Before you fly into KDTW
Conditions
MVFR
Marginal · IFR-rated preferred
Airport
Towered
24 local · CTAF after hrs
Pattern alt
1,645.2'
MSL · field 645.2' + 1,000 AGL
Favored RWY
RWY 22L
H/W +11 · X/W 2 kt L
METAR & TAF KDTW
Current METAR
Observed 13:02Z
KDTW 281302Z 20011KT 10SM SCT011 OVC017 16/15 A2977 RMK AO2 CIG 010 3L T01610150
- Wind
- 200° @ 11 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 16°C / 15°C
- Altimeter
- 29.77 inHg
- Clouds
- OVC
- Density alt
- 1,106 ft
- Ceiling
- 1,700 ft AGL
- Rules
- MVFR
Airport info & contacts
Manager on record, flight service, ARTCC, attendance schedule and pattern altitude — published by the FAA and refreshed every 28 days.
Location
- From city
- 15 NM S
- VFR sectional
- DETROIT
- ARTCC
- ZOB · CLEVELAND
- NOTAM facility
- DTW (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- CHAD NEWTON
- Phone
- 734-942-3685
- Address
- 11050 ROGELL DR #602, DETROIT MI 48242-1144
Flight service · Hours
- FSS LAN
- LANSING1-800-WX-BRIEF
- Attendance
- ALL
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Advisory / CTAF
ATIS / D-ATIS
Clearance / Ground
Tower / Local
Approach / Departure
Other
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY 22L
LEFT TRAFFIC| Runway | Heading (°M) | Length | Surface | Traffic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04R/22LFavored | 22° / 202° | 12,003 ft | CONC | Standard L |
| 03R/21L | 22° / 202° | 10,001 ft | CONC | Standard L |
| 04L/22R | 22° / 202° | 10,000 ft | CONC | Standard L |
| 09L/27R | 82° / 262° | 8,708 ft | CONC | Standard L |
| 03L/21R | 22° / 202° | 8,501 ft | CONC | Standard L |
| 09R/27L | 82° / 262° | 8,500 ft | CONC | Standard L |
Runway end performance
| End | TORA | TODA | ASDA | LDA | VGSI | Approach lights | Obstruction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04R | 12,003' | 12,003' | 12,003' | 11,494' | — | ALSF2 | 85', tree, 3652' from thr, 852' R of cntrln, slope 41 |
| 22L | 12,003' | 12,003' | 12,003' | 12,003' | — | MALSR | 24', rr, 1271' from thr, 616' R of cntrln, slope 43 |
| 03R | 10,001' | 10,001' | 10,001' | 10,001' | PAPI 4-box right(3°) | ALSF2 | 22', road, 1119' from thr, 439' R of cntrln, slope 41 |
| 21L | 10,001' | 10,001' | 10,001' | 10,001' | PAPI 4-box left(3°) | MALSR | 20', berm, 559' from thr, 523' R of cntrln, slope 17 |
| 04L | 10,000' | 10,000' | 10,000' | 10,000' | PAPI 4-box left(3°) | ALSF2 | 48', tree, 2563' from thr, 157' R of cntrln, slope 49 |
| 22R | 10,000' | 10,000' | 10,000' | 10,000' | PAPI 4-box right(3°) | MALSR | 14', road, 550' from thr, 545' R of cntrln, slope 25 |
| 09L | 8,708' | 8,708' | 8,618' | 8,618' | — | — | 107', ant, 4461' from thr, 461' R of cntrln, slope 40 |
| 27R | 8,708' | 8,708' | 8,708' | 8,708' | PAPI 4-box left(3°) | MALSR | 7', berm, 333' from thr, 373' R of cntrln, slope 19 |
| 03L | 8,501' | 8,501' | 8,501' | 8,501' | PAPI 4-box right(3°) | — | 19', pole, 698' from thr, 569' R of cntrln, slope 26 |
| 21R | 8,501' | 8,501' | 8,501' | 8,501' | PAPI 4-box left(3°) | — | 42', pole, 2302' from thr, 179' R of cntrln, slope 50 |
| 09R | 8,500' | 8,500' | 8,500' | 8,500' | — | — | — |
| 27L | 8,500' | 8,500' | 8,500' | 8,500' | PAPI 4-box left(3°) | MALSR | — |
Declared distances in feet. TORA = takeoff run available, TODA = takeoff distance, ASDA = accelerate-stop, LDA = landing distance.
