DTW · Detroit, United States
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport.
--:--:-- · EST (UTC-05:00) · 42.2138° N, 83.3538° W
Detroit Metropolitan Airport
Airport serving Detroit, Michigan, United States
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for DTW
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 3497; ident KDTW; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
metroairport.com
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Detroit Metropolitan Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
21 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
DTW / KDTW
OurAirports ident
KDTW
GPS / local code
KDTW / DTW
ISO region
US-MI
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
large scheduled-service airport
Official host
metroairport.com
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q652505
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 7:09 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--EST · UTC-05:00
Time zone
EST
America/Detroit · UTC-05:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
29 km
Approximate distance to central Detroit.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Washington, D.C.
Languages
English
Currency
USD ($)
Country area
9,525,067 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
6 runways
Longest runway
12,003 ft / 3,659 m
Runway surface
concrete (4), PEM (2)
Opened / operator
1930 · Wayne County Airport Authority
Owner / entity
Wayne County
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
large scheduled-service airport
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
21 source-backed signals
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport is a large scheduled-service airport for Detroit, United States. Detroit's built-up core sits roughly 29 km from the terminal area. Operations run on America/Detroit (UTC-05:00, EST). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW / KDTW) is at 42.2138° N, 83.3538° W, elevation 645 ft (197 m), serving Detroit, United States.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Detroit is in United States (capital Washington, D.C.); regulated by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); on America/Detroit (EST, UTC-05:00); working languages: English; currency: USD ($).
Distance from central Detroit: 29 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for DTW.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW / KDTW)
Detroit Metropolitan Airport · Airport serving Detroit, Michigan, United States
Known label 1
DTT
Alternate airport-name cue retained for DTW, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 2
Detroit Metro Airport
Alternate airport-name cue retained for DTW, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
KDTW · KDTW · DTW · US-MI
metroairport.com · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport is the primary international airport serving Detroit and its surrounding metropolitan area, in the U.S.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for DTW; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Romulus
romulus · 3.6 km from DTW
United States · America/Detroit · +0h · population 23,417 · city coordinates 42.2223, -83.3966
2. Taylor
taylor-5011908 · 7.6 km from DTW
United States · America/Detroit · +0h · population 61,568 · city coordinates 42.2409, -83.2696
3. Wayne
wayne · 8.0 km from DTW
United States · America/Detroit · +0h · population 17,081 · city coordinates 42.2814, -83.3863
4. Inkster
inkster · 9.6 km from DTW
United States · America/Detroit · +0h · population 24,672 · city coordinates 42.2942, -83.3099
5. Garden City
garden-city · 13 km from DTW
United States · America/Detroit · +0h · population 26,920 · city coordinates 42.3256, -83.3310
6. Allen Park
allen-park · 13 km from DTW
United States · America/Detroit · +0h · population 27,425 · city coordinates 42.2575, -83.2110
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. CLE KCLE
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport · Cleveland
153 km from DTW · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 791 ft (241 m) · airport coordinates 41.4117, -81.8498
2. GRR KGRR
Gerald R. Ford International Airport · Grand Rapids
193 km from DTW · America/Detroit · +0h · elevation 794 ft (242 m) · airport coordinates 42.8808, -85.5228
3. CMH KCMH
John Glenn Columbus International Airport · Columbus
249 km from DTW · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 815 ft (248 m) · airport coordinates 39.9980, -82.8919
Route-time reference set
1. DTW-CLE
Cleveland · 153 km · 1h 2m
America/New_York · +0h from DTW; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. DTW-GRR
Grand Rapids · 193 km · 1h 5m
America/Detroit · +0h from DTW; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. DTW-CMH
Columbus · 249 km · 1h 9m
America/New_York · +0h from DTW; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
6 runways
Longest runway 12,003 ft / 3,659 m. 6 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
concrete (4), PEM (2)
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for DTW.
Runway identifiers
03L/21R · 03R/21L · 04L/22R · 04R/22L · 09L/27R · 09R/27L
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. CLE KCLE
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport · Cleveland · 153 km from DTW
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 791 ft (241 m) · 41.4117, -81.8498
2. GRR KGRR
Gerald R. Ford International Airport · Grand Rapids · 193 km from DTW
large airport · America/Detroit · united-states · 794 ft (242 m) · 42.8808, -85.5228
3. CMH KCMH
John Glenn Columbus International Airport · Columbus · 249 km from DTW
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 815 ft (248 m) · 39.9980, -82.8919
4. PIT KPIT
Pittsburgh International Airport · Pittsburgh · 323 km from DTW
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 1,203 ft (367 m) · 40.4915, -80.2329
5. MDW KMDW
Chicago Midway International Airport · Chicago · 367 km from DTW
large airport · America/Chicago · united-states · 620 ft (189 m) · 41.7860, -87.7524
6. CVG KCVG
Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport · Cincinnati / Covington · 369 km from DTW
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 896 ft (273 m) · 39.0488, -84.6678
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
It is by far Michigan's busiest airport, with 10 times as many enplanements and deplanements as the next busiest, Gerald R.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for DTW.
Country and authority
DTW sits in United States (United States of America), whose capital is Washington, D.C.. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Americas, North America.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: English. Currency context: USD ($). DTW is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
DTW is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with DTT, Detroit Metro Airport. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
Airport serving Detroit, Michigan, United States. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport is the primary international airport serving Detroit and its surrounding metropolitan area, in the U.S.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q652505 · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. Owner / owning body: Wayne County. Administrative area: Romulus. Named after: Detroit
Field and clock profile
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport is a low-elevation field at 645 ft (197 m), positioned at 42.2138° N, 83.3538° W in the Northern mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 6 runways and a longest runway of 12,003 ft / 3,659 m. The airport clock uses America/Detroit (EST, UTC-05:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Romulus is the closest retained city-time anchor at 3.6 km. CLE Cleveland is the closest retained airport alternative at 153 km.
