---
iata: DAB
name: Daytona Beach International Airport
city: Daytona Beach
country: United States
lastUpdated: '2026-09-15'
officialWebsite: 'https://www.flydaytonafirst.com/'
sources:
  - 'https://www.flydaytonafirst.com/'
  - >-
    https://www.flydaytonafirst.com/airline-and-flight-information/airline-information.stml
  - 'https://www.flydaytonafirst.com/parking-directions/'
  - 'https://www.flydaytonafirst.com/airport-information/restaurants.stml'
  - 'https://www.flydaytonafirst.com/airport-information/rental-cars.stml'
  - >-
    https://www.flydaytonafirst.com/airport-information/taxi-ground-transportation.stml
  - 'https://www.flydaytonafirst.com/airport-information/shops-services.stml'
  - 'https://www.flydaytonafirst.com/about-dab/'
  - 'https://www.flydaytonafirst.com/about-dab/dab-team.stml'
  - 'https://www.flydaytonafirst.com/about-dab/faq.stml'
  - 'https://www.flydaytonafirst.com/about-dab/news-releases.stml'
  - >-
    https://www.aa.com/web/i18n/travelInformation/destinationInformation/dab-airport.html
  - 'https://www.airnav.com/airport/KDAB'
  - 'https://www.prioritypass.com/en/lounges/united-states'
  - 'https://www.votran.org/riding-votran/visitor-information.stml'
  - 'https://www.votran.org/take-a-trip/bus-fares-passes.stml'
  - >-
    https://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/arp-cy2025-commercial-service-enplanements-preliminary.pdf
  - 'https://plainflights.com/airport/dab'
  - 'https://www.flightaware.com/live/airport/KDAB'
quickFacts:
  - >-
    News leftover citing the airport's 15 Jan 2026 release: 772,170 total
    passengers in 2025, highest since 1997. WFTV leftover +11% vs 2024; Observer
    leftover +1% — leftover vs leftover. Wikipedia leftover 2024 665,000 / 2025
    772,000 is a rounded BTS box. FAA prelim CY 2025 leftover 375,353
    enplanements (rank 161, +11.13% vs 337,763) is a different boarding file —
    do not mix.
  - >-
    Owner leftover County of Volusia. Official leftover 700 Catalina Drive,
    Suite 300, Daytona Beach, FL 32114. Switchboard leftover 386.248.8030.
    AirNav leftover manager / official leftover Airport Director Karen Feaster,
    A.A.E., IACE, ACE (kfeaster@volusia.org, ext. 18304). Welcome leftover still
    names Cyrus T. Callum, A.A.E., ACE as Director of Aviation and Economic
    Resources; DAB Team leftover photo table prints VACANT for that seat while
    the contact list still prints Callum (ccallum@volusia.org, ext. 18070) —
    leftover vs leftover. ICAO KDAB. Official leftover Eastern Time
    (America/New_York). American.com leftover 700 Catalina Drive without Suite
    300.
  - >-
    AirNav leftover 3 miles SW of Daytona Beach. AirNav leftover elev 34.2 ft /
    10.4 m vs Wikipedia leftover 33 ft. AirNav leftover RWY 07L/25R 10,500 ×
    150, RWY 16/34 6,001 × 150, and RWY 07R/25L 3,195 × 100 (not available for
    scheduled Part 121 / Part 380 ops with more than 9 passenger seats). ARFF
    Index C. Attendance leftover continuous. AirNav leftover US CUSTOMS USER FEE
    ARPT. Official dest leftover is U.S. only. Wikipedia leftover 1992
    international-arrivals conversion of the 1958 hall is leftover vs a live
    scheduled international passenger airline.
  - >-
    Civil one-hall campus leftover 1992 two-level terminal (2021 leftover
    coastal-ecology renovation). Official leftover shops name Gates 2, 4, and 6.
    Wikipedia leftover six-gate domestic terminal. Official pages do not print a
    live airline-to-gate map — read FIDS. Do not create a second KDAB page. Do
    not merge MCO, SFB, JAX, OMN, EVB, or Embry-Riddle as a second airport. NAS
    Daytona Beach is WWII history, not this page.
  - >-
    Live scheduled leftover on 15 Sep 2026: American (CLT daily), Delta (ATL
    daily), Avelo (twice-weekly HVN and ILG), and Breeze (September leftover RDU
    and PVD only). Official Airline Information leftover still prints Breeze HPN
    / BDL / RDU / PVD / CAK and still carries a JetBlue contact block.
    AeroRoutes leftover JetBlue BOS and JFK last flights 8 Sep 2026 —
    FlightAware leftover JBU1500 last 8 Sep 2026. Simple Flying leftover Cirium:
    Breeze CAK returns November 2026, BDL returns 7 Jan 2027, HPN has no nonstop
    return. Do not invent Southwest, Frontier, Spirit, Allegiant, live JetBlue,
    live HPN, or a scheduled international passenger airline.
  - >-
    No ticketed passenger lounge. Live Priority Pass USA leftover lists MCO /
    FLL and other U.S. fields, not Daytona Beach / DAB. American.com leftover
    clubs Not Available. Official leftover Business Center near Gate 6 is a free
    public work room. Empty lounges. Do not seed a placeholder lounge row.
bentoTips:
  - label: Timing
    title: 'FAQ leftover arrive 1 hour; American leftover 4:30 a.m.'
    detail: >-
      Official leftover Delta bags 6 hours prior / American leftover 4 hours
      prior. CLEAR and ConfirmID $45 are not on official DAB pages.
      averageSecurityMinutes 8 is editorial unpublished between those leftover
