# Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW / KDTW)

**Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport** (IATA: DTW, ICAO: KDTW) is a large airport in Detroit, Michigan, United States. It opened on 22 Feb 1930. It has 6 runways; the longest is 12,003 ft (3,659 m). It is operated by Wayne County Airport Authority. In 2025 it handled 32.7 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdtw

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: DTW / KDTW
- FAA: DTW
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Wayne County Airport Authority
- Owner: Wayne County
- Serves: Detroit, Michigan, United States
- Opened: 22 Feb 1930
- Elevation: 645 ft / 197 m
- Coordinates: 42.2138, -83.3538
- Runways: 6
- Longest runway: 12,003 ft / 3,659 m
- Instrument procedures: 51 approaches, 13 departures, 16 arrivals
- Passengers: 32,700,092 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/Detroit
- Website: https://metroairport.com
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Metropolitan_Airport (37 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q652505
- Weather station: KDTW · WMO 72537
- Ident: KDTW

## Timeline

- 22 Feb 1930: Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport opens.
- 11 Jan 1983: United Airlines Flight 2885. 3 killed.
- 4 Mar 1987: Northwest Airlink Flight 2268. 9 killed.
- 16 Aug 1987: Aviation accident.
- 3 Dec 1990: Aviation accident.
- 3 Dec 1990: Wayne County Airport runway collision. 8 killed.
- 25 Dec 2009: Northwest Airlines Flight 253.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04R/22L | 12,003 ft / 3,659 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Concrete | 029° / 209° | yes |
| 03R/21L | 10,001 ft / 3,048 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 029° / 209° | yes |
| 04L/22R | 10,000 ft / 3,048 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 029° / 209° | yes |
| 09L/27R | 8,708 ft / 2,654 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 089° / 269° | yes |
| 03L/21R | 8,501 ft / 2,591 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 029° / 209° | yes |
| 09R/27L | 8,500 ft / 2,591 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 089° / 269° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00119AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 32,513,555 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 32,718,364 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 33,893,350 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 34,276,034 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 35,046,645 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 36,439,675 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 13,729,870 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 23,114,885 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 27,608,408 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 30,854,094 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 32,352,738 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 32,700,092 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

90 destinations in 23 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (65)

