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Airport · DAY · Dayton, Ohio

Dayton, OH

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.

Data updated 2026-06-13

84.2%
On-time
Top 42%
on-time, US airports
86 min
Delay when late
1.02%
Cancelled
#113 of 382
Corpus placement
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DAY on-time rate vs. the national average

Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.

0%100%U.S. average79%84.2%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Late Aircraft. Total delay minutes: 557,993.

Late Aircraft 39.9% (222,687 min)
Carrier 34.6% (192,983 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 19.9% (110,903 min)
Weather 5.6% (31,180 min)
Security 0.0% (240 min)

DAY - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: September (95.2%) · worst: July (91.3%)

91%92%93%94%95%96% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 92.7%

DAY - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

90%92%94%96% 202020212022202320242025 95.5% 90.5% ▼ -5.2%

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).

10 min15 min20 min25 min Jan 24Dec 25 20.5 min 21.8 min ▲ +6.3%

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).

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Dayton, OH.

Cancellation Rate

1.02%

896 of 87,827 flights

Diversion Rate

0.12%

103 of 87,827 flights

Delay Rate

15.8%

13,839 of 87,827 flights

Top Routes from DAY

Busiest routes to and from Dayton, OH.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
CLT (Charlotte) → DAY (Dayton) 8,375 79.3% 370 mi
DAY (Dayton) → CLT (Charlotte) 8,370 85.7% 370 mi
ATL (Atlanta) → DAY (Dayton) 7,553 89.1% 432 mi
DAY (Dayton) → ATL (Atlanta) 7,551 91.9% 432 mi
DAY (Dayton) → DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) 7,068 81.8% 861 mi
DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) → DAY (Dayton) 7,065 80.4% 861 mi
DAY (Dayton) → DCA (Washington) 5,616 81.1% 391 mi
DCA (Washington) → DAY (Dayton) 5,609 77.3% 391 mi
ORD (Chicago) → DAY (Dayton) 5,361 79.1% 240 mi
DAY (Dayton) → ORD (Chicago) 5,354 81% 240 mi
DAY (Dayton) → DTW (Detroit) 2,471 92.6% 166 mi
DTW (Detroit) → DAY (Dayton) 2,471 90.8% 166 mi
DAY (Dayton) → LGA (New York) 1,901 86.1% 549 mi
LGA (New York) → DAY (Dayton) 1,872 85.7% 549 mi
PHL (Philadelphia) → DAY (Dayton) 1,539 79.4% 477 mi
DAY (Dayton) → PHL (Philadelphia) 1,510 90.7% 477 mi
DAY (Dayton) → DEN (Denver) 796 89.4% 1,085 mi
DEN (Denver) → DAY (Dayton) 796 73.5% 1,085 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

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.

Similar on-time rate

Nearest out-of-state BTS on-time rate (this airport: 84.2%).

San Jose, CA

San Jose, CA

84.2% on-time 546,547 flights

Jackson/Vicksburg, MS

Jackson/Vicksburg, MS

84.2% on-time 79,839 flights

Baton Rouge, LA

Baton Rouge, LA

84.2% on-time 53,837 flights

Pellston, MI

Pellston, MI

84.2% on-time 9,995 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 87,827).

Eugene, OR

Eugene, OR

90,806 flights 84.1% on-time

Cedar Rapids/Iowa City, IA

Cedar Rapids/Iowa City, IA

91,140 flights 82.2% on-time

Lexington, KY

Lexington, KY

91,507 flights 83.6% on-time

Huntsville, AL

Huntsville, AL

91,787 flights 82.6% on-time

Other Airports in Ohio

Compare performance with other Ohio airports.

CMH 82.8%

Columbus, OH

Columbus · 450,603 flights
CLE 82%

Cleveland, OH

Cleveland · 446,498 flights
CAK 80.4%

Akron, OH

Akron · 36,344 flights
LCK 74.3%

Columbus, OH

Columbus · 12,681 flights
TOL 80.8%

Toledo, OH

Toledo · 7,268 flights

DAY delay-share reading

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.

Statewide aggregates for Ohio: Ohio flight data.

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.

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Using DAY's data

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.

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

Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Airline on-time performance and operational reliability · 2025

Every figure on PlainFlights is rendered directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no number is typed in by an editor. Airport figures are computed directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.