Flights to Chicago

Passengers at Dayton International Airport will be able to choose from more flights to Chicago and Denver next year.Beginning in February, United Express will begin daily non stop service to Denver International Airport. United Express is a subsidiary of United Airlines.

American Eagle Airlines, a sister company of American Airlines, will provide three daily nonstop flights to Chicago O’Hare International Airport beginning in April.These additional departures will provide our customers more flexibility in scheduling their travel, said Iftikhar Ahmad, director of aviation, in a statement.

Passenger boardings at the Dayton International Airport climbed almost 2.5 percent last year, helping boost the facility to No. 76 among 2,248 U.S. airports.About 1.45 million passengers boarded in Dayton last year, according to a preliminary report from the Federal Aviation Administration. That number is up from 1.41 million in 2007.