Coleman A Young Municipal
DET · KDET · Detroit, Michigan · Wayne County · map
Coleman A Young Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Detroit, 5 miles northeast of Detroit, Michigan, 624 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 15/33, is 5,092 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 65 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 52,641 takeoffs and landings a year. About 56 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather right now KDET · observed 5:53 pm EDT (21:53 UTC), 60 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the south (180°) at 9 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 67°F (19°C), dew point 43°F (6°C)
- Altimeter 30.01 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 1:39 pm EDT (17:39 UTC), good until Wed 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 10,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 12,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 14 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KDET 062153Z 18009KT 10SM CLR 19/06 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP164 T01940061
TAF KDET 061739Z 0618/0718 21008KT P6SM FEW100 SCT250 FM070000 21009KT P6SM FEW120 SCT250 FM071200 22011KT P6SM SCT040 SCT250 FM071600 23014G20KT P6SM SCT040 SCT250
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA DET · ICAO KDET
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Detroit
- Elevation
- 624 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · around the clock
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- landing fee · customs available
- On the chart
- Detroit sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 5,092 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 15: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, tree 53 ft high 407 ft from the end
- Runway 33: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, tree 65 ft high 1,125 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 124.875 | Detroit City |
| Ground | 121.85 | Detroit City |
| Tower | 121.3 | Detroit City |
| Approach and departure · Departure procedure (METRO) Eastbound | 134.3 | Detroit City |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Detroit City |
| Det and vot | 111.6 | |
| Departure procedure (METRO) Westbound | 118.95 | Detroit City |
| Detroit and rco | 122.2 | Detroit |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 313-992-4261.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Takeoffs and landings a year about 52,641, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Detroit from the FAA register
68 aircraft are registered to owners in Detroit, Michigan: 34 piston singles, 15 business jets, 13 helicopters, 1 turboprop, 1 piston twin. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Michigan.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 32 since 1982, 2 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Load/unloading class a xplos or poisons not permitted, prior permission required for class B and C xplos.
- Landing fee for aircraft 6000 pounds or gtr.
- Fuel sys ice inhibitor available upon required.
- PAPI unusable beyond 9 degreess right of centerline.
- Large birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Unlighted tower 275 feet above ground level 1 mile wsw.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.