Flights Dallas-Fort Worth → Dayton
DFW → DAY
Route overview
The flight route from Dallas-Fort Worth to Dayton operates with a high level of punctuality, with 77% of flights arriving on time. Over the past year, there have been 297 total flights along this route, experiencing an average delay of 23.4 minutes when delays do occur. The destination airport in Dayton, which opened in 1937 and serves approximately 2.07 million passengers annually, is serviced by aircraft such as the Airbus A319 and McDonnell Douglas MD-83.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Dayton (DAY) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 391 flights monitored in recent months, 76% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 24 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.79%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 31/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Dayton the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Dayton: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Dayton (DAY) heads north-east for about 1,384 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 9m.
Departures from Dallas-Fort Worth on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 36% of DFW-DAY flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Dayton it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 391 tracked DFW-DAY flights, 76% left on time with an average delay of 24 min and a 1.8% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about DFW-DAY
On the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) -> Dayton (DAY) route, on-time performance is 76% with an average delay of 24 minutes, based on 391 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dallas-Fort Worth-Dayton is 1.79% across 391 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
