| James M. Cox Dayton International Airport |
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| Dayton International Airport Logo | |||
| IATA: DAY – ICAO: KDAY – FAA LID: DAY
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner/Operator | City of Dayton | ||
| Serves | Dayton, Ohio | ||
| Location | Dayton, Ohio | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,009 ft / 308 m | ||
| Website | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 6L/24R | 10,900 | 3,322 | Asphalt/Concrete |
| 6R/24L | 7,285 | 2,220 | Concrete |
| 18/36 | 8,502 | 2,591 | Asphalt/Concrete |
| Statistics (2010) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 59,573 | ||
| Cargo tonnage | 8,092 | ||
| Total passengers (2010) | 2,526,839 | ||
| Sources: FAA,[1] airport website[2], ACI[3] | |||
James M. Cox Dayton International Airport (IATA: DAY, ICAO: KDAY, FAA LID: DAY), also referred to as simply Dayton International Airport, is a public airport located nine miles (14 km) north of the central business district of Dayton, a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States.[1] The airport is situated in Vandalia and it is owned and operated by the City of Dayton.[2] The Dayton International Airport is the third busiest and third largest airport in Ohio behind Cleveland Hopkins International Airport and Port Columbus International Airport.[4] (Though much larger, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport is located out-of-state in Hebron, Kentucky.) The Dayton International Airport is also one of the nation's 10 fastest growing airports.[5] The airport is also home to the annual Vectren Dayton Air Show.
Dayton International Airport handled 1,264,650 passengers in 2010 and made 59,573 combined take offs and landings in 2010.[6] Dayton ranked No. 76 in U.S. airport boardings in 2008.[7] The airport serves direct flights to 21 markets.
It currently serves as the headquarters for US Airways Express carrier PSA Airlines. Dayton has emerged as an attractive destination for more airlines and more airline destinations in recent years, notably from low fare carriers. AirTran Airways and Frontier Airlines have emerged as significant competitors at Dayton to the "legacy" carriers.
Expansion room exists, with plenty of open gates and even the entire Concourse D - the one formerly used by Piedmont Airlines and USAir for their mini-hub operation.
Dayton International is separate from Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport, a municipal airport south of the city in Springboro, Ohio that is also operated by the City of Dayton.
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.” The Dayton Municipal Airport had three 3,600’ concrete runways and connecting taxiways.
On September 15, 1947, the Dayton Municipal Airport became the largest commercial airport in Ohio. By 1952, the city of Dayton named the airport “James M. Cox-Dayton Municipal Airport.” To meet the demands for air service, a ground breaking ceremony was held in 1959 for construction of a new $5.5 million terminal building. The Airport's name became “James M. Cox Dayton International Airport” in 1975
The airport was a hub for Piedmont Airlines opening July 1, 1982 until its merger with USAir. After the merger, USAir continued to maintain Dayton as a hub for a short while. USAir, and its successor US Airways, kept Dayton as a Midwest focus-city with routes to other majors cities. The airport also served as a hub for Emery Worldwide, a freight carrier.
Dayton International Airport experienced growth during the 1980s. In 1981, Emery Worldwide completed construction of an air freight/cargo hub sortation facility adjacent to Runway 6L–24R. Emery constructed additions to the facility until the early 1990s, making it one of the largest air freight facilities in the world at the time.
Today, the airport covers over 4,500 acres (18 km2), and approximately 4.7 of miles of runway. The Dayton International Airport is served by ten airlines and has twenty-one non-stop destinations. There are approximately 74 daily arriving and departing flights from 15 active airline gates. In 2007, the Airport experienced passenger growth of over 8% for a total of 2,833,103 passengers. The airport has an estimated $1 Billion economic impact on the Dayton area economy.[8]
Recently the Dayton International Airport completed construction of a new air traffic control tower. The tower is approximately 254 feet (77 m) high with a 12,000-square-foot (1,100 m2) base building of office and operation space that houses FAA personnel. The switchover to the new tower is set to occur at midnight on June 4, 2011. It was completed at a cost of $21 million (the tower project’s total cost was $30.6 million including equipment) and will reduce the current staff of 38 controllers in Dayton to 12.[9]
The airport also broke ground in April 2009 for a new multi-level parking garage which opened in the summer of 2010.
The Parking Lot Improvement project began in October 2008 and provides for: (1) the construction of a new entrance/exit for a new “red” long term parking lot and economy parking lot at the Dayton International Airport (“Airport”); (2) reconfiguration and restriping of the existing Airport credit card parking lot; (3) installation of revenue control equipment for the Airport overflow parking lot; (4) upgrade of electrical and lighting within various Airport parking lots. These improvements are scheduled to be completed in May 2009. In addition, 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 also began a multi-year project in October 2006 to the Perimeter Roadway network to provide access around the airfield and to preserve and enhance safety at the Airport by eliminating vehicle crossing of active runways and taxiways. Completion of the Perimeter Roadway project is slated for November 2009.
