According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Dayton, OH (DAY) ranks #113 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Dayton, OH posts above-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a mid-size U.S. airport.
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DAY on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where Dayton, OH sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, Dayton, OH handles more flight
volume than 71% of them, and has a higher on-time rate than
58% of them, placing it in the quadrant for busy and reliable.
Flight volume and on-time rate are independent figures: a busy airport can still run
reliably, and a quiet one can still run late.
Dayton, OH vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 87,827 ·
On-time rate: 84.2%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Late Aircraft.
Total delay minutes557,993 min
Late Aircraft222,687 min · 40%
Carrier192,983 min · 35%
NAS (National Aviation System)110,903 min · 20%
Weather31,180 min · 6%
Security240 min · 0%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
DAY - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: September (95.2%) · worst: July (91.3%)
DAY - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
DAY - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 17.3 min · taxi-in 6.1 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
DAY's average taxi-out (17.3 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 15.2 min (September 2025) to 21.9 min (January 2025).
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Dayton, OH, both outside Ohio 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 Dayton, OH is the delay mix: Late Aircraft owns 39.9% of 557,993 delay minutes across 87,827 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 84.2% (5.2 pts above the 79% national average), with 13,839 delayed and 896 cancelled (1.02%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Late Aircraft (39.9% late-aircraft, 34.6% carrier, 19.9% NAS, 5.6% weather, 0.0% security). As a busy airport, that mix matters more for connection planning than for a thin schedule.
On the multi-year calendar, DAY is strongest in September (95.2% on-time) and weakest in July (91.3%), a 3.9-point swing. Volume peaks in March (~1,314 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to CLT (Charlotte) at 79.3% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Dayton, OH vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
84.2%Top 42%higher than 58% of 382 airports
Dayton, OH
60%95%
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.
DAY's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.
Check the busiest route from DAY before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in September rather than July if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 17.3 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 Dayton, OH's on-time rate?
Dayton, OH (DAY) has a 84.2% on-time rate across 87,827 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 5.2 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the above-median on-time performance.
How does DAY rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Dayton, OH ranks #113 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 Dayton, OH?
Late Aircraft is the leading delay cause at DAY, accounting for 39.9% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 39.9% late-aircraft, 34.6% carrier, 19.9% NAS/air-traffic-control, 5.6% weather, and 0.0% security.
When is the best time to fly through Dayton, OH?
September is historically DAY's strongest month at 95.2% on-time, while July is the weakest at 91.3%, a 3.9-point swing across the BTS historical record.