--- iata: DAY name: James M. Cox Dayton International Airport city: Dayton country: United States lastUpdated: '2026-09-13' officialWebsite: 'https://flydayton.com/' sources: - 'https://flydayton.com/' - 'https://flydayton.com/flights/' - 'https://flydayton.com/about-day/' - 'https://flydayton.com/services-information/' - 'https://flydayton.com/dine-relax-shop/' - 'https://flydayton.com/ground-transportation/' - 'https://flydayton.com/business-travelers-center/' - 'https://flydayton.com/statistics/' - 'https://flydayton.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/DAYStatsYTD202512.pdf' - >- https://flydayton.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/DAY-2025-Growth-and-UA-ORD-capacity-increase.pdf - 'https://headlines.flydayton.com/new-concessions-at-day/' - 'https://www.daytonohio.gov/Directory.aspx?did=146' - >- https://www.aa.com/web/i18n/travelInformation/destinationInformation/day-airport.html - 'https://www.airnav.com/airport/KDAY' - >- https://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/arp-cy2025-commercial-service-enplanements-preliminary.pdf - 'https://www.prioritypass.com/en/lounges/united-states-of-america' - 'https://escapelounges.com/us/airport-lounges/' - 'https://www.i-riderta.org/' - 'https://aviationdb.com/Aviation/OTP/Destination-OTP-2025.shtm' - 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dayton_International_Airport' quickFacts: - >- Official December 2025 YTD PDF reprints calendar **2025** **657,005** passenger enplanements (+1.7% vs **645,930**). Official Feb 5 2026 leftover rounds that as more than **11,000** extra departing passengers. FAA prelim CY 2025 enplanements **637,571** (rank **128**, +2.01% vs **624,995**) are a different boarding file — do not mix the two cells, and do not invent a total-passenger figure by doubling. - >- Owner **City of Dayton**. Operator **Dayton Department of Aviation**. Terminal / admin **3600 Terminal Drive, Suite 300, Dayton, OH 45377** (Vandalia ZIP; city exclave). Switchboard **(937) 454-8200** / **1-877-FLY-DAY-1**. City directory Director **Gilbert Turner** **937-454-8212**. Deputy / AirNav manager **Daniel J. Zenk** **937-454-8214**. Airport Police leftover **937-454-8300**. Lost & found **937-898-6786**, Monday–Friday **8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.** - >- One civil passenger hall that leftover splits into **Concourse A** and **Concourse B** after one TSA story. Official leftover airport **24/7**. Live official flights page (13 Sep 2026) prints **ATL, PIE, CLT, ORD, DFW, DEN, SFB, PHL, PGD, IAD, DCA** plus leftover **RSW / FLL / RDU**. Official statistics leftover still says **4 airlines / 16 non-stop destinations**. - >- Live flying names in 2025 official stats: **American, Delta, United, Allegiant**. Avelo leftover **0**. Breeze leftover **FLL Oct 9 / RSW Oct 23 / RDU Nov 6 2026** is **not live**. Official dest leftover is **U.S. only**. AirNav leftover **customs landing-rights** sits in the GA area — not a scheduled international passenger hall. - >- No ticketed-pax lounge. Official dining / amenities have no club. American.com clubs **Not Available**. Live Priority Pass USA has **CMH / CVG / CLE — not DAY**. Live Escape US has **no DAY**. Empty `lounges: []`. Official leftover **Business Travelers Center** is a weekday work room, not a Priority Pass lounge. Aggregator **The Club DAY / Escape DAY / Priority Pass DAY / Admirals Club DAY** is fiction. - >- `lib/airports.json`: IATA **DAY**, ICAO **KDAY**, 39.902463, −84.220585, America/New_York. AirNav elev **1,009.1 ft / 307.6 m**, **9 miles N**, ZIP **45377**. Wikipedia leftover **1,009 ft / 10 miles**. AirNav RWY **6L/24R 10,901×150**, **18/36 8,502×150**, **6R/24L 7,285×150**. ARFF Index **B**. ATCT yes. Attendance continuous. Official leftover **Crossroads of America** at I-70 / I-75. bentoTips: - label: Timing title: 'Official leftover 2 hours; TSA about 4:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.' detail: >- American.com leftover counter is Daily 4:30 a.m.–8:00 p.m., cash and checks not accepted, curbside Not Available, PreCheck Available, clubs Not Available. Official pages do not print a dedicated PreCheck-lane clock, ConfirmID $45, or CLEAR. averageSecurityMinutes 12 on the score card is editorial unpublished. summary: >- Official leftover is to arrive two hours before departure for parking, check-in, and the checkpoint. Official leftover TSA is daily about 4:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. and may move with the outbound bank. category: timing - label: One hall title: 'One hall, then leftover Concourse A or B after TSA' detail: >- Wikipedia leftover 12 jet bridges on A and 8 on B is leftover vs any live assignment. Do not merge CMH, CVG, LCK (Rickenbacker), FFO (Wright-Patterson AFB), or CAK. KDAY is the ICAO, not a second page. summary: >- One civil departure hall. Official leftover dine pins 12th Fairway at Gate A15 and Wright Stop at Gate A20 on A, MVP and Dayton Marketplace at Gate B14 on B. Official pages do not print a live airline-to-gate map — read FIDS. category: terminal - label: Food title: Trust the live 12th Fairway / MVP / Dunkin’ card detail: >- Jan 21 2026 leftover Tailwind Warped Wing / Buckeye Pie / The 1903 / Gem City Provisions / full-service Dunkin’ was scheduled complete June 2026 — leftover vs the live