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Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport , also called Detroit Metro Airport, Metro Airport, or simply DTW, is an airport in Romulus, Michigan, near Detroit, and is a major hub for Northwest Airlines and its Northwest Airlink partners Mesaba Airlines and Pinnacle Airlines and it is also a hub for Spirit Airlines. Operated by the Wayne County Airport Authority, the airport has six runways, three terminals, and 158 gates. In 2005, DTW served a record 36,389,294 passengers.

Terminals

Michael Berry Terminal

The Berry Terminal was DTW's international terminal. Before the construction of the McNamara Terminal, all international passengers would arrive here and go through customs and immigration before being transported to the Smith and Davey Terminals by bus for their connecting flight. With four gates, the terminal is now used for scheduled and charter flights. Upon completion of the new North Terminal, the Berry Terminal will be demolished.

Scheduled airlines that use the terminal include:

Charter airlines that use the terminal include:

Edward H. McNamara Terminal

The McNamara Terminal, also referred to as The Northwest WorldGateway at Detroit, opened on February 25, 2002. It was a replacement for the Davey Terminal, which principally housed Northwest Airlines.

The terminal is mainly used by Northwest Airlines, but houses several other airlines as well, many of which are affiliated with the Skyteam airline alliance (of which Northwest is a member). It has three concourses, labeled "A", "B", and "C", which house 122 gates with shopping and dining in the center of "A" concourse, as well as throughout the concourses. The "A" concourse has a people mover, known as the "ExpressTram" that gets passengers from one end of the mile-long (1.6 km) Concourse A to the other, arriving at the three different boarding stations in less than 3 minutes.

The "A" concourse holds 64 gates with 10 of those gates being used for international departures and arrivals processing. The "A" concourse is intended for the bigger types of Northwest aircraft and all international arrivals. The concourse holds over 1.5 miles of moving walkways.

The 10 international gates have dual jetbridges for a quicker deplaning time. English and Japanese signage is found throughout the terminal. The customs and immigration office located in the terminal can process 3,200 passengers in an hour at ease. The immigration office leads out into the lobby in the "A" concourse, where passengers can enjoy the restaurants and shops on the concourse, or continue on their journey to their final destination.

The "B" and "C" concourses currently have 58 gates. The gates are used for Northwest's short-haul and regional flights as well as Continental and Delta flights. All regional flights have jetbridges, eliminating the need for outdoor boarding.

Airlines that use the McNamara Terminal:

  • Air France (Paris/Charles De Gaulle)
  • British Airways (London/Heathrow) ***Will Relocate to North Terminal in 2008***
  • Continental Airlines (Houston/Intercontinental, Newark)
  • Delta Air Lines (Atlanta, Salt Lake City)
  • Lufthansa (Frankfurt) ***Will Relocate to North Terminal in 2008***
  • Northwest Airlines (Albany, Amsterdam, Anchorage (seasonal), Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Beijing, Bermuda Birmingham (AL), Boston, Bozeman *," target="_blank" >Cancun *," target="_blank" >Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Dublin *," target="_blank" >Grand Rapids, Green Bay, Greensboro/High Point, Greenville/Spartanburg, Harrisburg, Hartford, Houston/Intercontinental, Indianapolis, Jackson Hole *," target="_blank" >New Orleans, New York-JFK, New York-LaGuardia, Newark, Norfolk, Orlando, Osaka-Kansai, Paris-Charles De Gaulle, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland (ME), Portland (OR), Providence, Raleigh/Durham, Richmond, Rochester (NY), Rome-Fiumicino Spring 2007, Syracuse, Taipei-Chiang Kai Shek, Tampa, Tokyo-Narita, Toronto, Vancouver [seasonal" target="_blank" >*, Washington-Dulles, Washington-Reagan, West Palm Beach)
    • Northwest Airlink operated by Mesaba Airlines (Akron, Allentown, Alpena, Appleton, Binghamton, Birmingham (AL), Bloomington/Normal, Champaign/Urbana, Charleston (WV), Charlotte, Charlottesville, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Des Moines, Elmira, Erie, Flint, Fort Wayne, Green Bay, Ithaca, Kalamazoo, Kitchener/Waterloo, Knoxville, Latrobe, Lexington, London (ON), Louisville, Marquette, Moline, Montréal, Muskegon, Newark, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Pellston, Pittsburgh, Roanoke, Rochester (NY), Saginaw, St. Louis, Sault Sainte Marie, Savannah, South Bend, State College, Toledo, Traverse City, Wausau)
    • Northwest Airlink operated by Pinnacle Airlines (Akron, Albany, Appleton, Asheville, Bangor, Binghamton, Burlington, Cedar Rapids/Iowa City, Charleston (SC), Charlottesville, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbia, Columbus, Dayton, Des Moines, Duluth, Elmira, Erie, Evansville, Fayeteville (AR), Fort Wayne, Greensboro, Greenville/Spartanburg, Halifax, Harrisburg, Huntsville, Indianapolis, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Knoxville, Lansing, Lexington, Lincoln, Little Rock, Myrtle Beach, Newburgh/Stewart, Norfolk, Omaha, Ottawa, Pittsburgh, Portland (ME), Quebec, Richmond, Roanoke, Rochester (MN), Rochester (NY), Rockford, San Antonio, Shreveport, South Bend, Springfield (MO), Syracuse, Traverse City, Tulsa, Wausau, Wichita, Winnipeg *)
  • Royal Jordanian (Amman) ***Will Relocate to North Terminal in 2008***