      clocks. JetBlue leftover 4:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. checkpoint is leftover vs the
      official unpublished close — and JetBlue leftover exited 8 Sep 2026.
    summary: >-
      Official leftover FAQ arrive 1 hour before departure. American.com
      leftover Daily 4:30 a.m.–6 p.m., cash/checks not accepted, curbside Not
      Available, PreCheck Available, clubs Not Available. Welcome leftover TSA
      wait less than 5 minutes; Airline Information leftover typically less than
      10 minutes.
    category: timing
  - label: Transfers
    title: 'One TSA, one 1992 hall — do not invent a second terminal'
    detail: >-
      Official leftover rental counters on the 1st level across from baggage
      claim. Official leftover Uber/Lyft named. Official leftover pet relief
      east of baggage claim. Wikipedia leftover six gates plus a leftover
      international hall is leftover vs that live FIDS walk. iFly leftover
      multi-terminal maps are leftover fiction.
    summary: >-
      Ticketed passengers use one two-level civil hall after a single TSA.
      Official leftover shops name Gates 2, 4, and 6. Official pages do not
      print a live airline-to-gate map — read FIDS.
    category: terminal
  - label: Food
    title: 'Sugar Mill leftover 4:30 a.m.; Java Moon leftover landside'
    detail: >-
      Official leftover Daytona News Now leftover 9 a.m.–6 p.m. on the
      restaurants card vs leftover 1.5 hours before the first departure / close
      6:00 p.m. on the shops card — leftover vs leftover. Official pages do not
      print a bottle price. Outback and Houligan's leftover sit at the main
      airport entrance, not past TSA.
    summary: >-
      Official leftover Sugar Mill Café in the concourse from 4:30 a.m. until
      the last departure. Official leftover Java Moon Café landside 2nd floor
      8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Official leftover Junction bar airside 10:30 a.m. to
      last departure and landside 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
    category: food
  - label: Live checks
    title: JetBlue leftover exited 8 Sep 2026; Breeze leftover RDU/PVD this month
    detail: >-
      American.com leftover TSA PreCheck Available and clubs Not Available. Live
      Priority Pass USA leftover has no DAB pin. Official leftover Long-Term
      parking $15 / day from 1 Jan 2026. Official leftover 26 Mar 2026
      gate-crash card says operations continuing as normal.
    summary: >-
      AeroRoutes leftover JetBlue last BOS and JFK flights 8 Sep 2026. Official
      leftover still prints a JetBlue contact block. Simple Flying leftover
      Cirium: Breeze September 2026 is RDU and PVD only.
    category: status
lounges: []
waterOptions:
  - kind: refill
    name: Post-security drinking fountains
    zone: airside
    summary: >-
      Official pages do not map a named bottle filler. About leftover natural
      stone water tower is a 2021 design feature, not a published refill. Empty
      the bottle at TSA and use the airside drinking fountains.
    location: >-
      Past the single TSA checkpoint on the 2nd-level concourse near restrooms
      and Gates 2–6
    terminal: 'Main Terminal, airside'
    isBestValue: true
  - kind: purchase
    name: Daytona News Now sealed bottle
    zone: airside
    price: >-
      posted shop price (confirm at the register; official pages do not print a
      bottle tariff)
    summary: >-
      Official leftover beverages and snacks at Daytona News Now between Gates 2
      and 4. Restaurants leftover 9 a.m.–6 p.m. vs shops leftover 1.5 hours
      before first departure / close 6:00 p.m. — leftover vs leftover.
    location: Official leftover 2nd-level concourse between Gates 2 and 4
    terminal: Main Terminal
    isBestQuality: true
  - kind: purchase
    name: Sugar Mill Café or Junction sealed bottle
    zone: airside
    price: >-
      posted cafe price (confirm at the register; official pages do not print a
      bottle tariff)
    summary: >-
      Useful before News Now opens or after it closes at 6 p.m. Official
      leftover Sugar Mill from 4:30 a.m. to last departure. Official leftover
      Junction concourse from 10:30 a.m. to last departure. Java Moon leftover
      is landside 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
    location: >-
      Official leftover Sugar Mill Café and Junction Daytona Beach on the
      concourse
    terminal: Main Terminal
airportistScore: 7.3
slug: dab
region: North America
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# Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB)
Daytona Beach, United States · North America
A compact one-TSA Volusia hall with $15 Long-Term leftover, named Uber/Lyft, and Sugar Mill from 4:30 a.m. — no ticketed lounge, a leftover JetBlue contact block after 8 September 2026, and a Breeze card that still prints five cities in a September that is RDU and PVD only.
## Airportist Score

