Dayton International Airport

James M. Cox
Dayton International Airport
Logo for Dayton International Airport containing airport name, aircraft silhouette, and the slogan "Easy to and through."
Aerial image of Dayton International Airport showing runways, taxiways, buildings, and surrounding area.
Airport in June 2012
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner City of Dayton
Operator Dayton Department of Aviation
Location Dayton, Ohio[1]
Elevation AMSL 1,009 ft / 308 m
Coordinates 39°54′08″N 084°13′10″W / 39.90222°N 84.21944°W / 39.90222; -84.21944Coordinates: 39°54′08″N 084°13′10″W / 39.90222°N 84.21944°W / 39.90222; -84.21944
Website www.daytonairport.com
Map
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Location of airport in Ohio / United States
DAY
DAY (the US)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
6L/24R 10,901 3,323 Asphalt/Concrete
6R/24L 7,285 2,220 Concrete
18/36 8,502 2,591 Asphalt/Concrete
Statistics (2017)
Aircraft operations 49,766
Cargo tonnage 8,167.48
Landed weight (1,000 pound units) 1,220,397.60
Total passengers (2017) 950,620
Sources: FAA,[2] airport website,[3] ACI[4]

Dayton International Airport (IATA: DAY, ICAO: KDAY, FAA LID: DAY) (officially James M. Cox Dayton International Airport), formerly Dayton Municipal Airport and James M. Cox-Dayton Municipal Airport, is ten miles north of downtown Dayton, in Montgomery County, Ohio.[2] The airport is within the city limits of Dayton, in an exclave of Dayton not contiguous with the rest of the city.[5] Its address is 3600 Terminal Drive, Dayton, Ohio 45377. The airport is headquarters for American Eagle carrier PSA Airlines.

The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems called it a primary commercial service airport.[6] Dayton International is the third busiest and third largest airport in Ohio behind Cleveland Hopkins International Airport and John Glenn Columbus International Airport.[7] The airport is home to the annual Vectren Dayton Air Show.

Interstate 70 exit sign

Dayton International Airport handled 2,607,528 passengers in 2012 and had 57,914 combined take offs and landings in 2012.[8] Dayton ranked No. 76 in U.S. airport boardings in 2008.[9] The airport has non-stop flights to 17 destinations.

History

In August 1928 a property in Vandalia, Ohio was called the "Dayton Airport".

On December 17, 1936, the airport opened as the "Dayton Municipal Airport" with three 3,600-foot (1,100 m) concrete runways and connecting taxiways.

In 1952, the city named the airport "James M. Cox-Dayton Municipal Airport" in honor of the former Governor of Ohio and Democratic candidate for President of the United States. A ground breaking ceremony was held in 1959 for a new $5.5 million terminal designed by Yount, Sullivan and Lecklider,[10] completed in 1961. The airport's name became "James M. Cox Dayton International Airport" in 1975.

The April 1957 OAG shows 73 weekday departures: 56 TWA, 13 American and 4 Lake Central. TWA had two nonstops to New York but no other nonstops reached beyond Chicago-Detroit-Cleveland-Pittsburgh-Cincinnati.

The airport was a hub for Piedmont Airlines from July 1, 1982 until its merger with US Airways, which continued the Dayton hub for a year or two. In March 1988 Piedmont had nonstops from Dayton to 27 airports, California to Boston to Florida, plus eight more on its prop affiliate. USAir and successor US Airways kept Dayton as a focus-city. The airport was a hub for Emery Worldwide, a freight carrier.

In 1981 Emery Worldwide completed an air freight hub sortation facility next to Runway 6L–24R. Emery added to the facility until the early 1990s, making it one of the world's largest air freight facilities at the time.