L. C. Smith Terminal

The Smith Terminal was built in 1957. The oldest of DTW's terminals, the Smith Terminal houses other U.S. airlines at the airport and has 32 gates. All airlines in this terminal will move to the new North Terminal, which is expected to be completed by 2008. At that point the Smith Terminal will be demolished.

Airlines in the Smith Terminal:

James M. Davey Terminal

The Davey Terminal was built in 1966 and was first known as "Terminal 2" or "North Terminal" or "The Old Northwest Terminal."It was renamed the "J. M. Davey Terminal" in 1975 in honor of former airport manager James M. Davey. It contained five concourses labeled C, D, E, F, and G.

The Davey Terminal was the principal base of operations for Northwest Airlines before the McNamara Terminal opened. It then remained vacant for three years before demolition of the terminal started on October 17, 2005. The site is being used for the new North Terminal.

North Terminal

The North Terminal Redevelopment (NTR) Project is a planned 26-gate terminal complex being designed to replace the airport’s older Davey & Smith terminal complex. It will occupy the site of the former Davey Terminal, and is expected to be completed in 2008.

When complete, the new North Terminal complex will be used to accommodate DTW’s airlines that are currently members of the Star Alliance, oneworld, and airlines not apart of an alliance operating out of the L.C. Smith and Michael Berry Terminals (Air Tran Airways, Frontier, Spirit, Southwest, USA 3000, and charter airlines).

Parking and ground transportation

The Midfield Terminal Parking Structure is an 89-acre (36-hectare) 10-level facility, which opened in February 2002. It is one of the largest parking structures in the world. It includes a ground transportation center, pedestrian bridge, two luggage check-in locations, conveyors and bridges to transport luggage, six restrooms, three offices for parking officials, and two electrical substations. The structure can park 11,489 cars in seven user groups. Parking for the L.C. Smith Terminal (and the North Terminal in the future) is offered in a garage known as the Big Blue Deck.

The airport is accessible from I-94, which is the closest entrance to the Berry and Smith Terminals. The McNamara Terminal is immediately accessible from I-275. John D. Dingell Drive (named after John D. Dingell) is an expressway that runs from I-94 to Eureka Road. This expressway was built in 1999 for access to the McNamara Terminal. Many other local roads(including Goddard Road, Northline Road, Ecorse Road, Middlebelt Road, Merriman Road, and Wick Road) all have access to the airport and it's surrounding property.

Major rental car companies such as Alamo, Enterprise, and Hertz serve the airport. Taxi and limousine service is provided by local companies as well as Metro Airport Taxis (Metro Cab) and Metro Cars.

The Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART) * provides bus routes 125 (Westbound) and 285 (Northbound), one per hour, that connect the airport with the rest of Metro Detroit. There is a continuous curbside shuttle that connects the Smith and Berry Terminals with the McNamara Terminal.

Various airport names

Besides its official name, Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, the airport is colloquially known by other names:

  • Detroit Metropolitan Airport
  • Detroit Metro Airport
  • Metro Airport
  • Wayne County Detroit Metropolitan Airport
  • DTW
  • KDTW
  • Wayne County Airport Authority - Detroit Metropolitan International Airport
  • Detroit International Airport
  • Detroit Metro Wayne County

Disasters

Notes

  1. North Terminal Project Homepage

External links

Transportation in Detroit | Wayne County, Michigan | Airports in Michigan

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport | Aéroport métropolitain de Detroit | デトロイト・メトロポリタン・ウェイン・カウンティ空港

 

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