Open card. After 7:00 p.m. you are on shops and vending. Official pages do not print a bottle price. summary: >- Live official dine leftover (13 Sep 2026) still marks Dunkin’ 5:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., 12th Fairway 9:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m. at A15, and MVP 10:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m. on B as Open. category: food - label: Live checks title: Four live airlines; Breeze leftover is October detail: >- Breeze leftover Fort Lauderdale starts 9 Oct 2026, Fort Myers 23 Oct, Raleigh/Durham 6 Nov, plus BreezeThru Sarasota. Wikipedia leftover six airlines counts that future bank. Avelo leftover 0 in 2025. Do not invent Southwest, Spirit, Frontier, jetBlue, live Breeze, or a live international passenger airline. summary: >- Official 2025 stats leftover four names only: American, Delta, United, Allegiant. Official dest leftover is U.S. only. Official flights leftover FLL / RSW / RDU are the June 2026 Breeze announcement, not current departures. category: status lounges: [] waterOptions: - kind: refill name: Concourse bottle-filling stations zone: airside summary: >- Official Services leftover is the only mapped hydration fact — fillers sit next to restrooms on both concourses. Empty the bottle at the checkpoint, then refill here. Official pages do not print a brand or a count. location: >- Official leftover adjacent to the restrooms in each concourse (A and B), past TSA terminal: Main Terminal isBestValue: true isBestQuality: true - kind: free name: Concourse restroom fountains zone: airside summary: Basic fountains if a filler is taped off. Not a mapped filtered station. location: Official leftover restrooms on Concourse A and Concourse B past TSA terminal: Main Terminal - kind: purchase name: Dunkin’ bottled water zone: airside price: posted register price summary: >- Official leftover first kitchen. Official pages do not print a bottle price. After 6:00 p.m. this shop leftover is closed. location: >- Official leftover Dunkin’ marked Open 5:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. daily; Services leftover still says a post-security mail drop across from Dunkin’ Express terminal: Main Terminal - kind: purchase name: 12th Fairway / MVP / shop bottled water zone: airside price: posted register price summary: >- Official leftover sit-down kitchens close at 7:00 p.m. Wright Stop leftover runs later. Official pages do not print a bottle price. location: >- Official leftover 12th Fairway at Gate A15 9:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.; MVP on Concourse B 10:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.; Market @ DAY 4:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.; Wright Stop at Gate A20 4:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. or last departure terminal: Main Terminal airportistScore: 7.1 slug: day region: North America --- > Markdown for [/airports/day](/airports/day). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/day) - [Lounge directory](/airports/day/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # James M. Cox Dayton International Airport (DAY) Dayton, United States · North America Southwest Ohio’s scheduled passenger field: one 24/7 hall, four live airlines, no lounge, a $9 Economy lot, and a flights page that already prints Breeze cities that have not started. ## Airportist Score **7.1 / 10** Weighted sum of the six published categories (no holistic fudge). - Ease of use (25%): 8.5 — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout. - Comfort & amenities (20%): 7.5 — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet. - Food & retail (15%): 7.0 — Food and retail quality and variety. - Ground access (15%): 7.4 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city. - Reliability (15%): 7.5 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience. - Lounges (10%): 2.0 — Worth-it density and access quality. ## At a glance - Passengers: 657,005 - Terminals: 1 Main Terminal (Concourse A / Concourse B) - Typical security: 12 min - On-time: 75% - Disruption: normal ## Best for - Dayton / Vandalia / Wright-Patterson origin-and-destination trips that can live with a $9 Economy lot and a 15-minute I-70 drive - American / Delta / United hoppers who will eat at 12th Fairway or MVP before 7:00 p.m. - Travelers who will use the free Cell Phone Lot or DAYrider instead of circling the curb ## Watch out for - Assuming Priority Pass, Escape, or an Admirals Club exists (live PP / Escape have no DAY pin; American.com clubs Not Available) - Treating official leftover FLL / RSW / RDU as live — those are the June 2026 Breeze announcement (first leftover departure 9 Oct 2026) - Treating CMH, CVG, LCK, FFO (Wright-Patterson AFB), or KDAY as this airport - Planning a lounge or a 24-hour kitchen — live Open leftover kitchens close at 7:00 p.m. and Tailwind leftover June 2026 names are leftover vs the live card ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/day/lounges.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/day/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/day/amenities.md) - [Traveler tips](/airports/day/tips.md) - [Water](/airports/day/water.md) - [Full guide](/airports/day/guide.md) - [Disruptions](/airports/day/disruptions.md) - [Reviews](/airports/day/reviews.md) (free)