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James M. Cox Dayton International Airport

DAY · Dayton, OH

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IATA Code
DAY
ICAO Code
KDAY
City
Dayton
Country
United States
Website
flydayton.com

James M. Cox Dayton International Airport is a regional airport serving Dayton, OH. Its IATA code is DAY and its ICAO code is KDAY.

The airfield sits 1,009 feet above sea level.

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DAY by the numbers

IATA DAY · ICAO KDAY · 1,009 ft elevation · Map

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Official departure punctuality

Ranks #163 of 358 U.S. airports for on-time departures

On-time departures
80.7%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
2.8%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
106 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
7,973
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Late-arriving aircraft 44%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 29%
  • Air traffic control & airport 18%
  • Extreme weather 10%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data

Busiest routes from DAY

RouteFlightsOn time
Chicago (ORD) 1,810 73%
Atlanta (ATL) 1,408 89%
Charlotte (CLT) 1,398 82%
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) 1,359 80%
Washington (DCA) 959 71%
Denver (DEN) 365 92%
Philadelphia (PHL) 361 89%
Pinellas Park (PIE) 106 64%
Punta Gorda (PGD) 97 81%
Orlando (SFB) 82 46%
All routes from DAY →

Airlines departing DAY

AirlineFlightsOn-time departures
OH 4,636 80%
Delta Air Lines 1,408 86%
SkyWest Airlines 678 70%
Envoy Air 466 83%
United Airlines 377 91%
Allegiant Air 311 64%
Republic Airways 97 94%

Terminals, parking & amenities

Terminals (5)

  • Concourse A
  • Concourse B
  • Wright Brothers Aero

Parking (69)

  • Cell Phone Lot
  • Economy Lot · 4.95 USD/day
  • Long Term Lot · 14.00 USD/day
  • Overflow Lot · 4.95 USD/day
  • Parking Garage/Rental Car Lot · 20.00 USD/day
  • Reserved Parking
  • Semi Lot
  • Short Term Lot · 24.00/day
  • Valet Parking · 20.00 USD/day
  • Visitor Parking

Food & drink (7)

  • 12th Fairway
  • Boston Stoker
  • Chick-fil-A
  • Great American Bagel
  • MVP Sport's Bar
  • Max & Erma’s
  • Starbucks

Shops (6)

  • Boston Tee's
  • CNBC
  • CNBC
  • Dayton Marketplace
  • Heritage Books
  • Wright Shop Travel Mart

Car rental (4)

  • Avis
  • Car Rental Desks
  • Enterprise

Gates (24)

A10, A11, A12, A13, A14, A15, A16, A18, A20, A21, A22, A23, A24, A25, A26, B11, B12, B13, B14, B15, B16, B17, B18, B19

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Runways

Runway Length Surface
06L/24R 10,901 ft PEM, lighted
18/36 8,502 ft PEM, lighted
06R/24L 7,285 ft PEM, lighted

Listen to the tower

Air traffic control frequencies, for scanners and airband radios.

  • Recorded airport information (ATIS) 125.800 MHz
  • Tower 119.900 MHz
  • Ground 121.900 MHz
  • Clearance delivery 121.750 MHz

Runways and frequencies: OurAirports (public domain). Not for navigation.

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