Dayton International Airport
Encyclopedia
James M. Cox Dayton International Airport , 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
. The airport is situated in Vandalia
and it is owned and operated by the City of Dayton. The Dayton International Airport is the third busiest and third largest airport in Ohio behind Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
and Port Columbus International Airport
. (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. 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.
Dayton ranked No. 76 in U.S. airport boardings in 2008. 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.
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 4500 acres (18.2 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.
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 (86.9 m) connecting to the taxiway pavement coupled with the relocation of a high pressure gas transmission main and an 8 inches (203.2 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.
s:
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 (121.9 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 (182.9 m) above the ground.6
, 37% general aviation
and 1% military.
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. There are also several rental car companies serving the airport. 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.
, Quiznos, The Great American Bagel Bakery, Max & Erma's
, Sbarro
, and two Boston Stoker coffee locations. Several convenience shops and newsstands are also located within the airport.
{|
|
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%" width= align=
|+
|-
! Rank
! Air Carrier
! 2011*
! 2010
! 2009
! 2008
! 2007
! 2006
! 2005
! 2004
! 2003
|-
| 1
| Delta Air Lines
| 234,017
| 325,657
| 261,963
| 289,159
| 297,397
| 277,100
| 317,662
| 409,063
| 408,410
|-
| 2
| AirTran Airways
| 187,844
| 246,091
| 288,507
| 332,657
| 294,786
| 256,814
| 209,554
| 194,185
| 133,331
|-
| 3
| US Airways
| 161,988
| 217,975
| 196,979
| 233,356
| 221,459
| 212,345
| 191,140
| 212,336
| 181,218
|-
| 4
| United Airlines
| 126,093
| 162,710
| 133,573
| 153,888
| 169,261
| 152,364
| 126,161
| 160,474
| 156,947
|-
| 5
| American Airlines
| 108,462
| 116,321
| 103,167
| 158,613
| 165,727
| 158,458
| 158,542
| 165,374
| 179,032
|-
| 6
| Frontier Airlines
| 71,489
| 87,580
| 77,316
| 76,321
| 69,032
| 48,474
| 13,248
| 0
| 0
|-
| 7
| Continental Airlines
| 63,520
| 95,329
| 89,501
| 104,203
| 102,369
| 99,910
| 78,874
| 90,356
| 78,837
|-
| 8
| Air Canada
| 728
| 2,965
| 3,827
| 2,371
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2,210
|-
| 9
| Midwest Airlines
| 0
| 8,480
| 11,271
| 17,788
| 17,787
| 8,297
| 6,890
| 5,779
| 5,620
|-
| 10
| Northwest Airlines
| 0
| 0
| 86,249
| 96,117
| 89,381
| 91,877
| 116,888
| 140,381
| 115,827
|-
| 11
| ATA Airlines
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2,539
| 51,619
| 52,528
|-
| 12
| Independence Air
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 16,174
| 0
|-
| Total
|
| 955,064
| 1,264,650
| 1,253,782
| 1,465,480
| 1,427,630
| 1,306,454
| 1,222,362
| 1,446,673
| 1,315,106
|}
, a CF company, before Emery ceased operations in 2001. The Dayton International Airport is also a significant regional air freight hub hosting: Aviation Facilities Company Inc., FedEx Express, FedEx Trade Networks.
, 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
.
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
http://www.usats.org/ slammed into the runway when attempting to finish the stunt. The pilot, Jim LeRoy
, was killed in the crash.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
located nine miles (14 km) north of the central business district
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
of Dayton
Dayton, Ohio
Dayton is the 6th largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County, the fifth most populous county in the state. The population was 141,527 at the 2010 census. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 841,502 in the 2010 census...
, a city in Montgomery County
Montgomery County, Ohio
Montgomery County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. The population was 535,153 in the 2010 Census. It was named in honor of Richard Montgomery, an American Revolutionary War general killed in 1775 while attempting to capture Quebec City, Canada. The county seat is Dayton...
