Market · U.S. Airport Market Profile

Detroit (DTW)

U.S. flights only 12 months ending April 2026 BTS source data through April 2026
Arriving passengers
14.61M
▲ 1.49% year over year · Rank No. 18
Departing passengers
14.58M
▲ 1.64% year over year · Rank No. 18
Passengers daily each way
39,986
Average passengers per direction per day
Scheduled departures
144,988
▲ 5.79% year over year · Rank No. 15 · 397 daily
Freight and mail
229M lb.
▼ 2.25% year over year · Rank No. 43
Scheduled carriers
21
▼ 4.55% year over year

Airline Market Share

Total passengers · 29.19 million

April 2026
Delta53.90%
15.73 million passengers
Other13.55%
3.96 million passengers
SkyWest10.52%
3.07 million passengers
Spirit10.43%
3.04 million passengers
Endeavor7.47%
2.18 million passengers
American4.13%
1.21 million passengers

Busiest U.S. Destinations

Passengers in thousands, compared with the prior 12-month period

Top 10
1
ATLAtlanta, GA
810.56k1,110 PDEW
▲ 1.0%
2
MCOOrlando, FL
666.70k913 PDEW
▲ 2.6%
3
LGANew York, NY
505.39k692 PDEW
▼ 2.9%
4
DFWDallas/Fort Worth, TX
478.33k655 PDEW
▼ 8.9%
5
LASLas Vegas, NV
469.02k642 PDEW
▼ 7.8%
6
FLLFort Lauderdale, FL
454.67k623 PDEW
▲ 12.1%
7
DENDenver, CO
444.57k609 PDEW
▲ 2.4%
8
LAXLos Angeles, CA
418.35k573 PDEW
▼ 9.3%
9
ORDChicago, IL
395.06k541 PDEW
▼ 4.5%
10
PHXPhoenix, AZ
392.95k538 PDEW
▲ 0.4%
Total passengers29.19 million
Largest carrierDelta · 53.9%
Largest U.S. destinationAtlanta (ATL)
Average departures397 per day

Passenger History

Rolling 12-month arriving and departing passengers

Growing monthly

Operations and Cargo History

Scheduled departures and freight/mail volume

BTS

Flightline Insight

DTW handled 29.19 million arriving and departing passengers during the latest 12-month reporting period, up 1.5% year over year. Delta was the largest scheduled carrier with 53.9% of reported passengers. The busiest reported U.S. destinations were Atlanta (ATL), Orlando (MCO) and New York (LGA).

Data note: Passenger totals represent scheduled enplaned revenue passengers on U.S. flights. PDEW is calculated as total arriving and departing passengers divided by two directions and 365 days. Carrier shares are based on BTS-reported scheduled enplaned revenue passengers. Freight and mail include scheduled and nonscheduled activity. Destination figures are BTS-reported passenger totals in thousands; route PDEW is calculated from the latest rolling 12-month passenger total. Historical charts retain each monthly BTS endpoint as future updates are generated.