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KDAY · James M. Cox Dayton International Airport

ICAO · US · 20 NTSB events

ID KDAY FAA DAY Elev 1,009 ft Lat 39° 54.14' N Lon 84° 13.16' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

fetching…

Wind / Visibility

—

Density altitude (now)

—

Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

6 runway ends on file. Longest: 10,901 ft. Max gradient: 0.19%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
06L 55.3° 10,901 ft 150 ft PEM Yes —
24R 235.3° 10,901 ft 150 ft PEM Yes —
18 178.5° 8,502 ft 150 ft PEM Yes 0.19%
36 358.5° 8,502 ft 150 ft PEM Yes 0.19%
06R 55.4° 7,285 ft 150 ft PEM Yes —
24L 235.4° 7,285 ft 150 ft PEM Yes —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 7 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 125.800
  • CLD CLNC DEL 121.750
  • GND GND 121.900
  • TWR DAYTON TWR 119.900
  • A/D DAYTON APP/DEP 118.000
  • RDO DAYTON RDO 122.200
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KDAY on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 9 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (1)

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    DEER, COYOTES, BIRDS, & WATERFOWL ON & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (9 sentences)
  • ·SNC RAMP NORTH OF RWY 06L/24R EDGE LGTS NSTD.
  • ·RUNUPS PROHIBITED ON RWY 24L HOLD PAD.
  • ·TWY Z, TWY T, & TWY S BTN RWY 06L/24R & TWY W CLSD INDEFLY.
  • ·TWY C BTN TWY N & TWY Z NOT AVBL FOR GROUP IV & GTR ACFT.
  • ·TWY K, TWY H, TWY J, & TWY L NOT AVBL FOR GROUP IV & GTR ACFT.
  • ·TWY M NORTH OF RWY 06L/24R & TWY W CLSD TO ACR ACFT; ALL OTR ACFT 24 HR PPR 937-454-2010.
  • ·TWY M NORTH OF RWY 06L/24R & TWY W EDGE LGTS NSTD.
  • ·NE 1400 FT CONC, SW 9501 FT ASPH.
  • ·PCR VALUE: 608/R/C/W/T PCR VALUE: 608/R/C/W/T PCR VALUE: 500/F/C/X/T

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

NTSB events

20 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

21

since 1982

Fatal

5

23.8% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 195,890 ops in 1990

2024 total

36,577

10-yr total

447,811

2024 mix

AC/AT 69% · GA 30% · Mil 2%

Events / million ops

4.5

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.06

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Fire / smoke 1
  • Runway excursion 1

All time · n=20

  • Controlled flight into terrain 3
  • Other 3
  • Ground collision 3
  • Stall / spin 3
  • Runway excursion 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
  • Loss of control 1
  • Weather · spatial dis / IMC 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2013-06-22 BOEING-STEARMAN IB75A · CFIT · day →
2013-06-20 Piper PA-30 · Loss of control · day →
2011-01-31 Embraer EMB-145LR · Runway excursion · night →
2022-10-05 BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2B19 · Runway excursion · day →
2017-03-19 Douglas DC 9 83 · Fire · day →
2007-07-28 Opus Motorsports LLC BD02 · CFIT · day →
2004-12-07 Piper PA-31-350 · CFIT · IMC · night →
1998-08-29 Piper PA-30 · Stall / spin · VMC · night →
1994-12-26 Mooney M20J · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · night →
1992-05-13 Cessna 182M · Other · day →
1992-04-08 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 · Other · night-moonlit →
1991-09-08 Piper PA46-350P · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1989-07-13 McDonnell Douglas DC8-63F · Other · night →
1989-02-21 Piper PA-28R-200 · Fuel exhaustion · IMC · night →
1989-01-12 Hawker Siddeley HS.748 SERIES 2A · Weather IMC · IMC · night →
1985-05-29 Cessna 425 · Ground collision · day →
1985-04-10 Swearingen SA226TC · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1985-01-14 Beech H-18 · Stall / spin · IMC · day →
1984-02-08 BRYAN DRAGON FLY · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1982-05-21 BAC 1-11-204AF · Weather · day →

NASA ASRS reports · 1 de-identified report in the public ASRS Database Report Sets

Voluntary first-person accounts; they represent the reporter's perspective and cannot infer prevalence.

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Brett Hunter Waynesville OH 23 nm
Steven Wolf Degraff OH 28 nm
Brian W Trapp Lebanon OH 29 nm
Thomas Vearil Lebanon OH 29 nm
James Matthew Johnson Hamilton OH 34 nm
Kevin Randall Henderson Hamilton OH 34 nm
Steven Lee Buchenroth Bellefontaine OH 35 nm
Yuji Sakata Bellefountain OH 35 nm
John Ginley Dublin OH 51 nm
John Denny Green Muncie IN 57 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Robert Alan Spatola Vandalia OH 2 nm
Joshua Lee Springman Union OH 3 nm
Clinton Mark Corwin Tipp City OH 4 nm
Jerry Dewayne Donselman Tipp City OH 4 nm
Daniel Alan Schultz Tipp City OH 4 nm
Douglas Matthew Bussel Tipp City OH 4 nm
Robert John Poremski Tipp City OH 4 nm
Isaiah Safriet Burch Tipp City OH 4 nm
Grant David Rogers Tipp City OH 4 nm
Cory Steven Behounek Tipp City OH 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Kevin Gene Bruner Vandalia OH 2 nm
Hernan Leonardo Paulet Vandalia OH 2 nm
Timothy Wayne Marshall Vandalia OH 2 nm
Joshua Michael Barnett Vandalia OH 2 nm
Kevin Joseph Reinhalter Vandalia OH 2 nm
Max Clark Sprague Vandalia OH 2 nm
Arthur Vander Goot Vandalia OH 2 nm
Lewis Todd Funderburg Vandalia OH 2 nm
Robin Eugene Roush Vandalia OH 2 nm
Paul Emerson Wells Jr Vandalia OH 2 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Spectra Jet
Springfield, OH
17 nm
Lone Mountain Aircraft
Springfield, OH
18 nm
Airborne Maintenance and Engineering Services, Inc
Wilmington, OH
35 nm
TAS Aviation, INC.
Lima, OH
49 nm
Cincinnati Avionics
Batavia, OH
50 nm
Epic Flight Academy Aircraft Mechanic School
Erlanger, KY
55 nm
Shamrock Air Service, LLC
Delaware, OH
56 nm
Mac-Michael Avionics, Inc.
Delaware, OH
56 nm
Spirit Avionics dba Spirit Aeronautics, Ltd.
Columbus, OH
62 nm
MJ Aircraft
Anderson, IN
65 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.