A $50 million renovation of the airport's terminal building, designed by Levin Porter Associates,[11] was completed in 1989. A new 2-lane access road was built.[5]

In 1998, the airport started renovating the terminal building. The $25 million project was completed in 2002. The renovations included energy efficient climate control systems, lighting, windows and entry/exit doorways, a new paging system, and ceiling tiles and carpeting. The news, gift shops, and food and beverage concessionaires improved their leased areas in the terminal building.[5]

On May 1, 2011, Air Canada Express ended flights to Toronto Pearson, the airport's only international destination, the airline preferring to consolidate its service at nearby Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. To date, Dayton remains without regularly scheduled international flights.

On August 12, 2012 Southwest Airlines began serving Dayton with flights to Denver International Airport. This was expected to increase passenger traffic by at least 15 percent.[12]

In 2013, Concourse D, which was built in 1978 and used by Piedmont Airlines and US Airways for their mini-hub operation until its closure in 1991, was demolished.[13] Subsequently, Concourse C was renamed Concourse A.[14]

In 2015, Southwest Airlines announced a major reduction in flights from Dayton. Nonstop flights to Baltimore, Denver, Orlando and Tampa all ended April 11, 2016. This left only one nonstop destination from Dayton via Southwest. Passenger traffic is down nearly 9% since 2014, along with aircraft departures down 8%. Fares from Dayton have continued to rise while neighboring airports are lowering fares with new low-cost carriers. Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport has drastically reduced fares since 2014 while also experiencing over 10% growth in passengers.[15]

On November 19, 2015, Dayton officials announced that Allegiant Air would begin adding service in April twice a week to Orlando and Tampa.[16] Allegiant Air would become the only low-cost fare carrier at the airport and would fill the gap left by Southwest Airlines' reduction in flights to Florida.

On January 4, 2017, a Southwest spokesperson announced that Southwest Airlines would remove the last three daily departures to and from Chicago Midway International Airport from the airport, and that Southwest would move services to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, adding eight daily flights there to and from Chicago Midway International Airport and Baltimore–Washington International Airport. Southwest's last day in Dayton was June 3, 2017.

Today the airport covers 4,200 acres (17 km2), and has 5.0 miles (8.0 km) of runway.[2] It is served by six passenger airlines and has sixteen non-stop destinations. The airport has an estimated $1 billion economic impact on the Dayton area economy.[5]

Construction projects

Access road from I-70 to terminal

In 2011, Dayton International Airport completed a new air traffic control tower. The tower is about 254 feet (77 m) high with a 12,000-square-foot (1,100 m2) base building of office and operational space for FAA personnel. The switchover to the new tower was at midnight on June 4, 2011. Construction cost $21 million (the tower project's total cost was $30.6 million including equipment) and will eventually reduce the current staff of 38 controllers in Dayton to 12.[17]

The airport broke ground in April 2009 for a new multi-level parking garage, which opened in the summer of 2010.

A parking lot improvement project began in October 2008 and provided for: (1) the construction of a new entrance/exit for a new "red" long term parking lot and economy parking lot; (2) reconfiguration and restriping of the existing credit card parking lot; (3) installation of revenue control equipment for the overflow parking lot; (4) upgrade of electrical and lighting within various parking lots. These improvements are to be completed in May 2009. The access road to the terminal has been undergoing several upgrades since October 2007 which involves the rehabilitation of Terminal Drive pavement, drainage system upgrades, installation of underground utilities and erection of new signage and other related roadway improvements.

The airport began a multi-year project in October 2006 to the perimeter roadway network to provide access around the airfield and to enhance safety by eliminating vehicle crossing of runways and taxiways. The project was completed in November 2009.

In June 2009, the airport completed a project to enhance safety by improving the 6R/24L runway safety area. Runway 6R pavement was extended by 285 feet (87 m) to connect to the taxiway pavement. In addition, a high pressure gas transmission main and an 8-inch (200 mm) service main were relocated from under the footprint of the runway extension. The installation of wildlife fencing, completed in May 2009, enhances airport safety by reducing the movement of wild animals on the airfield.

