Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (IATA: DTW, ICAO: KDTW) is the primary international airport serving Detroit, Michigan, and the largest airport in the state of Michigan. Located in Romulus, approximately 20 miles southwest of downtown Detroit, DTW is a major hub for Delta Air Lines and a key gateway between the United States and destinations across North America, Europe, and Asia.
DTW is operated by the Wayne County Airport Authority (WCAA), which also oversees nearby Willow Run Airport (YIP). The airport features two award-winning passenger terminals: the McNamara Terminal and the North Terminal (also known as Evans Terminal). With six jet runways and approximately 800 daily flights to more than 125 nonstop destinations on three continents, DTW is among the most efficient and operationally capable airports in North America.
In 2019, DTW welcomed more than 36 million passengers. The airport earned Airports Council International’s 2020 Airport Service Quality Award for Best Airport by Size and Region (25–40 million passengers per year in North America) and scored highest among mega airports in the J.D. Power 2019 North America Airport Satisfaction Study.
DTW is a major hub for Delta Air Lines, which operates over 800,000 seats monthly from the airport. Delta connects Detroit to nearly 50 destinations with 100 or more monthly frequencies, with Atlanta, Las Vegas, Orlando, Los Angeles, and Chicago O’Hare among its top routes by flight volume. The airport also serves as a focus city for other major carriers and offers direct transatlantic service, including Air France flights to Paris.