- [TVC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktvc.md) Cherry Capital Airport · United States · 208 mi / 334 km · Delta Air Lines
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 234 mi / 376 km · United Express, American Eagle, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines
- [MKE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmke.md) General Mitchell International Airport · United States · 237 mi / 381 km · Delta Air Lines
- [BUF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbuf.md) Buffalo Niagara International Airport · United States · 240 mi / 387 km · Delta Air Lines
- [MSN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsn.md) Dane County Regional Truax Field · United States · 311 mi / 500 km · Delta Air Lines
- [SYR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksyr.md) Syracuse Hancock International Airport · United States · 373 mi / 601 km · Delta Air Lines
- [IAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiad.md) Washington Dulles International Airport · United States · 383 mi / 616 km · United Express
- [DCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdca.md) Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport · United States · 405 mi / 651 km · American Eagle, Delta Air Lines
- [BWI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbwi.md) Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport · United States · 408 mi / 657 km · Frontier Airlines, Delta Air Lines
- [STL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kstl.md) St. Louis Lambert International Airport · United States · 439 mi / 707 km · Delta Air Lines
- [PHL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphl.md) Philadelphia International Airport · United States · 452 mi / 728 km · Frontier Airlines, American Eagle, Delta Air Lines
- [BNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbna.md) Nashville International Airport · United States · 457 mi / 735 km · Delta Air Lines
- [EWR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kewr.md) Newark Liberty International Airport · United States · 487 mi / 783 km · United Express, Delta Air Lines
- [LGA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klga.md) LaGuardia Airport · United States · 500 mi / 805 km · Frontier Airlines, American Eagle, Delta Air Lines
- [CLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt.md) Charlotte Douglas International Airport · United States · 501 mi / 806 km · Frontier Airlines, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines
- [RDU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krdu.md) Raleigh-Durham International Airport · United States · 501 mi / 807 km · Frontier Airlines, Delta Air Lines
- [JFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjfk.md) John F. Kennedy International Airport · United States · 508 mi / 817 km · JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines
- [MSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsp.md) Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · United States · 527 mi / 848 km · Delta Air Lines
- [ORF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/korf.md) Norfolk International Airport · United States · 529 mi / 851 km · Delta Air Lines
- [BDL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbdl.md) Bradley International Airport · United States · 547 mi / 880 km · Delta Air Lines
- [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 595 mi / 958 km · Frontier Airlines, Delta Air Lines
- [MEM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmem.md) Frederick W. Smith International Airport · United States · 610 mi / 982 km · Delta Air Lines
- [BHM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbhm.md) Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport · United States · 626 mi / 1,007 km · Delta Air Lines
- [MCI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmci.md) Kansas City International Airport · United States · 627 mi / 1,009 km · Delta Air Lines
- [BOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbos.md) Boston Logan International Airport · United States · 631 mi / 1,015 km · JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines
- [MYR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmyr.md) Myrtle Beach International Airport · United States · 637 mi / 1,025 km · Delta Air Lines
- [SAV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksav.md) Savannah Hilton Head International Airport · United States · 707 mi / 1,138 km · Delta Air Lines
- [JAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjax.md) Jacksonville International Airport · United States · 815 mi / 1,312 km · Delta Air Lines
- [MSY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsy.md) Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport · United States · 928 mi / 1,493 km · Frontier Airlines, Delta Air Lines
- [MCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmco.md) Orlando International Airport · United States · 959 mi / 1,544 km · Frontier Airlines, Delta Air Lines
- [TPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktpa.md) Tampa International Airport · United States · 985 mi / 1,585 km · Delta Air Lines
- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 985 mi / 1,586 km · Frontier Airlines, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines
- [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 1,076 mi / 1,731 km · Frontier Airlines, United Express, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines
- [RSW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krsw.md) Southwest Florida International Airport · United States · 1,087 mi / 1,750 km · Delta Air Lines
- [DJT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpbi.md) President Donald J. Trump International Airport · United States · 1,089 mi / 1,752 km · Delta Air Lines
- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 1,120 mi / 1,802 km · Frontier Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines
- [FLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfll.md) Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · United States · 1,130 mi / 1,818 km · Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 1,148 mi / 1,847 km · Frontier Airlines, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines
- [AUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kaus.md) Austin Bergstrom International Airport · United States · 1,148 mi / 1,848 km · Delta Air Lines
- [SAT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksat.md) San Antonio International Airport · United States · 1,214 mi / 1,954 km · Delta Air Lines
- [CUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmun.md) Cancún International Airport · Mexico · 1,477 mi / 2,377 km · Frontier Airlines, Delta Air Lines
- [SLC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kslc.md) Salt Lake City International Airport · United States · 1,478 mi / 2,378 km · Delta Air Lines
- [PHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphx.md) Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · United States · 1,667 mi / 2,683 km · Frontier Airlines, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines
- [LAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klas.md) Harry Reid International Airport · United States · 1,745 mi / 2,808 km · Frontier Airlines, Delta Air Lines
- [MEX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmmx.md) Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport · Mexico · 1,822 mi / 2,933 km · Delta Air Lines
- [GDL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmgl.md) Guadalajara International Airport · Mexico · 1,896 mi / 3,051 km · Volaris
- [SEA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksea.md) Seattle–Tacoma International Airport · United States · 1,922 mi / 3,093 km · Delta Air Lines, Alaska Airlines
- [SJU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tjsj.md) Luis Munoz Marin International Airport · Puerto Rico · 1,933 mi / 3,111 km · Delta Air Lines
- [PDX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpdx.md) Portland International Airport · United States · 1,948 mi / 3,135 km · Delta Air Lines
- [SAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksan.md) San Diego International Airport · United States · 1,952 mi / 3,142 km · Delta Air Lines
- [SNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksna.md) John Wayne Orange County International Airport · United States · 1,956 mi / 3,148 km · Delta Air Lines
- [LAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klax.md) Los Angeles International Airport · United States · 1,975 mi / 3,178 km · Frontier Airlines, Delta Air Lines
- [SMF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksmf.md) Sacramento International Airport · United States · 2,008 mi / 3,232 km · Delta Air Lines
- [SFO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksfo.md) San Francisco International Airport · United States · 2,074 mi / 3,337 km · United Airlines, Delta Air Lines
- [LHR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egll.md) London Heathrow Airport · United Kingdom · 3,756 mi / 6,045 km · Delta Air Lines
- [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 3,930 mi / 6,324 km · Delta Air Lines
- [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 3,951 mi / 6,359 km · Air France, Delta Air Lines
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 4,150 mi / 6,679 km · Delta Air Lines, Lufthansa
- [HNL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/phnl.md) Daniel K. Inouye International Airport · United States · 4,468 mi / 7,191 km · Delta Air Lines
- [FCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirf.md) Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport · Italy · 4,616 mi / 7,428 km · Delta Air Lines
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 5,284 mi / 8,503 km · Turkish Airlines
- [AMM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ojai.md) Queen Alia International Airport · Jordan · 6,042 mi / 9,724 km · Royal Jordanian
- [HND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjtt.md) Tokyo Haneda International Airport · Japan · 6,413 mi / 10,320 km · Delta Air Lines
- [ICN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rksi.md) Incheon International Airport · South Korea · 6,620 mi / 10,654 km · Delta Air Lines
- [PVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zspd.md) Shanghai Pudong International Airport · China · 7,122 mi / 11,462 km · Delta Air Lines

