KDAY — James M Cox Dayton Intl
Dayton, OH · field elevation 1,009 ft · Class C airspace · ATCT
KDAY current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KDAY 252256Z 05009KT 10SM BKN210 BKN250 19/07 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP230 T01940072
- Wind
- from 050° at 9 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 21,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 19 °C / dewpoint 7 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.21 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,411 ft · pressure altitude 719 ft
- Observed
- 60 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 050° at 9 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 06L | 9 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 06R | 9 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 36 | 6 kt head | 7 kt from the right |
| 18 | 6 kt tail | 7 kt from the left |
| 24R | 9 kt tail | 1 kt from the right |
| 24L | 9 kt tail | 1 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 32,000–32,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KDAY 252330Z 2600/2624 05007KT P6SM SCT180 FM261800 02009KT P6SM SKC
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 39.90225, -84.21941
- Elevation
- 1,009 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class C
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter.
Established means they answered you by callsign. “Aircraft calling, stand by” is not established and you stay out; “Cessna 12345, stand by” is, and you may enter. Mode C is required within the lateral limits and above them to 10,000 ft MSL. VFR traffic gets sequencing and traffic advisories, not separation.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1127Z / 2329Z
- Tower hours
- Continuous (24 hours)
- Magnetic variation
- 6°W (2020)
- Fuel
- 100,A
- Sectional
- Cincinnati
- County
- Montgomery, OH
Airport diagram
Everything else KDAY publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06L/24R | 10,901 | 150 | ASPH-CONC | HIGH |
| 18/36 | 8,502 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 06R/24L | 7,285 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
Frequencies
- ATIS
- 125.8
- Tower Continuous (24 hours)
- 119.9
- Ground
- 121.9
- Clearance
- 121.75
- UNICOM
- 122.95
- Approach 091-180
- 118.85
- Approach 181-090
- 134.45
Published procedures
- 16 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS), RNAV (RNP)
- 1 departure published
- 1 arrival published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KFFO Wright-Patterson AFB9 nm
- KGDK Greene County/Lewis A Jackson Rgnl16 nm
- KSGH Springfield/Beckley Muni18 nm
- KMGY Dayton/Wright Brothers19 nm
- KVES Darke County23 nm
- KMWO Middletown Rgnl/Hook Fld24 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KDAY airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Ohio airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.