The extension of runway 6R pavement by 285 feet (87 m) connecting to the taxiway pavement coupled with the relocation of a high pressure gas transmission main and an 8-inch (200 mm) service main from under the foot print of the runway extension will improve the 6R/24L runway area. This project scheduled for completion in June 2009 will preserve and enhance safety at the Airport by improving the 6R/24L runway safety area. Furthermore, the installation of wildlife fencing will be completed in May 2009 and will be designed to preserve and enhance safety at the Airport by reducing the migration of wild life animals into the airfield.
Dayton International Airport covers an area of 4,200 acres (1,700 ha) which contains three paved runways:
There are thirteen instrument approach procedures at the airport. Of those, there are six instrument landing system (ILS) approaches and six Global Positioning System approaches (GPS) and one Non-Directional Radio Beacon (NDB) approaches. The ILS approaches allow the aircraft to descend to the runway with lateral guidance and vertical guidance to an altitude 200 feet (61 m) above the ground. Runways equipped with an ILS at the airport are 6L, 24R, 24L and 18, while 6L also has capabilities for a CAT II and III ILS procedure. GPS approaches are also set up on each runway at the airport. These approaches allow capable aircraft to use GPS to give lateral guidance to the runway and allow descent depending on the system to either 200 or 400 feet (120 m) above the runway. Runway 6R is the only runway with an NDB approach; this is a very limited approach only allowing the aircraft to descend to the runway to 600 feet (180 m) above the ground.6
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 109,653 aircraft operations, an average of 300 per day: 25% scheduled commercial, 36% air taxi, 37% general aviation and 1% military.[10]
Taxicab service is available at curbside. Liberty Cab (in operation since 1929), 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.[11] There are also several rental car companies serving the airport.[12] Dayton International Airport is currently not served by local public transportation, making it the second busiest airport in the continental United States lacking public transportation options.
Some of the restaurants located within the airport include Starbucks, Quiznos, The Great American Bagel Bakery, Max & Erma's, Sbarro, and two Boston Stoker coffee locations.[13] Several convenience shops and newsstands are also located within the airport.
Dayton Airport consists of two concourses: Concourse B has 8 jet bridges, and Concourse C has 12 jet bridges. Concourse D was closed in 1991, but can be re-activated for airline operations with a capacity for 6 jet bridges in case of growing demand.
| Airlines | Destinations | Concourse |
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| AirTran Airways | Atlanta, Baltimore, Denver [begins June 3, 2012], Orlando, Tampa | C |
| American Airlines | Dallas/Fort Worth | C |
| American Eagle | Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth | C |
| Delta Air Lines | Atlanta | B |
| Delta Connection operated by Chautauqua Airlines | New York-LaGuardia [begins March 25, 2012] | B |
| Delta Connection operated by Comair | Detroit | B |
| Delta Connection operated by Pinnacle Airlines | Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul | B |
| Delta Connection operated by SkyWest Airlines | Minneapolis/St. Paul | B |
| Frontier Airlines | Denver | C |
| United Express operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines | Chicago-O'Hare | B |
| United Express operated by CommutAir | Cleveland | C |
| United Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines | Chicago-O'Hare, Cleveland, Newark, Washington-Dulles | B, C |
| United Express operated by GoJet Airlines | Chicago-O'Hare, Denver | B |
| United Express operated by Trans States Airlines | Chicago-O'Hare, Washington-Dulles | B |
| United Express operated by Trans States Airlines | Cleveland | C |
| US Airways Express operated by Air Wisconsin Airlines | New York-LaGuardia | C |
| US Airways Express operated by Chautauqua Airlines | New York-LaGuardia | C |
| US Airways Express operated by PSA Airlines | Charlotte, New York-LaGuardia, Philadelphia, Washington-National | C |
The following is a list of passenger numbers at Dayton Airport, split up into the respective major airlines:[6]
CargoThe Dayton International Airport once ranked among the nation's busiest air freight facilities and was the midwestern hub for Emery Worldwide, a CF company, before Emery ceased operations in 2001.[14] The Dayton International Airport is also a significant regional air freight hub hosting: Aviation Facilities Company Inc., FedEx Express, FedEx Trade Networks. In popular filmIn 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.[15][16] AccidentsTWA Flight 553 was en route to Dayton when it collided with a Beechcraft Baron over Urbana, Ohio. The accident led to the FAA's decision to create Terminal Control Area also known as Class B Airspace. An accident occurred at the airport on July 28, 2007, when an aircraft performing a loop the loop over the airport at the Dayton Air Show [1] slammed into the runway when attempting to finish the stunt. The pilot, Jim LeRoy, was killed in the crash.[17][18] See alsoReferencesThis article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
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