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Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport

Detroit, United States

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Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport

Detroit, United States

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216

Routes out

135

Destinations

KDTW

ICAO

645 ft

Elevation

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Detroit's major international gateway serving the Great Lakes region.

Opened

1930

Location

Romulus (Detroit), United States

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport is the primary commercial airport serving the Detroit metropolitan area and is one of the busiest airports in the United States. Located in Romulus, Michigan, approximately 21 miles southwest of downtown Detroit, the airport covers over 7,000 acres and serves tens of millions of passengers annually. The airport is a major hub for Delta Air Lines, which operates one of its largest hubs here, and historically served as a hub for Northwest Airlines before its merger with Delta. DTW features two main passenger terminals—the McNamara Terminal and the North Terminal—connected by an automated people mover system. DTW has consistently ranked among the top U.S. airports for on-time performance and has received recognition for its facilities, including the McNamara Terminal's impressive mile-long concourse. The airport supports significant cargo operations and international routes in addition to extensive domestic service.

Terminals

DTW operates two terminals—the Edward H. McNamara Terminal (used primarily by Delta) and the North Terminal—linked by an automated people mover.

Getting to & from

Ground transportation options include the SMART bus system, taxis, rideshares, rental cars, and hotel shuttles, though no direct rail link to downtown Detroit currently exists.

Airlines here

Delta Air Lines uses DTW as a major hub, with additional service from Southwest, American, United, Spirit, and various international carriers.

Notable facts

›The McNamara Terminal's Concourse A is approximately one mile long, making it one of the longest airport concourses in the world.
›DTW was a primary hub for Northwest Airlines until its 2008 merger with Delta Air Lines.
›The airport covers more than 7,000 acres in Romulus, Michigan.
›An underground tram connects the two terminals for passenger convenience.
›DTW has repeatedly earned recognition for above-average on-time departure performance among large U.S. hub airports.

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Route map (135 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

Routes

DTW → MSY9E · CR9

DTW → CLTAA · 319 321

DTW → DCAAA · E70 CRJ E75

DTW → DFWAA · M83 M80 738

DTW → LGAAA · CR7

DTW → MIAAA · 738

DTW → ORDAA · E75 ERD ER4 CR7

DTW → PHLAA · 320 E90 319

DTW → PHXAA · 319 321

DTW → YULAA · 330

DTW → YYZAC · CRJ BEH

DTW → ATLAF · M88 73H 320 738 739

DTW → CDGAF · 343

DTW → FRAAF · 764

DTW → LHRAF · 76W 77L

DTW → MSYAF · 319

DTW → ATLAM · 73H 757 739

DTW → CUNAM · 320

DTW → MEXAM · 319

DTW → MTYAM · 319

DTW → PDXAS · 739

DTW → SANAS · 753 739 757

DTW → ATLAZ · M88 73H M90 757

DTW → CDGAZ · 343

DTW → BOSB6 · E90

DTW → PEKCZ · 777

DTW → PVGCZ · 77L 777

DTW → ABEDL · CRJ

DTW → ALBDL · CRJ CR9

DTW → AMSDL · 777 333 332 76W

DTW → APNDL · CRJ

DTW → ATLDL · M88 73H 757 320 738 739 M90 753

DTW → ATWDL · CRJ

DTW → AUSDL · 717

DTW → AVLDL · CRJ

DTW → AVPDL · CRJ

DTW → AZODL · ERJ

DTW → BDLDL · M88 319

DTW → BGMDL · CRJ

DTW → BGRDL · CR7

DTW → BHMDL · CRJ

DTW → BMIDL · CRJ

DTW → BNADL · 320 738 M88

DTW → BOSDL · 73H 738 320 757 M90 319

DTW → BTVDL · CRJ

DTW → BUFDL · M88 319 320 M90 ERJ

DTW → BWIDL · M88 320 ERJ

DTW → CAEDL · CRJ

DTW → CAKDL · CRJ

DTW → CDGDL · 76W 343 764 333

DTW → CHADL · CRJ

DTW → CHSDL · CRJ ERJ CR9 CR7

DTW → CIDDL · CRJ

DTW → CIUDL · CRJ

DTW → CLEDL · CRJ CR7 ERJ

DTW → CLTDL · 320 M88 M90

DTW → CMHDL · ERJ

DTW → CRWDL · CRJ

DTW → CUNDL · 320

DTW → CVGDL · ERJ

Aircraft operating here

CRJ53 routes Airbus A32047 routes Airbus A31941 routes McDonnell Douglas MD-8828 routes ERJ22 routes Boeing 737-80020 routes Canadair Regional Jet 70020 routes Boeing 75718 routes 73H13 routes Boeing 737-90013 routes McDonnell Douglas MD-9013 routes Boeing 77711 routes

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Encyclopaedia

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport is a major international airport serving Detroit and the surrounding metropolitan area, in the U.S. state of Michigan. Operated by the Wayne County Airport Authority, it is located approximately 18 miles (29 km) southwest of Detroit city center, in Romulus, a suburb of Detroit. It is by far Michigan's busiest airport, with about 8 times as many enplanements and deplanements as the next busiest, Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids, and more than all other airports in the state combined.

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