Detroit Lakes/Wething Field
DTL · KDTL · Detroit Lakes, Minnesota · Becker County · map
Detroit Lakes/Wething Field is a public-use airport owned by the City of Detroit Lakes, 2 miles west of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, 1,396 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 14/32, is 5,201 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 61 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 16,200 takeoffs and landings a year.
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Weather right now KDTL · observed 4:55 pm CDT (21:55 UTC), 4 minutes ago
MVFR flyable but watch the ceiling and visibility
- Wind from the north (360°) at 5 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: overcast at 1,100 feet
- Temperature 54°F (12°C), dew point 54°F (12°C)
- Altimeter 29.72 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued, and in English (METAR)
METAR KDTL 122155Z AUTO 36005KT 10SM OVC011 12/12 A2972 RMK AO2 RAE2059 P0000 T01250124
- METAR
- a routine hourly observation
- KDTL
- the station, KDTL
- 122155Z
- observed 4:55 pm CDT (21:55 UTC)
- AUTO
- fully automated report, nobody checked it
- 36005KT
- wind from the north at 5 knots
- 10SM
- visibility 10 miles
- OVC011
- overcast at 1,100 feet
- 12/12
- temperature 12 °C (54 °F), dew point 12 °C (54 °F)
- A2972
- altimeter setting 29.72 inches of mercury
- RMK
- remarks follow
- AO2
- automated station with a precipitation sensor
- RAE2059
- rain ended 3:59 pm CDT (20:59 UTC)
- P0000
- a trace of precipitation in the last hour
- T01250124
- temperature 12.5 °C (54 °F), dew point 12.4 °C (54 °F)
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
No SIGMET or AIRMET covers this field right now.
Turbulence No turbulence warning in force over this field. 1 pilot report of turbulence within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours: light chop turbulence, at 34,000 ft, 34 nm south, 3:18 pm CDT (20:18 UTC). The government's turbulence forecast map ↗
Icing No icing warning in force over this field. 1 pilot report of icing within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours: light rime icing above 19,000 ft, 28 nm northwest, 2:47 pm CDT (19:47 UTC). The freezing level is about 14,000 ft (from the winds-aloft temperatures), so icing is possible in cloud above that. The government's icing forecast map ↗
12 pilot reports within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours, the nearest three:
- PRM1 at 18,000 ft, 28 nm northwest, 2:47 pm CDT (19:47 UTC): light rime icing above 19,000 ft, -13 °C, remarks: during the descent.
as filed, and in English
FAR UA /OV FAR030030/TM 1947/FL180/TP PRM1/TA M13/IC LGT RIME 190/RM DURD
- Report
- a routine report filed through FAR
- Where
- 30 nm northeast (030°) of FAR
- Time
- 19:47 UTC
- Height
- at 18,000 ft
- Aircraft
- PRM1
- Temperature
- −13 °C
- Icing
- light rime at 19,000 ft
- Remarks
- during the descent
- CRJ9 at 34,000 ft, 34 nm south, 3:18 pm CDT (20:18 UTC): light chop turbulence.
as filed, and in English
FFM UA /OV FFM/TM 2018/FL340/TP CRJ9/TB INTMT LGT CHOP
- Report
- a routine report filed through FFM
- Where
- over FFM
- Time
- 20:18 UTC
- Height
- at 34,000 ft
- Aircraft
- CRJ9
- Turbulence
- intermittent light chop
- B190 at 1,400 ft, 39 nm west, 4:20 pm CDT (21:20 UTC): overcast from 1,400 ft to 6,800 ft, rain.
as filed, and in English
FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 2120/FL014/TP B190/SK OVC014-TOP068/WX RA
- Report
- a routine report filed through FAR
- Where
- over KFAR
- Time
- 21:20 UTC
- Height
- at 1,400 ft
- Aircraft
- B190
- Sky
- overcast from 1,400 ft, tops 6,800 ft
- Weather
- rain
Winds aloft at the nearest forecast point (AXN, 61 nm south), for use 20:00–03:00 UTC: 3,000 ft: light and variable; 6,000 ft: 230° at 25 kt, 9 °C; 9,000 ft: 240° at 33 kt, 10 °C; 12,000 ft: 250° at 31 kt, 5 °C; 18,000 ft: 230° at 37 kt, -11 °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.
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.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA DTL · ICAO KDTL
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Detroit Lakes
- Elevation
- 1,396 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Twin Cities sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 2E
- In the FAA's files since
- December 1944
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 5,201 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 18/36 | 1,890 × 250 ft | Grass, fair |
- Runway 14: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 32: PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with flashers (MALSF)
- Runway 36: trees 45 ft high 618 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Dtl and aWOS-3PT | 119.075 | |
| Alexandria and center (remote transmitter) Low | 126.1 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 218-847-8626.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- aircraft sales
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Moorhead Muni/Florence Klingensmith Field (32 nm west), Fergus Falls Regional (34 nm south), Hector International (39 nm west).
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 Minnesota · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Activate malsf runway 32; runway end identifier lights runway 14; high-intensity runway lights runway 14/32 - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 14 and 32 operates continuously.
- Owned also by Becker county.
- Not plowed winter months.
- Cones.
- Cones.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 55 |
| multi-engine | 4 |
| jets | 1 |
| helicopters | 1 |
Takeoffs and landings a year about 16,200, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 2,600 |
| general aviation, travelling | 4,500 |
| general aviation, local | 9,000 |
| military | 100 |
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.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Detroit Lakes from the FAA register
29 aircraft are registered to owners in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota: 24 piston singles, 2 turboprops, 2 drones, 1 balloon. 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 Minnesota.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
4 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 3 for private pilot, 3 for commercial and instrument, 3 for airline transport pilot, 3 for flight instructor; 2 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 10 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing).
- Dalfred Anthony Andre John private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Fargo FSDO · Fargo, ND (39 nm) · (701) 885-9675 · dalfredjohn@gmail.com
- Michael Jesse Paulson instructor renewals, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates · FARGO JET CENTER · Fargo, ND (39 nm) · (701) 371-3678 · mpaulson@fargojet.com
- Tajae Lynn Viaene private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Fargo Jet Center · Fargo, ND (39 nm) · (701) 388-3252 · tviaene@fargojet.com
- Adam Lee Chunn private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; helicopters · Nevis, MN (45 nm) · (704) 796-7954 · adam.chunn@gmail.com
All 17 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- 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.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
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.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 6 since 1982, 1 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
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Detroit Lakes 29 aircraft · 24 piston singles, 2 turboprops, 2 drones
- Detroit Lakes Aviation INC 3 aircraft in town
- Hansen AG Air LLC 2 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 6 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Minnesota 1,542 since 1982 · 208 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Minnesota 146 landing places
- Minnesota 6,900 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/DTL.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.