KDTW — Detroit Metro Wayne County
Detroit, MI · field elevation 645 ft · Class B airspace · ATCT
KDTW current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KDTW 100153Z 20006KT 10SM BKN200 08/03 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP180 T00830028
- Wind
- from 200° at 6 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 20,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 8 °C / dewpoint 3 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.05 inHg
- Density altitude
- -160 ft · pressure altitude 515 ft
- Observed
- 48 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 200° at 6 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 21R | 6 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 21L | 6 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 22R | 6 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 22L | 6 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 22X | 6 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 27R | 2 kt head | 6 kt from the left |
| 27L | 2 kt head | 6 kt from the left |
| 09L | 2 kt tail | 6 kt from the right |
| 09R | 2 kt tail | 6 kt from the right |
| 03L | 6 kt tail | 1 kt from the right |
| 03R | 6 kt tail | 1 kt from the right |
| 04L | 6 kt tail | 1 kt from the right |
| 04R | 6 kt tail | 1 kt from the right |
| 04X | 6 kt tail | 1 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Weather cameras
8 within 20 nm, closest 17 nm. Last image 31 min ago.
View them, and the last six hours — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KDTW 092320Z 1000/1106 22006KT P6SM OVC200 FM101000 25008KT P6SM FEW040 FM101500 30010G20KT P6SM SKC
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 42.21243, -83.35339
- Elevation
- 645 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class B
An ATC clearance is required before you enter.
The words matter: being told “stand by” is not a clearance, and neither is being given a squawk. You need “cleared into the Class Bravo”. Mode C is required within 30 nm of the primary airport — the veil — whether or not you enter the Bravo itself, and the VFR weather minimum is 3 statute miles and clear of clouds, because ATC is separating everyone inside.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1218Z / 2216Z
- Tower hours
- Continuous (24 hours)
- Magnetic variation
- 7°W (2020)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Detroit
- County
- Wayne, MI
Airport diagram
Everything else KDTW publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04R/22L | 12,003 | 200 | CONC | HIGH |
| 03R/21L | 10,001 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
| 04L/22R | 10,000 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
| 09L/27R | 8,708 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
| 03L/21R | 8,501 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
| 09R/27L | 8,500 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
| 04X/22X | — | — | — | — |
Frequencies
- D-ATIS DEP
- 118.125
- D-ATIS ARR
- 133.675
- Tower ARRIVAL RWY 03R/21L, 27R · Continuous (24 hours)
- 118.4
- Tower ARRIVAL RWY 04R/22L · Continuous (24 hours)
- 128.125
- Tower ARRIVAL RWY 03L/21R, 27L · Continuous (24 hours)
- 128.75
- Tower ARRIVAL RWY 04L/22R · Continuous (24 hours)
- 135.0
- Ground SOUTHEAST
- 119.25
- Ground NORTHEAST
- 119.45
- Ground NORTHWEST
- 121.8
- Ground SOUTHWEST
- 132.725
- Clearance
- 120.65
- UNICOM
- 122.95
- Approach RWY 04L/22R, 04R/22L, 27L
- 124.05
- Approach RWY 03R, 21L, 27R
- 125.15
Published procedures
- 40 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS), RNAV (RNP)
- 13 departures published
- 16 arrivals published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KDTW airport diagram or an approach plate
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- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.