Airport sketch
Runways drawn to scale from FAA survey coordinates, rendered over live satellite imagery. Not for navigation.
© Esri
Approaches & charts
ILS · 10
RWY 03R
LD · CAT III
HUU
111.5
RWY 04L
LD · CAT III
HJT
111.95
RWY 04R
LD · CAT III
DTW
110.7
RWY 04X
LD · CAT I
ALA
111.75
RWY 21L
LD · CAT I
EJR
111.5
RWY 22L
LD · CAT I
DWC
110.7
RWY 22R
LD · CAT I
JKI
111.95
RWY 22X
LD · CAT I
BZB
111.75
RWY 27L
LD · CAT I
EPA
110.15
RWY 27R
LS · CAT I
DMI
108.5
Services on the field
Fuel grades, oxygen, maintenance, ramp storage and lighting — as declared to the FAA by the airport operator.
Fuel & services
- Fuel
- 100LLA
- Oxygen (bottled)
- Not available
- Oxygen (bulk)
- Not available
- Airframe repair
- Not available
- Power plant repair
- Not available
- Other services
- AFRT,CARGO,CHTR
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Tie-down
- Hangar
- Landing fee
- Yes
- Customs
- Available
- Beacon schedule
- SS-SR
- Beacon
- White / Green (civil land)(WG)
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
- Segmented circle
- No
Fuel & FBOs
Cheapest 100LL and Jet A on the field and nearby. Always confirm with the FBO before taxi.
Airport notes
Surface conditions, obstructions, local procedures, lighting outages and other notes published with each FAA cycle.
General notes
- There is a brightly lighted parking lot 2.6 nautical miles southwest of the airport.Show FAA
- Taxi on runway 09L/27R is limited to exiting from runways 04R/22L, 03L/21R, and 03R/21L except no taxi between runway 03L/21R and taxiway W. Two-way taxi is permitted between taxiway Y and taxiway M when red stop bar lights are lighted at runways 04R/22L and 03L/21R or when barricades are used instead at the respective intersections. Taxi between sunset and sunrise or in conditions with visibility less than 1 statute mile requires green centerline lighting to be operated.Show FAA
- Turning restriction from taxiway B to taxiway K is limited to aircraft with wingspan 171 feet or less.Show FAA
- Authorization to conduct simultaneous independent instrument approaches to parallel runways 04L/22R and 03R/21L without final monitors is granted. Runway centerlines are separated by 8800 feet.Show FAA
- Runway visual screen is 20 feet above ground level and 1150 feet south of aerodrome 04R.Show FAA
- Aircraft on taxiway F and taxiway V must not block fire station exits.Show FAA
- Diversion aircraft without a presence at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport should contact Evans Ramp Tower at 734-247-1046 prior to diverting to the extent practical and provide company, flight operator, contact information, type, persons on board, international or domestic, and any ground handler agreements in place.Show FAA
- Turning is restricted to wingspan 135 feet or less from taxiway G north to taxiway V east.Show FAA
- Prior permission required for Boeing 747-8 operations due to constraints on runways, taxiways, and ramps. Contact airfield operations at 734-942-3685.Show FAA
- Aircraft with wingspan greater than 171 feet are restricted from using taxiway P between taxiways J and P3.Show FAA
- Aircraft with wingspan greater than 171 feet are restricted from using taxiway H between taxiways B and F.Show FAA
- Aircraft with wingspan greater than 171 feet cannot pass each other on taxiways Y and K between taxiways U and K6 due to insufficient wingtip clearance.Show FAA
- Be alert for birds and waterfowl on and in the vicinity of the airport.Show FAA
- Runway status lights are in operation.Show FAA
Runway surface & condition
- 04L/22RThe pavement classification number value for runway 04L/22R is 863 rigid aircraft all-wheel tandem.Show FAA
- 09R/27LThe pavement classification number value for runway 09R/27L is 863 rigid aircraft all-wheel tandem.Show FAA
- 09L/27RThe pavement classification number value for runway 09L/27R is 762 rigid aircraft all-wheel tandem.Show FAA
- 03R/21LThe pavement classification number value for runway 03R/21L is 863 rigid all weather taxi.Show FAA
- 03L/21RThe pavement classification number value for runway 03L/21R is 863 rigid all weather taxi.Show FAA
