Detroit Metropolitan Airport

"DTW" redirects here. For other uses, see DTW (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with DFW, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport near Dallas, Texas.

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorWayne County Airport Authority
Serves
LocationRomulus, Michigan, U.S.
OpenedSeptember 4, 1930; 94 years ago (1930-09-04)
Hub forDelta Air Lines
Operating base forSpirit Airlines
Time zoneEST (UTC−05:00)
 • Summer (DST)EDT (UTC−04:00)
Elevation AMSL197 m / 645 ft
Coordinates42°12′45″N 083°21′12″W / 42.21250°N 83.35333°W / 42.21250; -83.35333
Websitewww.metroairport.com
Maps
FAA airport diagram
FAA airport diagram
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
4R/22L 3,659 12,003 Concrete
4L/22R 3,048 10,000 Asphalt/Concrete
3R/21L 3,048 10,001 Concrete
3L/21R 2,591 8,500 Asphalt/Concrete
9L/27R 2,654 8,708 Asphalt/Concrete
9R/27L 2,591 8,500 Concrete
Statistics (2023)
Passengers31,453,486
Cargo (lbs.)347,738,137
Aircraft operations290,238
Source: Detroit Metropolitan Airport[1]

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (IATA: DTW, ICAO: KDTW, FAA LID: DTW) is the primary international airport serving Detroit and its surrounding metropolitan area in Michigan, United States. It is located in Romulus, a Detroit suburb. It is by far Michigan's busiest airport, with ten times as many boardings and alightings as the next-busiest, Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids and more than all other airports in the state combined.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021 categorized it as a large hub primary commercial service facility.[2] The airport covers 4,850 acres (1,960 ha) of land.[2][3]

The airport is a major hub for Delta Air Lines and is also a base for Spirit Airlines.[4][5] Detroit serves as Delta's main gateway to Asia for the Eastern United States. The airport has service to 30 international destinations and service to 39 states across the United States. Operated by the Wayne County Airport Authority, the airport has six runways, two terminals, and 129 in-service gates.[6] Detroit Metropolitan Airport has maintenance facilities capable of servicing and repairing aircraft as large as the Boeing 747-400.[7]

Metro Airport serves the Metropolitan Detroit area; the Toledo, Ohio, area about 40 miles (64 km) south; the Ann Arbor area to the west; Windsor, Ontario; and Southwestern Ontario in Canada.[8] The airport serves over 140 destinations[6] and was named the best large U.S. airport in customer satisfaction by J.D. Power & Associates in 2010, 2019, and 2022.[9][10][11]

  1. ^ "Airport Statistics 2023". Wayne County Airport Authority. 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  2. ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for DTW PDF effective October 31, 2024.
  3. ^ "DTW airport data at skyvector.com". skyvector.com. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  4. ^ "Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport". Delta News Hub. Archived from the original on January 7, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  5. ^ "Annual Report for the period ending 12/31/11" (PDF). Spirit Airlines. February 23, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 2, 2013. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
  6. ^ a b "Press Room: Facts". Wayne County Airport Authority. Archived from the original on January 20, 2013. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
  7. ^ "Detroit Metropolitan Airport, Twin Bay Boeing 747 Hangar". Walbridge Construction. Archived from the original on July 13, 2013. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
  8. ^ "Travel Tips & Security Information: FAQ-Directions". Wayne County Airport Authority. Archived from the original on February 24, 2009. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
  9. ^ Pawlowski, Agnes (February 24, 2010). "Detroit Tops Airport Satisfaction Study". CNN. Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
  10. ^ Abdel-Baqui, Omar. "DTW ranked No. 1 for customer satisfaction in survey". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on September 25, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  11. ^ "DTW named best airport in North America for customer satisfaction". September 20, 2023.