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The airport is situated in Vandalia
Dayton, Ohio
Dayton is the 6th largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County, the fifth most populous county in the state. The population was 141,527 at the 2010 census. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 841,502 in the 2010 census...
and it is owned and operated by the City of Dayton. The Dayton International Airport is the third busiest and third largest airport in Ohio behind Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport is a public airport located nine miles southwest of the central business district of Cleveland, a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The airport lies just within the city limits of Cleveland...
and Port Columbus International Airport
Port Columbus International Airport
Port Columbus International Airport , commonly shortened to Port Columbus, is a Class C international airport located east of downtown Columbus, Ohio, USA. It is managed by the Columbus Regional Airport Authority, which also oversees operations at Rickenbacker International Airport and Bolton Field...
. (Though much larger, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport , sometimes called the Greater Cincinnati Airport is located in Hebron, unincorporated Boone County, Kentucky, United States and serves the Greater Cincinnati metropolitan area. Despite being located in Boone County, the airport operations are...
is located out-of-state in Hebron, Kentucky
Hebron, Kentucky
Hebron is an unincorporated community in Boone County, Kentucky, United States. It is the location of Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, which serves Cincinnati and the tri-state area.- Growth :...
.) The Dayton International Airport is also one of the nation's 10 fastest growing airports. The airport is also home to the annual Vectren Dayton Air Show.
Dayton ranked No. 76 in U.S. airport boardings in 2008. The airport serves direct flights to 21 markets.
It currently serves as the headquarters for US Airways Express
US Airways Express
US Airways Express is an airline brand name, rather than a fully certified airline, and as such, the US Airways Express name is used by several individually owned airlines or airline holding companies which provide regional airline and commuter service for US Airways.Operations are conducted from...
carrier PSA Airlines
PSA Airlines
PSA Airlines is an American regional airline headquartered at Dayton International Airport in Vandalia, Ohio, that flies under US Airways Express brand for US Airways. PSA is wholly owned by US Airways Group. PSA has crew bases in Knoxville, Tennessee, Charlotte, North Carolina and Dayton, Ohio...
. Dayton has emerged as an attractive destination for more airlines and more airline destinations in recent years, notably from low fare carriers. AirTran Airways
AirTran Airways
AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of the Dallas, Texas-based Southwest Airlines, is an American low-cost airline headquartered in Orlando, Florida. AirTran operates over 650 daily flights , primarily in the eastern and midwestern United States...
and Frontier Airlines
Frontier Airlines
Frontier Airlines, Inc., is an American airline headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The carrier, which is a subsidiary and operating brand of Republic Airways Holdings, operates flights to 83 destinations throughout the United States, Mexico, and Costa Rica and maintains hubs at...
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
Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport
Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport is a public airport located 10 miles south of the central business district of Dayton, a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. It is owned by the City of Dayton. The airport's identifying code, MGY, is a reference to its earlier name of Montgomery County...
, a municipal airport south of the city in Springboro, Ohio
Springboro, Ohio
Springboro is an affluent suburb of Cincinnati and Dayton located in Warren and Montgomery counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. It is in Warren County's Clearcreek and Franklin Townships and Montgomery County's Miami Township...
that is also operated by the City of Dayton.
Airport History
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
Piedmont Airlines (1948-1989)
Piedmont Airlines was a major airline in the United States which operated from 1948 until its operations were merged into USAir in 1989. Its headquarters were located at One Piedmont Plaza in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, a building which is now part of Wake Forest University.As of April 1989,...
opening July 1, 1982 until its merger with USAir
US Airways
US Airways, Inc. is a major airline based in the U.S. city of Tempe, Arizona. The airline is an operating unit of US Airways Group and is the sixth largest airline by traffic and eighth largest by market value in the country....
. 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
Emery Worldwide
Emery Worldwide was a cargo airline, once one of the leading carriers in the cargo airline world. Its headquarters were located in Redwood City, California....