- 04R/22LThe pavement classification number value for runway 04R/22L is 863 rigid aircraft all-wheel tandem.Show FAA
- 04X/22XRunway identification 04X/22X supports second instrument landing systems I-BZB and I-ALA at runway 04L/22R.Show FAA
Approach & departure obstructions
- 04RRunway 04R also has a simplified short approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights.Show FAA
- 03RApproach lighting system ALSF2 is required when runway visual range or visibility is 6000 feet or 1 mile or less. Simplified short approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights is operated when runway visual range or visibility is 6000 feet or 1 mile.Show FAA
- 03LThe precision approach path indicator is unusable beyond 8 degrees left or right of the runway centerline on runway 03L.Show FAA
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · KDTW
Answer card- ICAO
- KDTW
- Name
- DETROIT METRO WAYNE COUNTY
- Location
- DETROIT, MICHIGAN
- Elevation
- 645.2 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 1,645.2 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Towered · 24
- Total runways
- 6
- Longest runway
- 04R/22L · 12,003 ft
- Published ILS approaches
- 10
- Published frequencies
- 28
- Magnetic variation
- 7°
- Current flight rules
- MVFR
- Current wind
- 200° at 11 kt
- Favored runway now
- RWY 22L
Detroit Metro Wayne County is in Detroit, Michigan. The field elevation is 645.2 ft MSL. It has 6 runways. The longest is 12,003 ft on 04R/22L. The airport has a control tower that operates 24 hours. Ten ILS approaches are listed for runway ends including 03R, 04L, 04R, 04X, 21L, 22L, 22R, 22X, 27L and 27R.
For pattern work, no published pattern altitude is listed. Use 1,000 ft AGL for light piston traffic unless ATC gives you something different. That puts the common pattern reference near 1,645.2 ft MSL. This is Class B airspace. Expect heavy airline traffic. Expect tight sequencing. Be ready for fast taxi instructions.
Signature Aviation is the on-field FBO. It carries 100LL and Jet A. The airport remarks also note special lighting and taxi limits in some areas. Runway 03L has an ALSF-2 approach lighting system. Runway 04R also has SSALR lighting. Taxi on 09L/27R is limited to certain exits. There is also a published restriction on taxi from B to K for wingspans over 171 ft. If you are new to KDTW, get the current Chart Supplement and brief the airport layout before you go. The field is large. It is complex. It is built for high-volume IFR operations.
Frequently asked questions
What is the pattern altitude at KDTW for light piston aircraft?
No published pattern altitude is listed in the facts. Use 1,000 ft AGL for light piston traffic unless ATC assigns something different. That is about 1,645.2 ft MSL at this field elevation.
Is KDTW Class B airspace?
Yes. KDTW is in Class B airspace. Expect IFR traffic flow. Expect close sequencing. Expect strict ATC compliance.
What is the longest runway at KDTW?
The longest runway is 04R/22L at 12,003 ft. That is the main runway length to know if you are planning heavier aircraft or a long landing distance margin.
How many ILS approaches does KDTW have?
The facts list 10 ILS approaches. They are associated with runway ends 03R, 04L, 04R, 04X, 21L, 22L, 22R, 22X, 27L and 27R.
What FBO is on the field at KDTW?
Signature Aviation is the confirmed on-field FBO. It carries 100LL and Jet A. Call the FBO directly for current service details before arrival.
Is KDTW towered 24 hours a day?
Yes. The control tower is open 24 hours.
Are there any runway or taxi restrictions a pilot should know at KDTW?
Yes. Taxi on runway 09L/27R is limited to exits from 04R/22L, 03L/21R and 03R/21L. There is also a published wingspan limit of 171 ft or less for taxi from B to K.
What should a first-time pilot expect at KDTW?
Expect a large, busy Class B airport with multiple parallel runways and heavy airline traffic. Review the current Chart Supplement and airport layout before you go. The published remarks also note special approach lighting on 03L and 04R.