United States flag Dayton Airport (DAY)

Country United States | North America | Regional Airport | IATA: DAY | ICAO: KDAY | Elevation 1009 ft · 308 m | Local time

Destinations
47
Flights / day
41
Busiest route
Chicago
Top airline
American Airlines

Dayton James M Cox Airport averages 41 flights per day to 47 destinations, with 45 domestic routes and two international routes. A total of 28 airlines operate at DAY, led by American Airlines. This airport provides direct service to three countries across two continents, with Canada representing its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Dayton James M Cox connects to Denver, with a typical flight time of 3 hr 30 mins. Updated: July 16, 2026

Route Network

Dayton James M Cox Airport connects 47 destinations worldwide, with Chicago standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to Denver, and the shortest flight is to Cleveland.

United States of America flag Chicago (ORD) – United States of America 5 airlines
1 hr 45 mins
240 mi · 386 km
9
per day
United States of America flag Charlotte (CLT) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 40 mins
370 mi · 596 km
4
per day
United States of America flag Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) – United States of America 1 airline
3 hr 5 mins
860 mi · 1,384 km
4
per day
United States of America flag Atlanta (ATL) – United States of America 1 airline
2 hr 0 mins
433 mi · 697 km
4
per day
United States of America flag Washington (IAD) – United States of America 2 airlines
1 hr 35 mins
367 mi · 590 km
3
per day
United States of America flag Washington (DCA) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 35 mins
390 mi · 628 km
3
per day
United States of America flag Denver (DEN) – United States of America 1 airline
3 hr 30 mins
1,082 mi · 1,741 km
1
per day
United States of America flag Cleveland (BKL) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 10 mins
173 mi · 279 km
1
per day
United States of America flag Philadelphia (PHL) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 50 mins
476 mi · 766 km
1
per day
United States of America flag Willard (CMI) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 40 mins
215 mi · 346 km
4
per week
United States of America flag Knoxville (TYS) – United States of America 2 airlines
1 hr 35 mins
283 mi · 455 km
4
per week
United States of America flag Morristown (MMU) – United States of America 3 airlines
1 hr 55 mins
520 mi · 836 km
4
per week
United States of America flag Muncie (MIE) – United States of America 1 airline
DAY → MIE
4
per week
United States of America flag St Petersburg-Clearwater (PIE) – United States of America 2 airlines
2 hr 45 mins
833 mi · 1,341 km
4
per week
United States of America flag Columbus (CMH) – United States of America 2 airlines
1 hr 10 mins
71 mi · 114 km
3
per week
United States of America flag Lafayette (LAF) – United States of America 1 airline
DAY → LAF
3
per week
United States of America flag Orlando (SFB) – United States of America 1 airline
2 hr 40 mins
787 mi · 1,267 km
3
per week
United States of America flag Cleveland (CGF) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 10 mins
183 mi · 295 km
2
per week
United States of America flag Detroit (YIP) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 15 mins
165 mi · 266 km
2
per week
United States of America flag Detroit (DTW) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 15 mins
166 mi · 267 km
2
per week
United States of America flag Farmingdale (FRG) – United States of America 1 airline
DAY → FRG
2
per week
United States of America flag Minneapolis (MSP) – United States of America 2 airlines
2 hr 25 mins
573 mi · 923 km
2
per week
United States of America flag Myrtle Beach (MYR) – United States of America 1 airline
DAY → MYR
2
per week
United States of America flag Punta Gorda (PGD) – United States of America 1 airline
2 hr 55 mins
906 mi · 1,458 km
2
per week
Canada flag Winnipeg (YWG) – Canada 1 airline
DAY → YWG
2
per week
United States of America flag Anderson (AID) – United States of America 1 airline
DAY → AID
1
per week
United States of America flag Atlanta (FTY) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 55 mins
423 mi · 681 km
1
per week
United States of America flag Birmingham (BHM) – United States of America 1 airline
2 hr 5 mins
460 mi · 740 km
1
per week
Belgium flag Brussels (BRU) – Belgium 1 airline
DAY → BRU
1
per week
United States of America flag St. Louis Downtown (CPS) – United States of America 1 airline
2 hr 0 mins
331 mi · 532 km
1
per week
United States of America flag Cincinnati (CVG) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 10 mins
64 mi · 102 km
1
per week
United States of America flag Cincinnati (LUK) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 10 mins
56 mi · 90 km
1
per week
United States of America flag Cleveland (CLE) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 10 mins
162 mi · 261 km
1
per week
United States of America flag Columbus (OSU) – United States of America 1 airline
DAY → OSU
1
per week
United States of America flag Houston (HOU) – United States of America 1 airline
3 hr 10 mins
945 mi · 1,521 km
1
per week
United States of America flag Long Beach (D. Field) (LGB) – United States of America 1 airline
DAY → LGB
1
per week
United States of America flag Miami (TMB) – United States of America 1 airline
DAY → TMB
1
per week
United States of America flag Montgomery (MGM) – United States of America 1 airline
2 hr 15 mins
539 mi · 867 km
1
per week
United States of America flag Nantucket (ACK) – United States of America 1 airline
DAY → ACK
1
per week
United States of America flag Oshkosh (OSH) – United States of America 1 airline
DAY → OSH
1
per week
United States of America flag Saginaw (MBS) – United States of America 1 airline
DAY → MBS
1
per week
United States of America flag Seattle (BFI) – United States of America 1 airline
DAY → BFI
1
per week
United States of America flag Sheboygan (SBM) – United States of America 1 airline
DAY → SBM
1
per week
United States of America flag Shreveport (SHV) – United States of America 1 airline
DAY → SHV
1
per week
United States of America flag South Bend (SBN) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 30 mins
166 mi · 267 km
1
per week
United States of America flag Teterboro (TEB) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 55 mins
538 mi · 866 km
1
per week
United States of America flag Traverse City (TVC) – United States of America 1 airline
DAY → TVC
1
per week

