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DAY Meaning

DAY Airport Meaning

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DAY Meaning:

DAY stands for James M. Cox Dayton International Airport


Located in Dayton, Ohio, DAY (James M. Cox Dayton International Airport) is classified as a small hub airport by the FAA. You can check out more of DAY's characteristics and attributes below, including its airport code, location indicator and location identifier.


James M. Cox Dayton International Airport (DAY) Characteristics:

      City: Dayton
      State: Ohio
      FAA: James M. Cox Dayton International Airport
      IATA: DAY
      ICAO: KDAY
      Role: P-S

The city and state are where the airport is located, although an airport is sometimes outside of the boundaries city in which it's listed.

The "FAA" refers to the airport's location identifier, which is assigned by the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration).

The "IATA" refers to the airport code, which is assigned by the IATA (International Air Transport Association). Airports usually share the same FAA and IATA, though some do not.

The "ICAO" refers to the airport's location indicator, which assigned by the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization).


DAY is a commercial airport, and as such, is designated as a primary (P) airport by the FAA. All primary airports, inlcuding DAY, are grouped into four categories (hubs) by the FAA:

      P-N: Nonhub airport (has more than 10,000 annual enplanements, but less than 0.05% of total U.S. annual enplanements)
      P-S: Small hub airport (between 0.05% and 0.25% of U.S. annual enplanements)
      P-M: Medium hub airport (between 0.25 and 1% of U.S. annual enplanements)
      P-L: Large hub airport (at least 1% of U.S. annual enplanements)

DAY meaning is James M. Cox Dayton International Airport.

James M. Cox Dayton International Airport can be abbreviated as DAY.

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