Long Term Lot

$14/day keeps you on-airport without dropping at Economy.

DAY’s Long Term Lot runs $14 per day, uncovered, and sits on airport property close enough that it feels like “real” on-site parking, not a remote discount field. This is the step up from the cheaper Economy option when you’re leaving the car for several days and want a more conventional long-term setup near the Main Terminal drop-off loop.

Rates recently bumped from the older $12/day WHIO reported to the current $14/day cap, so check the latest board at the entrance before pulling a ticket. Online reservations via the Metropolis/Parking.com FlyDayton portal also show that $14 daily max plus a $0.99 transaction fee per booking, which is small on a weeklong trip but annoying on single overnights.

The primary airport shuttle covers Long Term along with the other outer lots and runs roughly 4:30 a.m. to midnight or until the last arriving flight lands. That schedule lines up with DAY’s first morning departures and late-night returns, so even on a 6:00 a.m. Main Terminal push or a 11:30 p.m. arrival, you’re not hiking the whole distance with a 50‑lb bag.

Parking.com’s copy calls out a 10‑minute grace period in each lot, and Long Term is included. Pull in, scout for a spot near the nearest shuttle pickup, and if the layout or distance feels off, you can exit that gate inside 10 minutes without paying a cent and reroute to Economy or the Garage.

Deal hunters look at DAYperks and promo codes on the FlyDayton/Metropolis side, especially for 4–7 day trips, then compare that to just driving up to the Long Term gate at $14/day. Tip: if you don’t have a discount code, skip the $0.99 online fee and just pull a ticket at the entrance.