Country airport peers
DTW is compared with CLE Cleveland at 153 km, GRR Grand Rapids at 193 km, CMH Columbus at 249 km, PIT Pittsburgh at 323 km, MDW Chicago at 367 km inside the retained United States airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
DTW-CLE Cleveland: 153 km, about 1h 2m, +0h. DTW-GRR Grand Rapids: 193 km, about 1h 5m, +0h. DTW-CMH Columbus: 249 km, about 1h 9m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident KDTW backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. metroairport.com is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
6 runways · longest 12,003 ft / 3,659 m
Runway identifiers
03L/21R, 03R/21L, 04L/22R, 04R/22L
OurAirports classifies DTW as a large airport with scheduled service, which gives it stronger planning value than a code-only lookup.
DTW (KDTW) is a low-elevation field at 645 ft (197 m) in the mid-latitudes, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
DTW sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
DTW's runway record lists 6 runways, with the longest runway at 12,003 ft / 3,659 m and source surfaces recorded as concrete (4), PEM (2).
Wayne County Airport Authority is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for DTW.
- It is by far Michigan's busiest airport, with 10 times as many enplanements and deplanements as the next busiest, Gerald R.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at metroairport.com, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for DTW
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
DTW uses America/Detroit (EST, UTC-05:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport is about 29 km from central Detroit; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
CLE Cleveland is the closest retained alternate at 153 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
metroairport.com is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place DTW inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
DTW ranks #25 in the curated United States airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 94 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
DTW shares America/Detroit with GRR Grand Rapids US. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
DTW is 645 ft (197 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include RMU 644 ft (196 m) (1 ft delta) · KMJ 642 ft (196 m) (3 ft delta) · VNO 648 ft (198 m) (3 ft delta) · BHM 650 ft (198 m) (5 ft delta) · CMN 656 ft (200 m) (11 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
DTW's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are CLE 153 km +0h · GRR 193 km +0h · CMH 249 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | CLE | 153 km | 1h 2m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Grand Rapids | GRR | 193 km | 1h 5m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Columbus | CMH | 249 km | 1h 9m | +0h | --:--:-- |
DTW to CLE
Cleveland
Distance 153 km; estimated travel window 1h 2m; destination zone America/New_York is +0h from DTW. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
DTW to GRR
Grand Rapids
Distance 193 km; estimated travel window 1h 5m; destination zone America/Detroit is +0h from DTW. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
DTW to CMH
Columbus
Distance 249 km; estimated travel window 1h 9m; destination zone America/New_York is +0h from DTW. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
The airport sits in the normal outer-ring range for a major metro gateway, so rail, shuttle coach, and ride-hail all matter when you judge the fastest arrival.
Detroit is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from DTW, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Romulus
romulus · 3.6 km · America/Detroit
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Taylor
taylor-5011908 · 7.6 km · America/Detroit
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Wayne
wayne · 8.0 km · America/Detroit
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Inkster
inkster · 9.6 km · America/Detroit
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Garden City
garden-city · 13 km · America/Detroit
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Allen Park
allen-park · 13 km · America/Detroit
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Westland
westland · 13 km · America/Detroit
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Southgate
southgate · 13 km · America/Detroit
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Canton
canton-4987990 · 15 km · America/Detroit
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Lincoln Park
lincoln-park-4999311 · 15 km · America/Detroit
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Dearborn Heights
dearborn-heights · 15 km · America/Detroit
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Trenton
trenton · 17 km · America/Detroit
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Cleveland (CLE), Grand Rapids (GRR), Columbus (CMH). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 6 runways; longest runway 12,003 ft / 3,659 m; identifiers 03L/21R, 03R/21L, 04L/22R.
- Runway surfaces: concrete (4), PEM (2); 6 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: Wayne County Airport Authority.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1930.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from DTW. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Cleveland Hopkins International AirportCLE
Cleveland · large airport
- Distance
- 153 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 791 ft (241 m)
Compare against CLE when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Gerald R. Ford International AirportGRR
Grand Rapids · large airport
- Distance
- 193 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 794 ft (242 m)
Compare against GRR when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
John Glenn Columbus International AirportCMH
Columbus · large airport
- Distance
- 249 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 815 ft (248 m)
Compare against CMH when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) in?▾
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport is in the America/Detroit timezone (UTC-05:00, EST).
What are the codes for Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport?▾
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport uses IATA code DTW and ICAO code KDTW.
Where is Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport located?▾
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport is located in Detroit, United States at coordinates 42.2138° N, 83.3538° W, with an elevation of 645 ft (197 m) (low-elevation field in the mid-latitudes).
How far is Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport from central Detroit?▾
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport sits roughly 29 km from the nearest mapped city center for Detroit.
Which route reference is most useful from DTW?▾
Cleveland (CLE) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 2m, destination timezone America/New_York, and a +0h difference from DTW.
Which authority regulates DTW?▾
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport sits inside United States, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
What other airports in United States are close peers to DTW?▾
DTW's curated peers in United States on this site include CLE Cleveland, GRR Grand Rapids, CMH Columbus, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport have?▾
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 6 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 12,003 ft / 3,659 m; identifiers include 03L/21R, 03R/21L, 04L/22R.