Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB) delays & on-time performance
Daytona Beach, Florida · 8 nonstop destinations · 4 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at DAB right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
84%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
2.6%
86 flights
Avg arrival delay
15 min
91 min when late
Departed on time
82%
avg taxi-out 15 min
Figures cover 3,346 departures from DAB; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into DAB were on time 83% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB) arrived on time 84% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, better than the 78% national average.
- 2.6% were cancelled, and 8% arrived an hour or more late.
- Delta Air Lines was the most punctual airline here (88% on time); JetBlue was the least (72%).
- Departures scheduled around 6am did best (93% on time); around 8pm did worst (63%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (47%).
Most delayed routes from DAB
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- CLT · Charlotte84%1,398 flts
- ATL · Atlanta88%1,455 flts
Most reliable routes from DAB
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- ATL · Atlanta88%1,455 flts
- CLT · Charlotte84%1,398 flts
Best airline at DAB
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines | 88% | 1.9% | 11 min | 3 | 1,459 |
| PSA Airlines | 84% | 3.4% | 15 min | 2 | 1,139 |
| American Airlines | 83% | 0.7% | 22 min | 3 | 268 |
| JetBlue | 72% | 3.8% | 23 min | 2 | 480 |
Best time to fly out of DAB
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 6am93%676 flts
- 7am90%51 flts
- 10am90%116 flts
- 11am89%626 flts
- 12pm83%227 flts
- 1pm83%280 flts
- 2pm74%209 flts
- 3pm77%315 flts
- 4pm76%180 flts
- 5pm76%116 flts
- 6pm81%331 flts
- 7pm74%127 flts
- 8pm63%70 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Late-arriving aircraft47%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)27%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion13%
- Extreme weather13%
- Security0%
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.