive in Syracuse around 10:54 p.m.
In addition to the draw of South Florida and the Florida Keys, MIA serves as American Airlines’ primary gateway to Latin America and the Caribbean. The timing of this SYR-MIA service allows convenient, efficient connections to a multitude of sun and sand hotspots, including four Cuban destinations for the first time in SYR’s history! View the table below for a list of the 36 convenient, one-connection Latin American and Caribbean flight options available via the MIA service.
Single-Connection Latin American and Caribbean Destinations through MIA (and airport code)
| Anguilla (AXA) | Guanacaste, Costa Rica (LIR) | Roatan, Honduras (RTB) |
| Antigua (ANU) | Guatemala City, Guatemala (GUA) | Saint Croix (STX) |
| Aruba (AUA) | Havana, Cuba (HAV) | San José, Costa Rica (SJO) |
| Barranquilla, Colombia (BAQ) | Holguin, Cuba (HOG) | San Pedro Sula, Honduras (SAP) |
| Belize City, Belize (BZE) | Kingston, Jamacia (KIN) | San Salvador, El Salvador (SAL) |
| Camaguey, Cuba (CMW) | Merida, Mexico (MID) | Santa Clara, Cuba (SNU) |
| Cancun, Mexico (CUN) | Montego Bay, Jamacia (MBJ) | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (SDQ) |
| Cartagena, Columbia (CTG) | Nassau, The Bahamas (NAS) | St. Thomas (STT) |
| Comayagua, Honduras (XPL) | North Eleuthera, The Bahamas (ELH) | St. Kitts (SKB) |
| Cozumel, Mexico (CZM) | Providenciales, Turks & Caicos (PLS) | St. Maarten (SXM) |
| Curaçao (CUR) | Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic (POP) | Tortola (EIS) |
| Geroge Town, The Bahamas (GGT) | Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (PUJ) | Tulum, Mexico (TQO) |
“It may be mid-May, but we know now is the time families are looking at Christmas travel,” said Syracuse Regional Airport Authority Executive Director Jason Terreri. “With this new daily service, family getaways to Latin America and the Caribbean will be easier than ever during this peak demand time.”
“American is delighted to announce expanded service between Syracuse Hancock International Airport and Miami International Airport for this winter,” said Joe Sottile, American Airlines Director of Shorthaul Network Planning. “Joining year-round service to six destinations from SYR, American will offer customers access to more than 200 one-stop destinations across our comprehensive global network, now including even more convenient connectivity to American’s extensive service throughout the Caribbean and Latin America.”
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Click here to view the 30 destinations travelers can fly directly to via nonstop flights from Syracuse.