**7.3 / 10**
Weighted sum of the six published categories (no holistic fudge).
- Ease of use (25%): 8.6 — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
- Comfort & amenities (20%): 7.6 — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
- Food & retail (15%): 7.2 — Food and retail quality and variety.
- Ground access (15%): 7.8 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
- Reliability (15%): 7.9 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
- Lounges (10%): 2.0 — Worth-it density and access quality.

## At a glance

- Passengers: 772,170
- Terminals: 1 scheduled-pax hall
- Typical security: 8 min
- On-time: 91%
- Disruption: minor

## Best for

- Drive-up Daytona / Speedway trips that want $15 Long-Term leftover and a named Uber/Lyft curb
- Early banks that can use American leftover PreCheck in a one-checkpoint hall
- Arrivals who will take Votran Route 18 leftover $2 Monday–Saturday or rideshare rather than wait for rail that does not exist at the curb

## Watch out for

- No ticketed lounge; official leftover Business Center near Gate 6 is a free public work room
- Official leftover still prints a JetBlue contact block after AeroRoutes leftover last BOS/JFK flights 8 Sep 2026
- Official leftover Breeze still prints HPN / BDL / CAK vs September leftover RDU / PVD only
- Observer leftover +1% vs WFTV leftover +11% on the same 772,170 cell — leftover vs leftover

## More intel

- [Lounge directory](/airports/dab/lounges.md) (free)
- [Getting there](/airports/dab/getting-there.md) (free)
- [Amenities](/airports/dab/amenities.md)
- [Traveler tips](/airports/dab/tips.md)
- [Water](/airports/dab/water.md)
- [Full guide](/airports/dab/guide.md)
- [Disruptions](/airports/dab/disruptions.md)
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