Detroit Metropolitan Airport

Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW) is one of the world’s leading air transportation hubs with more than 1,100 flights per day to and from four continents. DTW is operated by the Wayne County Airport Authority (WCAA), which also operates nearby Willow Run Airport (YIP), an important corporate, cargo and general aviation facility. WCAA drives economic activity. Its airports are not only responsible for creating jobs, but also sustaining more than 86,000 jobs throughout the state.

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport usually called Detroit Metro Airport, Metro Airport, or just DTW, is a major international airport in the United States covering 4,850 acres (1,960 ha) in Romulus, Michigan. It is the primary international airport serving Detroit and is Michigan’s busiest airport.

The airport is a major hub for Delta Air Lines and is also a base for Spirit Airlines. Detroit serves as Delta’s main gateway to Asia for the Eastern United States. The airport has service to 30 international destinations and service to 39 states across the United States. Operated by the Wayne County Airport Authority, the airport has six runways, two terminals and 129 in-service gates. Detroit Metropolitan Airport has maintenance facilities capable of servicing and repairing aircraft as large as the Boeing 747-400.

Metro Airport serves the Metropolitan Detroit area, the Toledo, Ohio, area, about 40 miles (64 km) south, the Ann Arbor area to the west, and Windsor, Ontario, and Southwestern Ontario in Canada.