Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (KDTW) is a large airport in Detroit, MI. Pilots and dispatchers reference it by ICAO code KDTW or IATA code DTW. It sits in North America.

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport is a commercial-airline hub that also handles a steady stream of private and corporate traffic. Private operators share airspace and ground infrastructure with airline movements, which can mean longer taxi times during scheduled banks and the need to book FBO ramp space ahead of major events.

The longest runway measures 12,003 ft (3,659 m), a ultra-long-range-class field. Representative aircraft that operate comfortably here include the Gulfstream G650, Bombardier Global 7500, and Dassault Falcon 8X. In practice this transcontinental and transoceanic operations without performance penalties.

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport sits near sea level at 645 ft.

Local operations run on America/Detroit. Because the field hosts scheduled airline operations, private operators should expect a defined slot environment, possible CDM coordination at peak banks, and limited ramp availability during major event weekends. Booking FBO ramp space in advance is normal practice.

SkyAccess currently tracks 4 departing and 1 arriving private-jet legs at KDTW across the next six months of operator inventory. 1 aircraft from 5 operators are based here or fly through regularly, so most empty-leg supply originates from a local fleet rather than out-of-town repositioning.

For high-volume bizjet markets like Detroit, KDTW is typically the default for international arrivals and large-cabin departures, with quieter satellite fields nearby that operators use to avoid peak-weekend congestion.

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport is an international airport serving Detroit and its surrounding metropolitan area, in the U.S. state of Michigan. 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 10 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.