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Detroit Metro Wayne County Airport

Detroit, Michigan
IATA: DTW
ICAO: KDTW
FAA: DTW
Elevation: 645 ft
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TSA coverageJan. 1, 2024 to Jul. 11, 2026
WeatherLive METAR and TAF
DemandARC ticket sales and passenger trips
Latest TSA Count
28,426
October 3, 2026
2026 Daily Average
35,250
276 reported days
September 2026 Daily Average
34,437
Latest complete month
2026 YTD
9.73M
Through October 3
Year-over-Year
-3.22%
-324,064 passengers
National Rank
#21
2025 comparable rank #20

Daily TSA Passenger Traffic

2024, 2025 and 2026 through equivalent dates
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Latest daily count28,426
30-day average34,778
Busiest 2026 day49,387
March 27
Comparable 2025 YTD10,053,159
2026 YTD9,729,095

Monthly DTW TSA Screened Passenger Comparison

DTW airport-only screening totals · October totals include October 1-3 for all years
Month2024202520262026 Avg/Day
January927,109918,499948,44430,595
February933,833934,856984,84735,173
March1,116,6621,150,4401,173,27337,848
April1,040,2571,031,6601,023,66434,122
May1,158,6221,151,2921,080,39434,851
June1,163,5611,189,5321,103,71536,790
July1,194,5221,256,2511,157,83137,349
August1,194,7891,232,6251,117,34636,043
September1,063,3951,075,9291,033,11034,437
October*101,238112,075106,47135,490
*October figures include October 1-3 only for an equivalent three-year comparison.

DTW National Airport Ranking

Three-year TSA screening rank
2024
#21
13,063,360 passengers
2025
#20
13,316,717 passengers
2026 YTD
#21
9,729,095 passengers
The 2024 and 2025 figures are full-year national rankings. The 2026 figure is year-to-date through October 3.

Airport Profile

Associated cityDetroit
State or territoryMichigan
Elevation645 ft
Coordinates42.2124, -83.3534

Airport Identifiers

TSA reporting codeDTW
FAA identifierDTW
ICAO identifierKDTW
Local time zoneAmerica/New_York

TSA Data Snapshot

Passenger measureTSA screened passengers
Reporting frequencyDaily
Historical coverage2024-2026
Latest included dateOctober 3, 2026
Important data note: TSA airport-level reports may occasionally contain missing, incomplete, delayed or anomalous daily figures. Flightline publishes the reported totals and flags material irregularities when identified. A missing value should not automatically be interpreted as zero passenger traffic.

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