KDTW — Detroit Metro Wayne County
Detroit, MI · field elevation 645 ft · Class B airspace · ATCT
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KDTW current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KDTW 111153Z 03006KT 8SM FEW035 SCT110 BKN230 23/21 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP136 T02330211 10250 20217 56003
- Wind
- from 030° at 6 kt
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 23,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 23 °C / dewpoint 21 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.95 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,746 ft · pressure altitude 615 ft
- Observed
- 24 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 030° at 6 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 03L | 6 kt head | — |
| 03R | 6 kt head | — |
| 04L | 6 kt head | — |
| 04R | 6 kt head | — |
| 04X | 6 kt head | — |
| 09L | 3 kt head | 5 kt from the left |
| 09R | 3 kt head | 5 kt from the left |
| 27R | 3 kt tail | 5 kt from the right |
| 27L | 3 kt tail | 5 kt from the right |
| 21R | 6 kt tail | — |
| 21L | 6 kt tail | — |
| 22R | 6 kt tail | — |
| 22L | 6 kt tail | — |
| 22X | 6 kt tail | — |
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 13 min ago.
View them, and the last eight hours — in the EFB →
Pilot reports
4 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 2,600–12,000 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 111120Z 1112/1218 27005KT P6SM SCT035 BKN150 FM111300 25005KT P6SM SCT030 BKN200 PROB30 1120/1124 2SM TSRA OVC025CB FM120000 VRB02KT P6SM SCT070 FM120800 VRB02KT 5SM BR SCT008
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
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
- 1037Z / 0040Z
- Tower hours
- Continuous (24 hours)
- Magnetic variation
- -7° (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
- Tower ARRIVAL RWY 03R/21L, 27R · Continuous (24 hours)
- 118.4
- Tower ARRIVAL RWY 04R/22L · Continuous (24 hours)
- 128.125
- Ground SOUTHEAST
- 119.25
- Ground NORTHEAST
- 119.45
- Ground NORTHWEST
- 121.8
- Clearance
- 120.65
- UNICOM
- 122.95
- Approach RWY 04L/22R, 04R/22L, 27L
- 124.05
- Approach RWY 03R, 21L, 27R
- 125.15
- Departure PROPS/TURBOPROPS-WEST
- 118.95
- Departure TURBOJETS-WEST
- 125.525
- Departure TURBOJETS-EAST
- 132.025
- Departure PROPS/TURBOPROPS-EAST
- 134.3
Published procedures
- 50 approaches — ILS, LD, LOC, LS, RNAV (GPS), RNAV (RNP)
- 13 departures published
- 16 arrivals published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
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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.