Airport Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, MI DTW
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, also known as Detroit Metro Airport or Metro Airport is one of the largest and most important commercial airports in the US state of Michigan. By annual passenger numbers, it is one of the 30 largest airports worldwide. Detroit airport is a major hub for Delta airlines who use this as a major departure airport for flights to Europe and Asia. The top domestic destinations from Detroit are flights to Atlanta and Orlando.- URL: Official website
- Parking: Yes, 11400 paid short-term and long-term parking spaces, Garage “Big Blue Deck” etc.
- Nearby cities: Windsor ON (29 km), Detroit (29 km), Ann Arbor (31 km), Warren (40 km), Sterling Heights (49 km), Toledo (63 km), Flint (93 km)
- Directions by car: Interstate I-94 - EXIT 198 (North Terminal); Interstate I-275 - EXIT 15 (McNamara Terminal)
- Stations: The Amtrak Route "Wolverine" (Chicago - Pontiac) stops regularly in Detroit
Location
Opened in 1929, but only in use in 1930, the airport is located in Romulus about 20 miles south west of downtown Detroit. To reach the airport use the Interstate I-94 leaving at exit 198 (North Terminal) or the Interstate I-275 , exit 15 (McNamara Terminal).
Between the North Terminal and the Transit Center at Fort Street in downtown Detroit there is a regular bus service provided by the SMART bus number 125 (Fort Street). Various bus routes go from the Transit Center to the Amtrak rail station about 5 km north in the district Hamtramck. The bus route 280 (Middlebelt South) also stops at the airport and goes towards Garden City. Timetable details are available locally or on the internet.
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- Airport code:
- DTW
- Country:
- United States (US)
- Latitude / Longitude:
- 42°12'44"N / 83°21'12"W
- Altitude of runway:
- 197 m
Alternative airports
- Flint 89 km
- Lansing 119 km
- Cleveland 152 km
- Grand Rapids 192 km
- Fort Wayne 205 km
Most frequent connection to Detroit:
- New York - Detroit (231/Week)
- Atlanta - Detroit (118/Week)
- New York - Detroit (109/Week)
- Orlando - Detroit (99/Week)
- Newark - Detroit (92/Week)
- Las Vegas - Detroit (86/Week)
- Houston - George Bush - Detroit (80/Week)
- Dallas - Detroit (80/Week)
- Fort Myers - Detroit (73/Week)
- Washington DC - Detroit (72/Week)