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 252353Z 01007KT 10SM FEW045 BKN140 OVC230 17/06 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP250 T01670061 10200 20167 58003 $
- Wind
- from 010° at 7 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 14,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 17 °C / dewpoint 6 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.27 inHg
- Density altitude
- 567 ft · pressure altitude 295 ft
- Observed
- 9 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 010° at 7 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 03L | 7 kt head | 2 kt from the left |
| 03R | 7 kt head | 2 kt from the left |
| 04L | 7 kt head | 2 kt from the left |
| 04R | 7 kt head | 2 kt from the left |
| 04X | 7 kt head | 2 kt from the left |
| 09L | 1 kt head | 7 kt from the left |
| 09R | 1 kt head | 7 kt from the left |
| 27R | 1 kt tail | 7 kt from the right |
| 27L | 1 kt tail | 7 kt from the right |
| 21R | 7 kt tail | 2 kt from the right |
| 21L | 7 kt tail | 2 kt from the right |
| 22R | 7 kt tail | 2 kt from the right |
| 22L | 7 kt tail | 2 kt from the right |
| 22X | 7 kt tail | 2 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 7 min ago.
View them, and the last six hours — in the EFB →
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 26,000–26,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KDTW 252320Z 2600/2706 04004KT P6SM BKN150 BKN250 FM261200 03005KT P6SM BKN250
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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
- 1125Z / 2323Z
- 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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- 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.