, a freight carrier.
Dayton International Airport experienced growth during the 1980s. In 1981, Emery Worldwide
Emery Worldwide
Emery Worldwide was a cargo airline, once one of the leading carriers in the cargo airline world. Its headquarters were located in Redwood City, California....
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 4500 acres (18.2 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
Arriving
Arriving is an album released in 2004 by Chris Tomlin. The album has received RIAA "Platinum" status and peaked at No. 3 on Billboard's Top Christian Albums chart. As of October 2008, "How Great Is Our God" is No. 1, and "Holy Is the Lord" is No...
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.
Completed Construction Projects
Recently the Dayton International Airport completed construction of a new air traffic control tower. The tower is approximately 254 feet (77.4 m) high with a 12000 square feet (1,114.8 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.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
Credit card
A credit card is a small plastic card issued to users as a system of payment. It allows its holder to buy goods and services based on the holder's promise to pay for these goods and services...
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
Airport terminal
An airport terminal is a building at an airport where passengers transfer between ground transportation and the facilities that allow them to board and disembark from aircraft....
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
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
6R pavement by 285 feet (86.9 m) connecting to the taxiway pavement coupled with the relocation of a high pressure gas transmission main and an 8 inches (203.2 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.
Facilities
Dayton International Airport covers an area of 4200 acres (1,699.7 ha) which contains three paved runwayRunway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
s:
- Runway 6L/24R: 10,900 × 150 ft (45.7 m), Surface: Asphalt/concrete
- Runway 6R/24L: 7,285 × 150 ft (45.7 m), Surface: Concrete
- Runway 18/36: 8,502 × 150 ft (45.7 m), Surface: Asphalt/concrete
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 (121.9 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 (182.9 m) above the ground.6
Aircraft
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 taxiAir taxi
An air taxi is an air charter passenger or cargo aircraft which operates on an on-demand basis.-Regulation:In the United States, air taxi and air charter operations are governed by Part 135 of the Federal Aviation Regulations , unlike the larger scheduled air carriers which are governed by more...
, 37% general aviation
General aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
and 1% military.
Ground transportation and rentals
TaxicabTaxicab
A taxicab, also taxi or cab, is a type of vehicle for hire with a driver, used by a single passenger or small group of passengers, often for a non-shared ride. A taxicab conveys passengers between locations of their choice...
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. There are also several rental car companies serving the airport. 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.
Amenities
Some of the restaurants located within the airport include StarbucksStarbucks
Starbucks Corporation is an international coffee and coffeehouse chain based in Seattle, Washington. Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse company in the world, with 17,009 stores in 55 countries, including over 11,000 in the United States, over 1,000 in Canada, over 700 in the United Kingdom, and...
, Quiznos, The Great American Bagel Bakery, Max & Erma's
Max & Erma's
Max & Erma's is a casual dining restaurant chain based in Columbus, Ohio. It operates throughout parts of the Eastern and Midwestern United States, and was founded in 1972 by Todd Barnum and Barry Zacks. The two businessmen purchased a local tavern in Columbus's German Village which had been...
, Sbarro
Sbarro
Sbarro is a bankrupt chain of pizza restaurants that specializes in traditional Italian cuisine, including its most popular menu item "pizza by the slice." Its headquarters is located in Melville, Huntington, New York.- History :...
, and two Boston Stoker coffee locations. Several convenience shops and newsstands are also located within the airport.
