Dayton (DAY) to Philadelphia (PHL)
Flight time
≈ 1h 45m
Bearing
87° E
Dayton (DAY) to Philadelphia (PHL) is 476 miles (766 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DAY–PHL
Filed traffic dataIn June 2026, PSA Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop DAY–PHL; the Bombardier CRJ-900 was the most common aircraft at 98% of departures; flights ran 80% full.
Departures
55
June 2026
Seats
4,169
both directions
Passengers
3,319
both directions
Load factor
79.6%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies DAY–PHL?
PSA Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop DAY–PHL in June 2026 (55 departures).
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55 departures · 4,169 seats
Share of departures100.0%79.6%
Load
What plane flies DAY–PHL?
In June 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-900 flew 98% of DAY–PHL departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Bombardier CRJ-900
54 departures · 79.3% load
98.2% - Bombardier CRJ-700
1 departures · 100.0% load
1.8%
How has DAY–PHL traffic changed?
Nonstop DAY–PHL departures fell from 60 in July 2025 to 55 in June 2026.
Monthly nonstop DAY–PHL traffic, trailing 12 months through June 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
July 2025
60 departures · 2,586 passengers
86.2%
Load
August 2025
63 departures · 2,883 passengers
70.5%
Load
September 2025
60 departures · 2,893 passengers
64.5%
Load
October 2025
60 departures · 2,450 passengers
54.0%
Load
November 2025
58 departures · 2,505 passengers
57.0%
Load
December 2025
58 departures · 2,497 passengers
60.9%
Load
January 2026
60 departures · 2,163 passengers
48.7%
Load
February 2026
52 departures · 1,963 passengers
54.0%
Load
March 2026
63 departures · 2,844 passengers
63.4%
Load
April 2026
60 departures · 2,538 passengers
64.7%
Load
May 2026
62 departures · 3,143 passengers
73.4%
Load
June 2026
55 departures · 3,319 passengers
79.6%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
DAY → PHL
80.9% full
28 departures · 1,712 passengers
PHL → DAY
78.3% full
27 departures · 1,607 passengers
Nonstop DAY–PHL traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through June 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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Frequently asked
How far is Dayton (DAY) from Philadelphia (PHL)?
DAY to PHL is 476 miles (766 km / 413 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DAY to PHL?
A nonstop covers the 476-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 45m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DAY–PHL?
In June 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-900 flew the largest share of departures (98.2%), followed by the Bombardier CRJ-700 (1.8%).
What mileage do I earn flying DAY–PHL?
Distance-based programs credit off the 476-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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