Coleman A. Young International Airport

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Coleman A. Young International Airport
Detroit City Airport 2005 (cropped).jpg
IATA: DETICAO: KDETFAA LID: DET
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner City of Detroit
Serves Detroit, Michigan
Elevation AMSL 626 ft / 191 m
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
15/33 5,090 1,551 Asphalt
7/25 4,025 1,227 Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations 77,571
Based aircraft 97
Sources: Airport[1] and FAA[2]

Coleman A. Young International Airport[1] (IATA: DETICAO: KDETFAA LID: DET), also known as Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport[2] and formerly known as Detroit City Airport, is a public use airport located five nautical miles (9 km) northeast of the central business district of Detroit, in Wayne County, Michigan, United States. It is owned by the City of Detroit.[2]

The airport was once served by Southwest Airlines[3] and Pro Air, both of which operated Boeing 737 jetliners from the airfield. Chautauqua Airlines also served the airport but then ceased service less than one year later.[4] Spirit Airlines planned service to the airport using McDonnell-Douglas DC-9 aircraft in 1995, but the service never began.[5] Pro Air, a commercial passenger airline, was based at the airport and grounded by the FAA due to poor maintenance performance. The airport currently has no scheduled passenger airline service.

The airport's passenger terminal is also operated by the US Customs department, which serves private and cargo airplanes.

The 53,000-square-foot (4,900 m2) passenger terminal includes space for restaurants, retail concessions, car rental facilities, airline offices, baggage pick-up and claim areas, boarding areas and passenger lounges. The airport has three 1,000 space parking lots.

The airport has been listed as an asset of the city of Detroit which could be sold to cover debts as a result of the city's 2013 bankruptcy filing. Other assets, such as public museums, are prohibited from sale due to private agreements and state laws. The future of the site as a functioning airport after such a sale is unclear.[citation needed]

Former airline service (1966-2000)

The following airlines served Detroit City Airport:[4]

DET was Detroit's primary airport until 1946-47 when almost all airline flights moved to Willow Run Airport and then later to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. The March 1939 Official Aviation Guide shows 13 weekday departures on American, 10 on Pennsylvania Central and one on Marquette.[6] The June 1946 OAG shows 100 weekday departures on Pennsylvania Central, American, United, Northwest, Eastern, TWA, C&S and Michigan Central.[7]

Facilities

The airport covers 264 acres (107 ha) at an elevation of 626 feet (191 m). It has two asphalt runways: 15/33 is 5,090 by 100 feet (1,551 m × 30 m) and 7/25 is 4,025 by 100 feet (1,227 m × 30 m).[2]

In 2007 the airport had 77,571 aircraft operations, average 212 per day: 88% general aviation, 11% air taxi and 1% military. 97 aircraft were then based at this airport: 84% single-engine, 11% multi-engine, 4% jet and 1% ultralight.[2][8]

Until around 1965 a gas tank 330 ft tall was at 42.40817N 83.00926W NAD83, less than 630 ft west of the centerline of runway 15/33.

In 1989 mayor Coleman A. Young abandoned a plan to expand the runway because the adjoining Gethsemane Cemetery blocked the way, and relatives protested. A few years later Southwest Airlines ended its operations there, citing the city's inability to keep its promises and the need for longer runways.[9][10][11]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Coleman A. Young International Airport at City of Detroit website
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 FAA Airport Master Record for DET (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2009-08-27.
  3. Moore, Natalie Y., Detroit struggles to lift City Airport off ground, Detroit News, August 4, 2004, Retrieved 2010-01-27
  4. 4.0 4.1 McConnell, Darci. Mayor: Fix or shut Detroit City Airport, Detroit News, March 20, 2002, Retrieved 2010-01-27
  5. Spirit Airlines to use jets at Detroit City Airport, Associated Press via Ludington Daily News, March 25, 1995
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