Terminals, airlines and destinations
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.Passenger Statistics
The following is a list of passenger numbers at Dayton Airport, split up into the respective major airlines:{|
|
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|-
! Rank
! Air Carrier
! 2011*
! 2010
! 2009
! 2008
! 2007
! 2006
! 2005
! 2004
! 2003
|-
| 1
| Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines, Inc. is a major airline based in the United States and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The airline operates an extensive domestic and international network serving all continents except Antarctica. Delta and its subsidiaries operate over 4,000 flights every day...
| 234,017
| 325,657
| 261,963
| 289,159
| 297,397
| 277,100
| 317,662
| 409,063
| 408,410
|-
| 2
| AirTran Airways
AirTran Airways
AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of the Dallas, Texas-based Southwest Airlines, is an American low-cost airline headquartered in Orlando, Florida. AirTran operates over 650 daily flights , primarily in the eastern and midwestern United States...
| 187,844
| 246,091
| 288,507
| 332,657
| 294,786
| 256,814
| 209,554
| 194,185
| 133,331
|-
| 3
| US Airways
US Airways
US Airways, Inc. is a major airline based in the U.S. city of Tempe, Arizona. The airline is an operating unit of US Airways Group and is the sixth largest airline by traffic and eighth largest by market value in the country....
| 161,988
| 217,975
| 196,979
| 233,356
| 221,459
| 212,345
| 191,140
| 212,336
| 181,218
|-
| 4
| United Airlines
United Airlines
United Air Lines, Inc., is the world's largest airline with 86,852 employees United Air Lines, Inc., is the world's largest airline with 86,852 employees United Air Lines, Inc., is the world's largest airline with 86,852 employees (which includes the entire holding company United Continental...
| 126,093
| 162,710
| 133,573
| 153,888
| 169,261
| 152,364
| 126,161
| 160,474
| 156,947
|-
| 5
| American Airlines
American Airlines
American Airlines, Inc. is the world's fourth-largest airline in passenger miles transported and operating revenues. American Airlines is a subsidiary of the AMR Corporation and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas adjacent to its largest hub at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport...
| 108,462
| 116,321
| 103,167
| 158,613
| 165,727
| 158,458
| 158,542
| 165,374
| 179,032
|-
| 6
| Frontier Airlines
Frontier Airlines
Frontier Airlines, Inc., is an American airline headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The carrier, which is a subsidiary and operating brand of Republic Airways Holdings, operates flights to 83 destinations throughout the United States, Mexico, and Costa Rica and maintains hubs at...
| 71,489
| 87,580
| 77,316
| 76,321
| 69,032
| 48,474
| 13,248
| 0
| 0
|-
| 7
| Continental Airlines
Continental Airlines
Continental Airlines was a major American airline now merged with United Airlines. On May 3, 2010, Continental Airlines, Inc. and UAL, Inc. announced a merger via a stock swap, and on October 1, 2010, the merger closed and UAL changed its name to United Continental Holdings, Inc...
| 63,520
| 95,329
| 89,501
| 104,203
| 102,369
| 99,910
| 78,874
| 90,356
| 78,837
|-
| 8
| Air Canada
Air Canada
Air Canada is the flag carrier and largest airline of Canada. The airline, founded in 1936, provides scheduled and charter air transport for passengers and cargo to 178 destinations worldwide. It is the world's tenth largest passenger airline by number of destinations, and the airline is a...
| 728
| 2,965
| 3,827
| 2,371
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2,210
|-
| 9
| Midwest Airlines
Midwest Airlines
Midwest Airlines was a U.S.-based airline and was also an operating brand of Republic Airways Holdings based in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. operating from Milwaukee's General Mitchell International Airport...
| 0
| 8,480
| 11,271
| 17,788
| 17,787
| 8,297
| 6,890
| 5,779
| 5,620
|-
| 10
| Northwest Airlines
Northwest Airlines
Northwest Airlines, Inc. was a major United States airline founded in 1926 and absorbed into Delta Air Lines by a merger approved on October 29, 2008, making Delta the largest airline in the world...
| 0
| 0
| 86,249
| 96,117
| 89,381
| 91,877
| 116,888
| 140,381
| 115,827
|-
| 11
| ATA Airlines
ATA Airlines
ATA Airlines, Inc., formerly known as American Trans Air, was an American low-cost scheduled service and charter airline based in Indianapolis, Indiana. ATA operated scheduled passenger flights throughout the US mainland and Hawaii, as well as military and commercial charter flights around the world...
