Which airlines offer flights to Daytona Beach this year?

Summary

• Envoy Air offers only 18 flights to Daytona Beach and operates with an Embraer fleet.
• Breeze Airways is expanding its nonstop flights to include more destinations and increased operations.
• Delta Air Lines is the largest airline at DAB and offers numerous flights to major destinations.

Daytona, with its fantastic beaches, attracts thousands of people every year. Florida has several major airports, such as Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and Miami International Airport (MIA). In 2022, MIA received over 50 million passengers.

Given these shocking numbers, operations at Daytona International Airport (DAB) may not seem like much. Yet, the six airlines operating here will offer more than a quarter of a million flights in 2024, according to data from aviation analytics firm Cirium. Let’s take a closer look at the operations of these six aircraft at Daytona Beach.

Airlines with fewer than 50 operations in 2024

Envoy Air – an airline with less than 20 flights

Envoy Air (MQ), which began operations in 2024 with an order for 19 Embraer aircraft, offers only 18 flights to and from Dayton. Envoy Air has a fleet of 169 aircraft – all Embraer E175/170.

Airline Breeze Airways

Breeze Airways, the low-cost airline operating since 2018 and known for its BreezeThru services, recently announced that it will offer nonstop flights to four new destinations from Daytona Beach Airport. Flights to Westchester County (White Plains), New York, will begin on November 14.

As reported in the Daytona Beach News-Journal, Breeze Airways will offer additional flights to and from DAB in 2025:

“Starting February 13, 2025, flights to and from Hartford, Connecticut, and to and from Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, will be added on Thursdays and Sundays. Then, starting February 14, 2025, flights to and from Providence, Rhode Island, will be added on Mondays and Fridays.”

Airlines offering fewer than 1,000 flights

Air Europa

Avelo Airlines (XP) offers just over 300 flights to Daytona Beach in 2024.

Avelo Airlines currently offers twice-weekly flights from Daytona Beach (DAB) to Tweed-New Haven Airport (HVN) in Connecticut. The 952-mile route takes 2 hours and 33 minutes and is served by the following aircraft:

• Boeing 737-700
• Boeing 737-800 (winglets)

Only economy fares are available for Avelo flights between DAB and HVN.

Beginning November 7, Avelo Airlines will operate from Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB) and Wilmington Airport (ILG) in New Castle County, Delaware. Avelo’s DAB-ILG flights will operate on Thursdays and Sundays using Boeing Next-Generation 737 aircraft.

Just one day after the launch of DAB-ILG flights, Avelo Airlines will begin nonstop service between Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB) and Bradley International Airport (BDL). Twice-weekly flights on this route will operate on Fridays and Mondays using Boeing Next-Generation 737 aircraft.

American Airlines (AA)

American Airlines (AA) is one of the largest airlines in the US, offering over 40 million ASMs on its 737 flights to DAB. There are quite a number of destinations to which the US carrier offers flights to and from DAB.

In September, the airline offers 106 flights on the DAB-Charlotte (CLT) route. Economy and business class flights are available on AA flights between DAB and CLT, which the airline operates with the following aircraft types.

• Boeing 737-800
• Canadair Regional Jet 900

The two airlines with the highest flight operations each offer between 2000 and 3000 flights

Air France

PSA Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of American Airlines, offers seasonal nonstop flights to Philadelphia, Texas (Dallas Fort-Worth Airport) and Washington, DC.

The number of flights offered by PSA Airlines to and from Daytona Airport is greater than the combined number of all airlines listed above.

Delta Air Lines

Delta Air Lines has the largest presence at DAB, offering more flights to and from DAB than AA and its subsidiary PSA Airlines combined.

Delta currently offers direct flights from DAB to Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) with two different aircraft types:

• Boeing 717
• Boeing 737-800 and Boeing 737-900

For the rest of the year, the airline offers 3-4 daily flights in Economy and Business Class on this route.

Daytona Airport Operations – Some Additional Statistics and Considerations

According to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Atlanta was the busiest city to see DAB flights between June 2023 and May 2024. Here’s a look at the top 5 cities to see DAB flights during June 2023-May 2024.

Daytona is a small airport that offers several advantages for the round trip flight, one of which is the opportunity to save time. The airport itself writes:

“When you consider the total travel time from home to the final destination, even with a connecting flight, travelers can reach their destination in the same time or faster than with a direct flight. That’s because when flying to or from DAB, there is no long drive (or major traffic congestion) to the airport, parking is just minutes from the terminal, and TSA screening times are typically less than 10 minutes. Flying with DAB saves time and eliminates the stress of driving to the airport.”