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DET

Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit

Key Facts

Technical summary and operational standards.

ILS Approach StatusILS FREQUENCIES VERIFIED ✅

Field Elevation

626 ft / 191 m

Transition Altitude

18,000 ft

Primary Channel

TWR 121.30 MHz (TWR)

Runway Summary

15/335,090 ftAsphaltLIGHTED

07/254,025 ftAsphaltLIGHTED

Details Runways Frequencies Navaids Nearby

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Briefing for Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport (KDET), United States. This facility features 2 active runways with an elevation of 626 ft. Verified ILS frequencies are available for precision approaches.Maintain a Transition Altitude of 18,000 ft for altimeter reset.

Airport Details

Full geographical and organizational metadata.

Full Name

Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport

ICAO / IATA

KDET / DET

Municipality

Detroit

Country

Region

US-MI

GPS Coordinates

42.409199, -83.009903

Transition Altitude

18,000 ft

Official Website

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Runways & ILS Approach Data

Detailed dimensions and verified landing frequencies.

Runway 15 / 33

ILSLIGHTED

Crosswind 15 Crosswind 33 TOD VDP

Length: 5,090 ft / 1,551 m
Surface: Asphalt
Heading: 143° / 323°

RWY 15

111.30 MHz

ID: DET | CRS: 148°

RWY 33

111.30 MHz

ID: VQM | CRS: 328°

Runway 07 / 25

LIGHTED

Crosswind 07 Crosswind 25 TOD VDP

Length: 4,025 ft / 1,227 m
Surface: Asphalt
Heading: 68° / 248°

RWY 07

No ILS

RWY 25

No ILS

Nearby Navaids

VOR, NDB, DME stations in the vicinity.

RYS · NDB (Grosse Ile)419 kHz

577 ft · Associated: None
42.101200, -83.153000

UIZ · NDB (Berz)215 kHz

607 ft · Associated: None
42.661400, -82.965500

MTC · TACAN (Selfridge)133,700 kHz

580 ft · Associated: KMTC
42.612999, -82.831802

DM · NDB (Spenc)223 kHz

0 ft · Associated: KDTW
42.220001, -83.203300

DXO · VOR-DME (Detroit)113,400 kHz

638 ft · Associated: KDTW
42.213100, -83.366699

DE · NDB (Madds)338 kHz

0 ft · Associated: KDET
42.494900, -83.093498

VQ · NDB (Cargl)230 kHz

580 ft · Associated: KDET
42.356300, -82.954201

YQG · VOR-DME (Windsor)113,800 kHz

620 ft · Associated: KDET
42.249802, -82.828796

ZQG · NDB (Laurel)398 kHz

0 ft · Associated: CYQG
42.243900, -83.047501

QG · NDB (Windsor)353 kHz

0 ft · Associated: CYQG
42.312801, -82.868500

Communication Frequencies

ATC and advisory channels.

A/D APP/DEP

126.85 MHz

ATIS ATIS

124.88 MHz

GND GND

121.85 MHz

RDO LANSING RDO

122.20 MHz

TWR TWR

121.30 MHz

UNIC UNICOM

122.95 MHz

Nearby Airports

Alternatives in the vicinity.

Windsor Airport

Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport

Oakland County International Airport

Willow Run Airport

Data Source: OurAirports · Technical Briefing Jan 2026
ILS Data Source: AIP / FAA NASR Cycle Verified