In January 2018, the airport began another expansion focusing on the end of the airport with the ticketing counters and the parking garage. This work is due to finish in August 2018.[18]

Facilities

Terminal building

Dayton International Airport covers 4,200 acres (1,700 ha) and has three paved runways:[2]

  • 6L/24R: 10,901 ft (3,323 m) × 150 ft (46 m) Asphalt/concrete
  • 6R/24L: 7,285 ft (2,220 m) × 150 ft (46 m) Concrete
  • 18/36: 8,502 ft (2,591 m) × 150 ft (46 m) Asphalt/concrete

There are thirteen instrument approach procedures: six instrument landing system (ILS) approaches, six Global Positioning System approaches (GPS) and one Non-Directional Radio Beacon (NDB) approach. Runways with an ILS are 6L, 24R, 24L and 18; 6L has capabilities for a CAT II and III ILS procedure. GPS approaches are set up on each runway. Runway 6R is the only runway with an NDB approach.

The terminal has two concourses: Concourse A has 12 jet bridges, and Concourse B has 8.[13]

Traffic

In 2010 the airport had an average of 300 aircraft operations per day totaling in 58,327 operations: 38% general aviation, 36% air taxi, 25% scheduled airline, and 1% military.[19]

In 2012 the airport reported 102,700 departures and about 98,200 in 2013.[20]

Ground transportation and rentals

Taxicab service is available at curbside. Liberty Cab, Dayton Checker Cab, All America Taxi, Dayton Express Company, Diamond Taxi, Petra Cab, Charter Vans Inc. and Skyair, Inc. all provide ground transportation throughout the Dayton metro area.[21] There are also several rental car companies serving the airport.[22] On August 11, 2013, the Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority began offering public transportation service to and from downtown Dayton. A new route, No. 43, serves the airport three times per day.[23] With the exception of a few unsuccessful routes in the past,[24] the airport was not served by local public transportation prior to this date, which made it the second busiest airport in the continental United States lacking public transportation options.

Amenities

Restaurants include MVP Bar and Grill, 12th Fairway Bar and Grill, Starbucks, Quiznos, The Great American Bagel Bakery, Max & Erma's, Chick-fil-A, and two Boston Stoker coffee locations.[25] Several convenience shops and news stands are also located within the airport.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinationsRefs
Allegiant Air Punta Gorda (FL), St. Petersburg/Clearwater
Seasonal: Myrtle Beach, Orlando/Sanford 		[26]
American Eagle Charlotte, Chicago–O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, New York–LaGuardia, Philadelphia, Washington–National [27]
Delta Air Lines Atlanta [28]
Delta Connection Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul [28]
United Express Chicago–O'Hare, Denver, Houston–Intercontinental, Newark, Washington–Dulles [29]


Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
FedEx Express Memphis

The Dayton International Airport once ranked among the nation's busiest air freight facilities and was the Midwestern hub for Emery Worldwide, a CF company.[30] Emery, which was then operating under the name Menlo Worldwide Forwarding, was acquired by United Parcel Service (UPS) at the end of 2004.[31][32] UPS closed the facility on June 30, 2006, moving operations to Worldport at Louisville International Airport.[33][34]

Statistics

Passenger enplanement numbers at Dayton
Year Passengers Change
2003[35] 902,065 Increase
2004[36] 1,143,724 Increase
2005[37] 1,253,287 Increase
2006[38] 1,304,313 Increase
2007[39] 1,269,106 Decrease
2008[40] 1,264,650 Decrease
2009[41] 1,253,782 Decrease
2010[42] 1,465,480 Increase
2011[43] 1,427,630 Decrease
2012[44] 1,306,454 Decrease
2013[45] 1,222,362 Decrease
2014[46] 1,446,673 Increase
2015[47] 1,315,106 Decrease
2016[48] 1,035,263 Decrease
2017[49] 950,620 Decrease
Busiest domestic routes from DAY (November 2016 - October 2017)[50]
Rank Airport Passengers Top carriers
1 Chicago–O'Hare, Illinois 169,000 American, United
2 Atlanta, Georgia 166,000 Delta
3 Charlotte, North Carolina 96,000 American
4 Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas 94,000 American
5 Chicago–Midway, Illinois 58,000 Southwest
6 Washington–National, D.C. 54,000 American
7 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 50,000 American
8 Detroit, Michigan 48,000 Delta
9 Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota 43,000 Delta
10 Denver, Colorado 39,000 United

