Coleman A. Young International Airport

Coleman A. Young International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Detroit
ServesDetroit, Michigan
OpenedOctober 14, 1927 (1927-10-14)
Passenger services ceasedSeptember 18, 2000 (2000-09-18)
Elevation AMSL626 ft / 191 m
Coordinates42°24′33″N 083°00′36″W / 42.40917°N 83.01000°W / 42.40917; -83.01000
Map
DET/KDET/DET
Location in Michigan
DET/KDET/DET
DET/KDET/DET (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
15/33 5,090 1,551 Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Aircraft operations32,850
Based aircraft65
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.