Route and destination data updated July 16, 2026.

Dayton James M Cox Airport is served by 28 airlines, with American Airlines in the lead at 12% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 34% of routes. 19 carriers operate only one route each. A total of two airlines operate international routes, compared with 27 airlines serving domestic routes. United Airlines is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Denver with a flight time of 3 hrs 30 mins.

American Airlines (7 routes)
NetJets Aviation (7 routes)
Libyan Airlines (6 routes)
United Airlines (4 routes)
Allegiant Air (4 routes)
Solarius Aviation (3 routes)
FFL (3 routes)
WUP (3 routes)
MVP (2 routes)
Alaska Airlines (1 routes)
Envoy Air (1 routes)
SkyWest Airlines (1 routes)
Delta Air Lines (1 routes)
ILU (1 routes)
FCE (1 routes)
WDY (1 routes)
PDU (1 routes)
Nordwind Airlines (1 routes)
NXC (1 routes)
PSA Airlines (1 routes)
SCW (1 routes)
N1 (1 routes)
JRE (1 routes)
OSU (1 routes)
GHOST (1 routes)
Vuela El Salvador (1 routes)
Flexjet (1 routes)
Aeronaves TSM (1 routes)

Dayton James M Cox Airport provides direct service to three countries across two continents. The route network is 96% domestic and 4% international. Canada is the primary international destination.

United States of America - 41/day
Canada - 0/day
Belgium - 0/day

Delays

Global  Delays
Delay Performance (24 hour average)
Departures
13 min late
28 min (-67.8%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Arrivals
14 min late
28 min (-66.8%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (24 hour total)

Jul 19

2026

20:00 - 21:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
23 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

19:00 - 20:00

Departure
12 min late
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

18:00 - 19:00

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

17:00 - 18:00

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

16:00 - 17:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

15:00 - 16:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

14:00 - 15:00

Departure
8 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

13:00 - 14:00

Departure
12 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

12:00 - 13:00

Departure
12 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

11:00 - 12:00

Departure
8 min late
Arrival
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

