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KDTW

DTW

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · Detroit

Key Facts

Technical summary and operational standards.

ILS Approach StatusILS FREQUENCIES VERIFIED ✅

Field Elevation

645 ft / 197 m

Transition Altitude

18,000 ft

Primary Channel

TWR 118.40 MHz (METRO TWR)

Runway Summary

04R/22L12,003 ftConcreteLIGHTED

03R/21L10,001 ftConcreteLIGHTED

04L/22R10,000 ftConcreteLIGHTED

Details Runways Frequencies Navaids Nearby

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Briefing for Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (KDTW), United States. This facility features 6 active runways with an elevation of 645 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

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport

ICAO / IATA

KDTW / DTW

Municipality

Detroit

Country

Region

US-MI

GPS Coordinates

42.213770, -83.353786

Transition Altitude

18,000 ft

Official Website

Wikipedia

Runways & ILS Approach Data

Detailed dimensions and verified landing frequencies.

Runway 04R / 22L

ILSLIGHTED

Crosswind 04R Crosswind 22L TOD VDP

Length: 12,003 ft / 3,659 m
Surface: Concrete
Heading: 29° / 209°

RWY 04R

110.70 MHz

ID: DTW | CRS: 36°

RWY 22L

110.70 MHz

ID: DWC | CRS: 216°

Runway 03R / 21L

ILSLIGHTED

Crosswind 03R Crosswind 21L TOD VDP

Length: 10,001 ft / 3,048 m
Surface: Concrete
Heading: 29° / 209°

RWY 03R

111.50 MHz

ID: HUU | CRS: 36°

RWY 21L

111.50 MHz

ID: EJR | CRS: 216°

Runway 04L / 22R

ILSLIGHTED

Crosswind 04L Crosswind 22R TOD VDP

Length: 10,000 ft / 3,048 m
Surface: Concrete
Heading: 28.7° / 208.7°

RWY 04L

111.95 MHz

ID: HJT | CRS: 36°

RWY 22R

111.95 MHz

ID: JKI | CRS: 216°

Runway 09L / 27R

ILSLIGHTED

Crosswind 09L Crosswind 27R TOD VDP

Length: 8,708 ft / 2,654 m
Surface: PEM
Heading: 89° / 269°

RWY 09L

No ILS

RWY 27R

108.50 MHz

ID: DMI | CRS: 276°

Runway 03L / 21R

LIGHTED

Crosswind 03L Crosswind 21R TOD VDP

Length: 8,501 ft / 2,591 m
Surface: PEM
Heading: 29° / 209°

RWY 03L

No ILS

RWY 21R

No ILS

Runway 09R / 27L

ILSLIGHTED

Crosswind 09R Crosswind 27L TOD VDP

Length: 8,500 ft / 2,591 m
Surface: Concrete
Heading: 89° / 269°

RWY 09R

No ILS

RWY 27L

110.15 MHz

ID: EPA | CRS: 276°

Nearby Navaids

VOR, NDB, DME stations in the vicinity.

RYS · NDB (Grosse Ile)419 kHz

577 ft · Associated: None
42.101200, -83.153000

CRL · VORTAC (Carleton)115,700 kHz

630 ft · Associated: None
42.048100, -83.457603

SVM · VORTAC (Salem)114,300 kHz

950 ft · Associated: None
42.408901, -83.594101

YI · NDB (Yipps)359 kHz

0 ft · Associated: KYIP
42.174198, -83.621498

DM · NDB (Spenc)223 kHz

0 ft · Associated: KDTW
42.220001, -83.203300

DT · NDB (Revup)388 kHz

631 ft · Associated: KDTW
42.120098, -83.431702

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

ZQG · NDB (Laurel)398 kHz

0 ft · Associated: CYQG
42.243900, -83.047501

Communication Frequencies

ATC and advisory channels.

APP APP

118.58 MHz

ATIS ATIS

133.68 MHz

CLD PRE TAXI CLNC

120.65 MHz

DEP DEP

118.58 MHz

GND GND

119.25 MHz

RDO LANSING RDO

115.70 MHz

TWR METRO TWR

118.40 MHz

UNIC UNICOM

122.95 MHz

Nearby Airports

Alternatives in the vicinity.

Willow Run Airport

Windsor Airport

Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport

Oakland County International Airport

Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport

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