Large airport · Detroit, United States

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport

It is by far Michigan's busiest airport, with about 8 times as many enplanements and deplanements as the next busiest, Gerald R. Its IATA code is DTW. Its ICAO code is KDTW. It has 6 runways, longest 12,003 ft (PEM). Elevation 645 ft.

IATA DTWICAO KDTW6 runways, longest 12,003 ft (PEM)United StatesLarge airport

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Airport facts

Location	Detroit, United States
IATA code	DTW
ICAO code	KDTW
Type	Large airport
Runways	6 runways, longest 12,003 ft (PEM)
Elevation	645 ft
Scheduled service	Yes
Coordinates	42.2138° N, 83.3538° W

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What Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport is known for

It is by far Michigan's busiest airport, with about 8 times as many enplanements and deplanements as the next busiest, Gerald R.

Official website: http://www.metroairport.com/ — the airport's own site has the current flight and visiting information.

How to get there

The airport is accessible from I-94 via Merriman Road (exit 198), which is the nearest entrance to the Evans Terminal, and from I-275 via Eureka Road (exit 15), which is closer to the McNamara Terminal. Both entrances and the terminals are connected by John D. Dingell Drive, an expressway completed in 1999 and named after the longtime Congressman. Cell phone lots are located near both entrances. The airport includes two large parking garages, one adjacent to each terminal. The McNamara Terminal parking garage includes 11,500 spaces, spanning, and is reportedly the third-largest parking garage in the world. Adjacent to the Evans Terminal is the Big Blue Deck, which was constructed between 1992 and 1994 to serve the Smith and Berry terminals, and later expanded with the opening of Evans Terminal. Free shuttle buses are available between the two terminals, and also connect to the Green par

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