In the 2008 film Eagle Eye, the two main characters are told to take a bus to the Dayton International Airport. The airport's name was mentioned several other times in the movie, even though there are no actual screen shots at the Dayton International Airport in the making of the movie. The actual airport scenes were shot at the Los Angeles International Airport.[51][52]

Accidents

March 9, 1967, TWA Flight 553, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15 jet airliner operated by Trans World Airlines, en route to Dayton when it collided with a Beechcraft Baron over Urbana, Ohio. Visual flight rules (VFR) were in effect at the time of the accident. However, the uncontrolled VFR traffic around Dayton airspace contributed to, also with high rate of descent of the DC-9 prompted, Federal Aviation Administration's decision to create Terminal Control Areas or TCAs (either called Class B airspace and Class C airspace) coordination. All 25 passengers and crew of the DC-9 and the sole occupant of the Beechcraft were killed.

On July 28, 2007 an aircraft performing a loop over the airport at the Vectren Dayton Air Show slammed into the runway when attempting to finish the maneuver. The pilot, Jim LeRoy, was killed in the crash.[53][54]

On June 22, 2013, a stunt plane carrying wing walker Jane Wicker crashed at the air show, killing both Wicker and pilot Charlie Schwenker.[55]

On May 29, 2014, a Cessna 201 with 1 crew on-board landed with the landing gear not lowered. The pilot was not hurt. It was ruled to be caused by "pilot error".

