Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (IATA: DTW, ICAO: KDTW), usually called Detroit Metro Airport, Metro Airport locally, or simply DTW, is a major international airport in the United States covering 7,072-acre (11.050 sq mi; 2,862 ha) in Romulus, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. It is Michigan’s busiest airport and one of the largest air transportation hubs in the country.
DETROIT METROPOLITAN WAYNE COUNTY HISTORY
Wayne County authorities began planning for a new airport in the western portions of the county as early as 1927. The following year, the county acquired one square mile of land for an aviation facility, to be called Wayne County Airport, at the corner of Middlebelt and Wick Roads, the northeastern boundary of today’s airport. Construction was completed in 1929, and the first official landing took place on February 22, 1930. That same year, Thompson Aeronautical Corporation, a forerunner of American Airlines, inaugurated service from Wayne County.
DETROIT METROPOLITAN WAYNE COUNTY AIRPORT LOCATION
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (IATA: DTW, ICAO: KDTW), usually called Detroit Metro Airport, Metro Airport locally, or simply DTW, is a major international airport in the United States covering 7,072-acre (11.050 sq mi; 2,862 ha) in Romulus, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit.
DETROIT METROPOLITAN WAYNE COUNTY AIRPORT FACTS
ICAO/IATA: DTW/KDTW
Lat: 42.21239852905273
Long: -83.35340118408203
Elevation: 645 ft.
Runway length available: 03R/21L 10001×150 ft. :: 03L/21R 8501×200 ft. :: 04R/22L 12003×200 ft. :: 04L/22R 10000×150 ft. :: 09R/27L 8500×150 ft. :: 09L/27R 8708×200 ft.