10:00 - 11:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

09:00 - 10:00

Departure
Arrival
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

08:00 - 09:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

07:00 - 08:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
4 hr 46 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

06:00 - 07:00

Departure
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

05:00 - 06:00

Departure
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

04:00 - 05:00

Departure
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

03:00 - 04:00

Departure
Arrival
20 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

01:00 - 02:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

00:00 - 01:00

Departure
1 hr 27 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 18

2026

23:00 - 00:00

Departure
56 min late
Arrival
11 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 18

2026

22:00 - 23:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
11 min late
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (7 day average)
Departures
14 min late
3 min (+26.7%) vs last week
7d trend
Arrivals
13 min late
3 min (+30.7%) vs last week
7d trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (7 day total)

Jul 18

2026

Departure
40 min late
Arrival
33 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 17

2026

Departure
14 min late
Arrival
34 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 16

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 15

2026

Departure
7 min late
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 14

2026

Departure
13 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 13

2026

Departure
15 min late
Arrival
23 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 12

2026

Departure
11 min late
Arrival
10 min late
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (30 day average)
Departures
10 min late
min (-2.2%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Arrivals
5 min late
2 min (+49.1%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (30 day total)

Jul 18

2026

Departure
40 min late
Arrival
33 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 17

2026

Departure
14 min late
Arrival
34 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 16

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 15

2026

Departure
7 min late
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 14

2026

Departure
13 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 13

2026

Departure
15 min late
Arrival
23 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 12

2026

Departure
11 min late
Arrival
10 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 11

2026

Departure
27 min late
Arrival
37 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 10

2026

Departure
11 min late
Arrival
7 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 9

2026

Departure
6 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 8

2026

Departure
5 min late
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 4

2026

Departure
58 min late
Arrival
6 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 3

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 2

2026

Departure
13 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 1

2026

Departure
6 min late
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 30

2026

Departure
10 min late
Arrival
11 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 29

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
7 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 28

2026

Departure
21 min late
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 27

2026

Departure
7 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 26

2026

Departure
5 min late
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 25

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
6 min late
Cancelled
0

Jun 24

2026

Departure
5 min late
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 23

2026

Departure
5 min late
Arrival
9 min late
Cancelled
0

Jun 22

2026

Departure
6 min late
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
0

Jun 21

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 20

2026

Departure
9 min late
Arrival
10 min late
Cancelled
0

Jun 19

2026

Departure
14 min late
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
0

Global Rankings

Worldwide Position

Flights per day

#504 (41 flights/day)
Top 100 Busiest Airports in the World
Worldwide Position

Most destinations

#421 (47 destinations)
Top 100 Airports with Most Destinations

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
10,896 ft 3,321 m 151 ft 46 m Asphalt
10,896 ft 3,321 m 151 ft 46 m Asphalt
8,520 ft 2,597 m 151 ft 46 m Asphalt
8,520 ft 2,597 m 151 ft 46 m Asphalt
7,283 ft 2,220 m 151 ft 46 m Asphalt
7,283 ft 2,220 m 151 ft 46 m Asphalt

Runway Length

3 aircraft cannot operate at Dayton James M Cox Airport due to runway length constraints. The airport’s longest runway is 10,896 ft (3,321 m), which is below the typical takeoff or landing distance required by the aircraft listed here.

Aircraft Takeoff Landing
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 11,250 ft 3,429 m 7,218 ft 2,200 m
Antonov An-225 Mriya 11,483 ft 3,500 m 10,827 ft 3,300 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 11,499 ft 3,505 m 5,909 ft 1,801 m

Operational Context

Dayton James M Cox (IATA: DAY) operates around 41 flights per day to 47 nonstop destinations. Its network includes 45 domestic and 2 international routes, with American Airlines as the leading carrier and Chicago currently the busiest connection. From DAY, passengers can reach 3 countries across 2 continents, and the longest runway measures 3,321 m (10,896 ft).

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