On June 23, 2017, the day before the air show, a United States Air Force Thunderbirds F-16D jet, not scheduled to perform, was taxiing to a staging area after a familiarization flight, when witnesses reported a gust of wind flipped the aircraft onto its top in a grassy area next to the taxiway. Both the pilot and a team crew member were trapped in the airplane for two hours; the pilot suffered only minor injuries while the crew member had no visible injuries. The Thunderbirds canceled their scheduled performances for both days of the air show.[56][57][58]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Airport at a Glance". Dayton International Airport.
  2. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for DAY (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. effective July 5, 2007.
  3. ↑ "Airport Facts". Official website. Dayton International Airport.
  4. ↑ "North American final rankings". Airports Council International. 2010. Archived from 2010 the original Check |url= value (help) on February 8, 2008.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Airport History Cont. 3". Dayton International Airport. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved June 17, 2009.
  6. ↑ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on September 27, 2012.
  7. ↑ "2006 North America Final Traffic Report: Total Passengers". Airports Council International. 2007. Archived from the original on January 3, 2008. Retrieved May 5, 2009.
  8. ↑ Dayton International Airport (2013). "Passenger Enplanements and Air Cargo Trends". Dayton International Airport. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Dayton Airport Saw 2.5% Jump in '08". Dayton Business Journal. August 17, 2009. Retrieved August 20, 2009.
  10. ↑ "Ohio Architect Magazine Listing of Ohio Buildings, 1954–1970". ohiohistory.org.
  11. ↑ "Awards". Levin Porter Associates.
  12. ↑ Cogliano, Joe (January 20, 2012). "Southwest Officially coming to Dayton". Dayton Business Journal. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
  13. 1 2 Page, Doug (October 10, 2012). "Funds Approved to Demolish Unused Airport Concourse". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
  14. ↑ "Dayton International Airport: Sustainability Master Plan" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  15. ↑ "RITA - BTS - Transtats".
  16. ↑ Cogliano, Joe (November 19, 2015). "Allegiant Air adding flights at Dayton International Airport". Dayton Business Journal. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  17. ↑ Nolan, John (March 22, 2011). "Dayton Airport's New Control Tower to Start Operating in June". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved March 23, 2011.
  18. ↑ Driscoll, Kara (December 26, 2017). "Ready for a new travel experience? Airport renovations start next week". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  19. ↑ "AirNav: KDAY - James M Cox Dayton International Airport".
  20. ↑ Navera, Tristan (January 21, 2014), Dayton airport closes out year with another dip in traffic, Dayton, Ohio: Dayton Business Journal, retrieved January 24, 2014
  21. ↑ "Ground Service". Dayton International Airport. Retrieved April 23, 2009.
  22. ↑ "Airport Rental Car Companies". Dayton International Airport. Retrieved April 23, 2009.
  23. ↑ Bennish, Steve (August 2, 2013). "New bus route to airport added". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
  24. ↑ "FAQ". Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority. Archived from the original on August 8, 2013. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
  25. ↑ "Airport Restaurants". Dayton International Airport. Retrieved February 17, 2010.
  26. ↑ "Allegiant Air (G4) flights from Dayton (DAY)". Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  27. ↑ "Flight schedules and notifications". Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  28. 1 2 "FLIGHT SCHEDULES". Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  29. ↑ "Timetable". Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  30. ↑ "Dayton International Airport and Economy". CityData.com. Retrieved April 3, 2009.
  31. ↑ Bohman, Jim (October 6, 2004). "CNF Sells Freight Unit to UPS". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  32. ↑ Gaffney, Timothy R. (December 21, 2004). "UPS Completes Takeover of Menlo". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  33. ↑ Bebbington, Jim; Giovis, Jaclyn (February 26, 2005). "Louisville benefits after UPS dumps Dayton". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  34. ↑ Gaffney, Timothy R. (June 30, 2006). "Bad Friday: Area Loses About 2,600 Jobs". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  35. ↑ "DAY 2003 Pax Stats" (PDF). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  36. ↑ "DAY 2004 Pax Stats" (PDF). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  37. ↑ "DAY 2005 Pax Stats" (PDF). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  38. ↑ "DAY 2006 Pax Stats" (PDF). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  39. ↑ "DAY 2007 Pax Stats" (PDF). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  40. ↑ "DAY 2008 Pax Stats" (PDF). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  41. ↑ "DAY 2009 Pax Stats" (PDF). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  42. ↑ "DAY 2010 Pax Stats" (PDF). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  43. ↑ "DAY 2011 Pax Stats" (PDF). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  44. ↑ "DAY 2012 Pax Stats" (PDF). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  45. ↑ "DAY 2013 Pax Stats" (PDF). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  46. ↑ "DAY 2014 Pax Stats" (PDF). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  47. ↑ "DAY 2015 Pax Stats" (PDF). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  48. ↑ "DAY 2016 Pax Stats" (PDF). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  49. ↑ "DAY 2017 Pax Stats" (PDF). Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  50. ↑ "Dayton (OH): James M Cox/Dayton International (DAY)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Mar 2015.
  51. ↑ "Eagle Eye Film". The Movie Spoiler. Retrieved May 2, 2009.
  52. ↑ "Eagle Eye Film". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved May 2, 2009.
  53. ↑ Nolan, John; Ullmer, Kitty; Greenlees, Ty (July 28, 2007). "Pilot Dies After Crash at Air Show". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved July 28, 2007.
  54. ↑ "Pilot Dies in Crash at Dayton Air Show". WCPO-TV. July 29, 2007. Retrieved July 29, 2007.
  55. ↑ Gomez, Alan (June 22, 2013). "Pilot, wing walker die in crash at Ohio air show". USA Today. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
  56. ↑ Staff (June 23, 2017). "Thunderbird F-16 plane flips on its top at Ohio air show". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  57. ↑ Associated Press (June 23, 2017). "2 on Thunderbirds jet in Ohio accident in good condition". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  58. ↑ Breaking news staff; Barber, Barrie; Driscoll, Kara (June 24, 2017). "Thunderbirds will not perform Sunday at Vectren Dayton Air Show". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
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