### Seasonal (30)

- [PIT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpit.md) Pittsburgh International Airport · United States · 201 mi / 323 km · Delta Air Lines
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 234 mi / 376 km · American Airlines
- [IAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiad.md) Washington Dulles International Airport · United States · 383 mi / 616 km · Delta Air Lines
- [PHL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphl.md) Philadelphia International Airport · United States · 452 mi / 728 km · American Airlines
- [RIC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kric.md) Richmond International Airport · United States · 456 mi / 734 km · Delta Air Lines
- [EWR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kewr.md) Newark Liberty International Airport · United States · 487 mi / 783 km · United Airlines
- [ALB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kalb.md) Albany International Airport · United States · 488 mi / 785 km · Delta Air Lines
- [GSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgsp.md) Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport · United States · 510 mi / 820 km · Delta Air Lines
- [MSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsp.md) Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · United States · 527 mi / 848 km · Sun Country Airlines
- [HVN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khvn.md) Tweed New Haven Airport · United States · 543 mi / 874 km · Avelo Airlines
- [PWM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpwm.md) Portland International Jetport · United States · 667 mi / 1,073 km · Delta Air Lines
- [CHS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kchs.md) Charleston International Airport · United States · 669 mi / 1,076 km · Delta Air Lines
- [LAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klal.md) Lakeland Linder International Airport · United States · 985 mi / 1,586 km · Avelo Airlines
- [YHZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyhz.md) Halifax / Stanfield International Airport · Canada · 1,008 mi / 1,622 km · WestJet
- [SRQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksrq.md) Sarasota Bradenton International Airport · United States · 1,025 mi / 1,649 km · Delta Air Lines
- [NAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mynn.md) Lynden Pindling International Airport · Bahamas · 1,233 mi / 1,985 km · Delta Air Lines
- [PLS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mbpv.md) Providenciales International Airport · Turks & Caicos Islands · 1,551 mi / 2,496 km · Delta Air Lines
- [YYC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyc.md) Calgary International Airport · Canada · 1,564 mi / 2,517 km · WestJet
- [GCM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mwcr.md) Owen Roberts International Airport · Cayman Islands · 1,588 mi / 2,556 km · Delta Air Lines
- [MBJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mkjs.md) Sangster International Airport · Jamaica · 1,669 mi / 2,686 km · Delta Air Lines
- [PUJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mdpc.md) Punta Cana International Airport · Dominican Republic · 1,855 mi / 2,986 km · Delta Air Lines
- [YVR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyvr.md) Vancouver International Airport · Canada · 1,957 mi / 3,150 km · WestJet
- [PVR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmpr.md) Puerto Vallarta International Airport · Mexico · 1,958 mi / 3,151 km · Delta Air Lines
- [SJD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmsd.md) Los Cabos International Airport · Mexico · 2,006 mi / 3,229 km · Delta Air Lines
- [LIR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mrlb.md) Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport · Costa Rica · 2,189 mi / 3,523 km · Delta Air Lines
- [AUA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tnca.md) Queen Beatrix International Airport · Aruba · 2,204 mi / 3,547 km · Delta Air Lines
- [KEF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bikf.md) Keflavik International Airport · Iceland · 2,785 mi / 4,482 km · Delta Air Lines
- [ANC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/panc.md) Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport · United States · 2,978 mi / 4,792 km · Delta Air Lines
- [DUB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eidw.md) Dublin Airport · Ireland · 3,478 mi / 5,598 km · Delta Air Lines
- [MUC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddm.md) Munich Airport · Germany · 4,335 mi / 6,977 km · Delta Air Lines

