# James M Cox Dayton International Airport (DAY)

> Dayton, US · IATA: DAY · ICAO: KDAY · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `DAY` |
| ICAO | `KDAY` |
| City | Dayton |
| Country | US |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 308 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 39.90240, -84.21940 |

## Description

The Wright brothers' hometown airport handles barely any air freight – an irony Dayton has learned to live with. Emery Worldwide ran its national cargo hub here until the early 2000s, but today DAY is a quiet passenger field with connections to major airline networks and the headquarters of American Eagle operator PSA Airlines. Freight for the Miami Valley trucks to Cincinnati (CVG) or Wilmington Air Park (ILN), each about an hour away. The next chapter is being written nearby: Joby Aviation builds electric vertical take-off aircraft in Dayton, began propeller-blade production in 2025 and added a second, 700,000-square-foot Ohio plant in 2026. The cradle of aviation is back in the aircraft-making business, this time with batteries.

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