James M Cox/Dayton International in February 2026

77.6%departed on time

BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.

In February 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 575 domestic departures from James M Cox/Dayton International (DAY). 77.6% left less than 15 minutes late and 76.3% reached their destination on time; 1.4% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 78.1% of flights departed on time and 78.3% arrived on time, so DAY departures were 0.5 points below the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in February 2025, the airport had 611 departures with 72.5% leaving on time: a change of +5.1 points, with flights down 6%.

Flights arriving at DAY that month were on time 70.0% of the time (574 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 44%, air carrier 26% and extreme weather 20%.

On time 76.3%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 22.3%
Cancelled 1.4%
Diverted 0.0%

Every scheduled departure from DAY in February 2026, judged by arrival at the destination.

February 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation

Measure	Feb 2026	Feb 2025	DAY, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Feb 2026
Departed on time	77.6%	72.5%	78.8%	78.1%
Arrived on time	76.3%	69.9%	77.4%	78.3%
Cancelled	1.4%	2.9%	2.7%	2.3%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	21.0 min	26.4 min	20.9 min	15.0 min
Scheduled departures a day	19	20	22	17,168
Scheduled departures	575	611	7,918	515,037

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
OH PSA Airlines	369	64%	71.8%	14.6 min	1.9%
DL Delta Air Lines	106	18%	96.2%	-21.1 min	0.9%
OO SkyWest Airlines	67	12%	67.2%	15.3 min	0.0%
G4 Allegiant Air	21	4%	85.7%	-0.9 min	0.0%
MQ Envoy Air	12	2%	75.0%	0.3 min	0.0%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
DAY–ORD	Dayton to Chicago	118	60.2%	27.4 min	0.0%
DAY–ATL	Dayton to Atlanta	106	96.2%	-21.1 min	0.9%
DAY–CLT	Dayton to Charlotte	104	76.9%	5.7 min	1.9%
DAY–DFW	Dayton to Dallas/Fort Worth	91	76.9%	0.6 min	2.2%
DAY–DCA	Dayton to Washington	80	61.3%	36.7 min	2.5%
DAY–DEN	Dayton to Denver	28	92.9%	-11.9 min	0.0%
DAY–PHL	Dayton to Philadelphia	27	85.2%	-3.9 min	3.7%
DAY–PGD	Dayton to Punta Gorda	8	87.5%	-7.5 min	0.0%
DAY–PIE	Dayton to St. Petersburg	8	75.0%	11.4 min	0.0%
DAY–SFB	Dayton to Sanford	5	100.0%	-10.0 min	0.0%

By scheduled departure hour

On-time share:under 62%6270768288% and over

Share of departures that left less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled hour (local time), February 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Feb 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	26.3%	38.2%	3,105
Late-arriving aircraft	43.9%	37.2%	5,173
National Aviation System	10.0%	18.5%	1,180
Extreme weather	19.8%	6.0%	2,329
Security	0.0%	0.2%	0

11,787 delay minutes on 128 flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late and carried a cause report. Carriers assign the categories; see what each category means.

Questions and answers

How many flights left DAY on time in February 2026?

77.6% of 575 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 76.3% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 78.1% and 78.3%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In February 2025, 72.5% of 611 departures left on time and 2.9% were cancelled, against 77.6% and 1.4% in February 2026.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for February 2026; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for DAY · methodology · corrections.