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2,539
| 51,619
| 52,528
|-
| 12
| Independence Air
Independence Air
Independence Air was a low-cost airline, owned by FLYi, Inc., headquartered in the Loudoun Gateway Corporate Center in Dulles, unincorporated Loudoun County, Virginia, United States that operated from 1989 until 2006. Its route network focused on the East Coast of the United States, but it also...
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 16,174
| 0
|-
| Total
|
| 955,064
| 1,264,650
| 1,253,782
| 1,465,480
| 1,427,630
| 1,306,454
| 1,222,362
| 1,446,673
| 1,315,106
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- Through September 2011
Cargo
The Dayton International Airport once ranked among the nation's busiest air freight facilities and was the midwestern hub for Emery WorldwideEmery Worldwide
Emery Worldwide was a cargo airline, once one of the leading carriers in the cargo airline world. Its headquarters were located in Redwood City, California....
, a CF company, before Emery ceased operations in 2001. The Dayton International Airport is also a significant regional air freight hub hosting: Aviation Facilities Company Inc., FedEx Express, FedEx Trade Networks.
In popular film
In the 2008 film Eagle EyeEagle Eye
Eagle Eye is a 2008 thriller film directed by D. J. Caruso and starring Shia LaBeouf and Michelle Monaghan. The two portray a young man and a single mother who are brought together and coerced by an anonymous caller into carrying out a plan by a possible terrorist organization...
, 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
Los Angeles International Airport
Los Angeles International Airport is the primary airport serving the Greater Los Angeles Area, the second-most populated metropolitan area in the United States. It is most often referred to by its IATA airport code LAX, with the letters pronounced individually...
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Accidents
TWA Flight 553TWA Flight 553
Flight 553, registration N1063T, was a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15 jet airliner operated by Trans World Airlines en route from Pittsburgh to Dayton that collided in mid-air with a Beechcraft Baron near Urbana, Ohio on March 9, 1967...
was en route to Dayton when it collided with a Beechcraft Baron
Beechcraft Baron
|-See also:- Further reading :*Harding, Stephen. U.S. Army Aircraft Since 1947. Shrewsbury, UK:Airlife Publishing, 1990. ISBN 1-85310-102-8.*Michell, Simon. Jane's Civil and Military Aircraft Upgrades 1994-95. Coulsdon, UK:Jane's Information Group, 1994. ISBN 0-7106-1208-7.*Taylor, John W. R....
over Urbana, Ohio
Urbana, Ohio
Urbana is a city in and the county seat of Champaign County, Ohio, United States, west of Columbus. Urbana was laid out in 1805, and for a time in 1812 was the headquarters of the Northwestern army. Urbana was named after the town of Urbanna, Virginia. It is the burial-place of the Indian fighter...
. The accident led to the FAA's decision to create Terminal Control Area also known as Class B Airspace
Airspace class
The world's navigable airspace is divided into three-dimensional segments, each of which is assigned to a specific class. Most nations adhere to the classification specified by the International Civil Aviation Organization and described below...
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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
Dayton Air Show
The Vectren Dayton Air Show is an annual event at the Dayton International Airport in Vandalia, Ohio, eight miles north of Dayton, Ohio. The history of flight exhibitions dating back to 1910 by the Wright Company. The city is the home of the Wright Brothers and the true birthplace of aviation, as...
http://www.usats.org/ slammed into the runway when attempting to finish the stunt. The pilot, Jim LeRoy
Jim LeRoy
Jim LeRoy was an American aerobatics pilot. A former US Marine Corps Scout/Sniper, he held a B.S. degree in Aeronautical/Aerospace engineering as well as an Airframe and Powerplant license.-Professional background:...
, was killed in the crash.
External links
- Dayton International Airport (official site)