In 2003, it was given its current name in honor of the late former Mayor of Detroit. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021 categorized it as a regional general aviation facility. Young Municipal Airport (formerly Detroit City Airport until 2003) is six miles northeast of downtown Detroit, in Wayne County, Michigan. Young International Airport (IATA: DET, ICAO: KDET, FAA LID: DET) Coleman A. The approved airport layout plan also includes decommissioning Crosswinds Runway, freeing up to 80 acres for airport-related development.Ĭopyright 2022 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.Coleman A. “They’re going to have the ability to have a check and be able to relocate to a neighborhood of their choice, and again we’re increasing the safety of the landing zones by clearing out that space,” Duggan said.Īs it stands, Duggan said there are private corporate planes that won’t land at City Airport because they don’t think it’s safe enough. Increasing the safety means acquiring neighboring property to the east of the airport, including 17 occupied homes and 53 vacant properties. We have about 5,400 feet, and it was in no way viable.” “And I know people are attached to the idea of having commercial service at this airport, but the fact is you need a 10,000 thousand-foot runway for passenger planes. “Our first meeting with the FAA went extremely well because when we laid out the plan, they said, ‘Thank God, you’re no longer pushing the unrealistic plan for a commercial aircraft,’” Duggan said. (WDIV)ĭuggan said the city finally let go of its hope of bringing commercial air traffic to the airport. City Airport has its first approved Airport Layout Plan in 30 years, unlocking the potential for more than $100 million in federal grants over the next decade.
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