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from DTW, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (2)

- DL [Delta Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-air-lines) · 82
- EV [ExpressJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/expressjet)

### Passenger (15)

- F9 [Frontier Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/frontier-airlines) · 17
- AA [American Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-airlines) · 6
- UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 5
- [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 4
- UA [United Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-express) · 4
- B6 [JetBlue Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetblue-airways) · 3
- WS [WestJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/westjet) · 3 · seasonal
- XP [Avelo Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avelo-airlines) · 2 · seasonal
- AF [Air France](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-france) · 1
- AS [Alaska Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/alaska-airlines) · 1
- LH [Lufthansa](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lufthansa) · 1
- RJ [Royal Jordanian](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/royal-jordanian) · 1
- SY [Sun Country Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sun-country-airlines) · 1 · seasonal
- TK [Turkish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-airlines) · 1
- Y4 [Volaris](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/volaris) · 1

Former hub of [Mesaba Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/mesaba-airlines).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 32.7M (2025) | #66 of 3,974 | #21 in North America | #18 in US |
| Longest runway | 12,003 ft / 3,659 m | =322 of 29,858 | #74 in North America | #64 in US |
| Elevation | 645 ft / 197 m | #24,511 of 43,403 | #11,760 in North America | #9,786 in US |
| Age | Opened 1930 | =406 of 15,079 | =96 in North America | =88 in US |
| Runways | 6 | =4 of 29,978 | =4 in North America | =4 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 118.575 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 133.675 |
| CLD | PRE TAXI CLNC | 120.650 |
| DEP | DEP | 118.575 |
| GND | GND | 119.250 |
| RDO | LANSING RDO | 115.700 |
| TWR | METRO TWR | 118.400 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [YIP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kyip.md) Willow Run Airport · 9.2 mi / 15 km
- [YQG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyqg.md) Windsor International Airport · 21 mi / 33 km
- [DET](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdet.md) Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · 22 mi / 36 km
- [PTK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kptk.md) Oakland County International Airport · 31 mi / 51 km
- [MTC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmtc.md) Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport · 38 mi / 61 km
- [TOL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktol.md) Eugene F. Kranz Toledo Express Airport · 49 mi / 79 km

## In collections

- [Busiest airports](https://dromopedia.com/collections/busiest) #62

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Detroit Metropolitan Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Detroit_Metropolitan_Airport&oldid=1376346596), revision of 23 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdtw/data