Route · DEN → DAY · 2020–2025 BTS data
Denver to Dayton
According to PlainFlights' route traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), DEN to DAY (Denver to Dayton) ranks #4658 of 4927 tracked domestic routes by total flights (most flights = #1).
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 73.5%
- On-time
- -5.5 pts
- vs US avg
- 61 min
- Delay when late
- 796
- Flights
- #4658 of 4927
- Corpus placement
Cancelled
0.3%
Best Month
N/A
Worst Month
N/A
Distance
1,085 mi
Carriers
3
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| Nov 2025 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| Oct 2025 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| Sep 2025 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| Aug 2025 | 31 | 16 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| Jul 2025 | 31 | 16 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| Jun 2025 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 0 | OO,UA |
| May 2025 | 31 | 17 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Apr 2025 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Mar 2025 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Jan 2025 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Dec 2024 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Nov 2024 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | OO |
| Oct 2024 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Sep 2024 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Aug 2024 | 31 | 15 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Jul 2024 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Jun 2024 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| May 2024 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Apr 2024 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Mar 2024 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | OO |
| Jan 2024 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Dec 2023 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Nov 2023 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | OO |
DEN–DAY seasonal on-time pattern
Best: April (85.6%) · weakest: August (50.0%)
Strongest calendar month
April
85.6% on-time · ~30 flights/mo
Busiest calendar month
January
~31 flights/mo avg
Weakest calendar month
August
50.0% on-time · ~31 flights/mo
Cancellation Rate
0.3%
2 of 735 flights
Diversion Rate
0.0%
0 of 735 flights
Explore origin & destination
On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
DEN - Denver
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Denver, CO.
DEN on-time profileDAY - Dayton
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Dayton, OH.
DAY on-time profileCompare the two airports
See DEN and DAY side by side on delays, cancellations, and reliability.
Compare DEN vs DAYOrigin-hub reliability standing
Softer reliability from DEN
Among 168 routes leaving DEN, only 27 (including this one) clear below 75% on-time, while 8 stay ≥85% and 133 sit mid-band. Travelers comparing DEN options should weigh this 73.5% print against those peers · fleet on-time rank #4637 of 4927.
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What the Data Says About DEN to DAY
On-time performance on the DEN to DAY pairing (Denver to Dayton) trails a chunk of the network: 73.5% of 796 tracked flights arrived on schedule, with a 60.7-minute average delay on the ones that ran late. The route spans about 1,085 miles across 3 carriers. Cancellations over the trailing 24 months hit 0.3% (2 of 735 flights), with 0.0% diverted.
Monthly performance data for this route did not show a clear best/worst split in the sample window; review the monthly table above for period-by-period detail.
On the multi-year calendar, DEN–DAY peaks in April at 85.6% on-time while January carries the heaviest traffic (~31 flights per month) ; the softest month is August at 50.0%, a 35.6-point swing that repeats because the corridor's weather and holiday mix stays stable year to year.
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Data source
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.
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Using DEN–DAY data
DEN–DAY sits 5.5 pts below the national 79% average; check the seasonal chart and airport profiles before treating the headline as typical.
- Compare DEN and DAY airport profiles: delay causes and top routes differ even on the same corridor. DEN airport
- If your dates flex, April (85.6% on-time) beats August (50.0%) on this corridor. Seasonal chart
- 4 other routes post a similar 73.5% on-time rate; compare before you commit to this pairing. Similar routes
On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers on this origin–destination pair, not any single flight or booking recommendation.
Every figure on PlainFlights is rendered directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page aggregates this specific route's on-time performance and monthly trend, live from the dataset. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.