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), 23 minutes ago
IFR instrument conditions
- Wind from the east-northeast (070°) at 3 knots
- Visibility 1.5 miles
- Sky: overcast at 600 feet
- Weather: mist
- Temperature 61°F (16°C), dew point 60°F (16°C)
- Altimeter 29.95 inHg
The forecast issued Sun 1:20 pm EDT (17:20 UTC), good until Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Sun 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the east at 8 knots, visibility 2 miles, mist, overcast at 600 feet IFR
- From Sun 4:00 pm EDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 900 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet IFR
- From Mon 12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,000 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 2 knots, visibility 4 miles, mist, a broken layer at 25,000 feet MVFR
- From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KDET 112153Z 07003KT 1 1/2SM BR OVC006 16/16 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP142 T01610156
TAF KDET 111720Z 1118/1218 09008KT 2SM BR OVC006 FM112000 07005KT P6SM BKN009 OVC015 FM120400 VRB02KT P6SM SCT020 BKN250 FM120900 24002KT 4SM BR BKN250 FM121400 21009KT P6SM 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.
Flight planning warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions · for planning, not a briefing
1 warning in force over this field:
- AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist).
12 pilot reports within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours, the nearest three:
- DH8D at 2,400 ft, 9 nm south, 3:35 pm EDT (19:35 UTC): no turbulence, imc.
as filed, and in English
DTW UA /OV YQG/TM 1935/FL024/TP DH8D/SK IMC/TB SMOOTH
- Report
- a routine report filed through DTW
- Where
- over YQG
- Time
- 19:35 UTC
- Height
- at 2,400 ft
- Aircraft
- DH8D
- Sky
- instrument conditions
- Turbulence
- smooth
- CRJ9 at 5,000 ft, 14 nm southwest, 4:01 pm EDT (20:01 UTC): no turbulence, overcast above 4,300 ft.
as filed, and in English
DTW UA /OV 6 NE DXO/TM 2001/FL050/TP CRJ9/SK OVC043/TB SMOOTH
- Report
- a routine report filed through DTW
- Where
- 6 northeast dxo
- Time
- 20:01 UTC
- Height
- at 5,000 ft
- Aircraft
- CRJ9
- Sky
- overcast from 4,300 ft
- Turbulence
- smooth
- CL60 at 6,000 ft, 18 nm northwest, 5:01 pm EDT (21:01 UTC): overcast above 5,100 ft.
as filed, and in English
DTW UA /OV PTK090010/TM 2101/FL060/TP CL60/SK UKNOVC051
- Report
- a routine report filed through DTW
- Where
- 10 nm east (090°) of PTK
- Time
- 21:01 UTC
- Height
- at 6,000 ft
- Aircraft
- CL60
- Sky
- UKNOVC051
Winds aloft at the nearest forecast point (CLE, 79 nm southeast), for use 20:00–03:00 UTC: 3,000 ft: 340° at 5 kt; 6,000 ft: 320° at 13 kt, 14 °C; 9,000 ft: 300° at 12 kt, 8 °C; 12,000 ft: 310° at 10 kt, 2 °C; 18,000 ft: 310° at 14 kt, -10 °C.
No temporary flight restriction within 50 nautical miles.
The full picture: all warnings and reports, winds to 39,000 ft, radar and forecast charts
From the government's aviation weather service and the FAA's restriction list, refreshed every few minutes. This is for planning; the legal briefing comes from Flight Service or the FAA's own tools. Ordinary notices to air missions (closed runways, lights out) are not shown: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time.
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 10 departures from DET in those twelve months, carrying 26 passengers in 83 seats (31% filled), to 7 destinations (1 abroad) on 4 airlines.
All 7 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
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 and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- 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
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 47 |
| multi-engine | 7 |
| jets | 5 |
| helicopters | 5 |
| other | 1 |
Takeoffs and landings a year about 52,641, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 1,889 |
| general aviation, travelling | 32,400 |
| general aviation, local | 18,009 |
| military | 343 |
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. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Michigan.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high-pressure), bulk oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
- Also here
- air freight, air ambulance, cargo handling, charter flights, gliders, flight instruction
- Notes
- customs available · landing fee charged
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Oakland/Troy Airport (11 nm northwest), Detroit Metro Wayne County (19 nm southwest), Grosse Ile Municipal (20 nm south).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Michigan · avgas.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Repair stations in Detroit:
Companies in the same town as this airport; not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
9 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 8 for private pilot, 9 for commercial and instrument, 3 for airline transport pilot, 6 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 8 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 20 aviation medical examiners, 3 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 4 engineering representatives, 1 training center evaluator, 17 aircrew program designees, 1 training center examiner.
- Gerald Leigh Stanley private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Oakland - Troy Airport · Troy, MI (11 nm) · (248) 613-9713 · glstanley@comcast.net
- Daniel Stephen Unger private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · CROSSWINDS AVIATION · Waterford Twp, MI (22 nm) · (586) 675-6030 · unger1949@gmail.com
- Marci Haengel private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Van Buren Township, MI (25 nm) · (734) 262-9292 · mmhaengel@yahoo.com
- Sara Diane Bey private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · East Michigan FSDO-GL-23/ EMI FSDO · Van Buren Charter Township, MI (25 nm) · (586) 201-9018 · s.bey97@gmail.com
- Edmond William Verville private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · ATP Flight Training Center · Yipsilanti, MI (27 nm) · (269) 207-5864 · edverville@aol.com
- Mark Richard Handren commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; multi-engine airplanes · Ypsilanti, MI (27 nm) · (423) 312-4916 · wanderer1092@yahoo.com
- Amanda Kirsten Roggow private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport · Ann Arbor, MI (35 nm) · (847) 400-4630 · roggow.av@gmail.com
- Clint Edward White private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Solo Aviation - ARB · Ann Arbor, MI (35 nm) · (404) 964-4121 · clintewhite@gmail.com
All 58 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
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. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- 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.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Detroit 68 aircraft · 34 piston singles, 15 business jets, 13 helicopters
- Tuskegee Airmen National Historical Museum INC 11 aircraft in town
- Sky Solutions LLC 11 aircraft in town
- Tuskegee Airmen National Historical Museum 9 aircraft in town
- Global Services Detroit LLC 4 aircraft in town
- Dci Aerotech Division of Detroit Chrome INC · repair station
- Toronto (YYZ) 4 flights in twelve months · Chartright Air Inc.
- Cleveland-Hopkins International (CLE) 1 flights in twelve months · Hamilton Jetport Limited
- Indianapolis International (IND) 1 flights in twelve months · Scott Aviation, LLC d/b/a Silver Air
- Kirksville Regional (IRK) 1 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- Purdue University (LAF) 1 flights in twelve months · Chartright Air Inc.
- West Palm Beach/Palm Beach (PBI) 1 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- St. Paul Downtown Holman Field (STP) 1 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 32 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Michigan 2,103 since 1982 · 226 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Michigan 221 landing places
- Michigan 7,213 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/DET.json.
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 9, 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.