According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Daytona Beach, FL (DAB) ranks #172 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Daytona Beach, FL posts above-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a mid-size U.S. airport.
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DAB on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Late Aircraft.
Total delay minutes: 193,493.
Late Aircraft44.3% (85,681 min)
Carrier36.0% (69,588 min)
NAS (National Aviation System)11.4% (22,118 min)
Weather8.1% (15,753 min)
Security0.2% (353 min)
DAB - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: October (96.5%) · worst: July (90.1%)
DAB - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
DAB - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 15.3 min · taxi-in 3.9 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
DAB's average taxi-out (15.3 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 13.9 min (December 2025) to 16.6 min (May 2025).
Cancellation & Diversion Analysis
Flight disruption statistics for Daytona Beach, FL.
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Daytona Beach, FL, both outside Florida so the neighborhoods are not same-state geography. Axes stay disjoint: volume peers exclude the on-time peer set. Same-state compare stays below.
The standout signal at Daytona Beach, FL is the delay mix: Late Aircraft owns 44.3% of 193,493 delay minutes across 34,922 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 84.9% (5.9 pts above the 79% national average), with 5,261 delayed and 402 cancelled (1.15%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Late Aircraft (44.3% late-aircraft, 36.0% carrier, 11.4% NAS, 8.1% weather, 0.2% security). Mid-volume books still show a clear delay fingerprint rather than a weather-only story.
On the multi-year calendar, DAB is strongest in October (96.5% on-time) and weakest in July (90.1%), a 6.4-point swing. Volume peaks in March (~576 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to ATL (Atlanta) at 85.9% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Daytona Beach, FL vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
84.9%Top 34%higher than 66% of 382 airports
Daytona Beach, FL
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U.S. airports by on-time rate, bucketed by value
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Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data (2020–2025).
Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.
DAB's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.
Check the busiest route from DAB before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in October rather than July if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 15.3 min here; check the monthly series before a tight connection. Taxi times →
On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers at this airport, not any single flight or airline.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Daytona Beach, FL's on-time rate?
Daytona Beach, FL (DAB) has a 84.9% on-time rate across 34,922 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 5.9 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the above-median on-time performance.
How does DAB rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Daytona Beach, FL ranks #172 of 382 tracked US airports by total BTS flights (most flights = #1), making it a mid-size U.S. airport.
What's the most common cause of delays at Daytona Beach, FL?
Late Aircraft is the leading delay cause at DAB, accounting for 44.3% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 44.3% late-aircraft, 36.0% carrier, 11.4% NAS/air-traffic-control, 8.1% weather, and 0.2% security.
When is the best time to fly through Daytona Beach, FL?
October is historically DAB's strongest month at 96.5% on-time, while July is the weakest at 90.1%, a 6.4-point swing across the BTS historical record.
Data sourced from U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) On-Time Performance data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFlights