AirportsJames M. Cox Dayton International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Dayton, in Ohio, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is DAY.
Key facts
- IATA code
- DAY
- ICAO code
- KDAY
- City
- Dayton
- State or region
- Ohio
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 39.9024° N, 84.2194° W
- Elevation
- 308 m (1,009 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 3,323 m (10,901 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, DAY means James M. Cox Dayton International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KDAY. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 39.9024° N, 84.2194° W. It stands 308 metres (1,009 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/New York, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
James M. Cox Dayton International Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 3,323 metres (10,901 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 64.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06L/24R | 3,323 m 10,901 ft | 46 m | Concrete and asphalt | Yes |
| 18/36 | 2,591 m 8,502 ft | 46 m | Concrete and asphalt | Yes |
| 06R/24L | 2,220 m 7,285 ft | 46 m | Concrete and asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken FieldCincinnati | LUK | 91 km |
| Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International AirportCincinnati / Covington | CVG | 102 km |
| Rickenbacker International AirportColumbus | LCK | 111 km |
| John Glenn Columbus International AirportColumbus | CMH | 114 km |
| Fort Wayne International AirportFort Wayne | FWA | 145 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,161 km | 15 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,038 km | 16 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,648 km | 14 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,269 km | 8 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 889 km | 1 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,091 km | 4 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,353 km | 19 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,492 km | 13 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,125 km | 18 h 45 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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