Coleman A. Young International Airport
Coleman A. Young International Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | City of Detroit | ||||||||||
| Serves | Detroit, Michigan | ||||||||||
| Opened | October 14, 1927 | ||||||||||
| Passenger services ceased | September 18, 2000 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 626 ft / 191 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°24′33″N 083°00′36″W / 42.40917°N 83.01000°W | ||||||||||
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Sources: Airport and FAA | |||||||||||
Coleman A. Young International Airport (IATA: DET, ICAO: KDET, FAA LID: DET) (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport, formerly Detroit City Airport until 2003) is six miles northeast of downtown Detroit, in Wayne County, Michigan, United States. It is owned by the City of Detroit. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021 categorized it as a regional general aviation facility. In 2003, it was given its current name in honor of the late former mayor of Detroit Coleman A. Young.