Detroit Metro Airport , also called Wayne County Detroit Metropolitan Airport and most commonly referred to as DTW , is the international airport in the Detroit region of Michigan. Founded in 1927, Detroit Metro Airport now operates many domestic and international flights and serves as a major airport.
The Detroit Metro Airport became the base for the Michigan Air National Guard in 1931. The airport at present has three terminals that operate scheduled flights, commuter flights, charter flights and also cargo flights. The three terminals of Detroit Metro Airport are McNamara Terminal, Smith Terminal and Berry Terminal. McNamara Terminal at the Detroit Metro Airport is mainly reserved for flight of Continental, Delta, Northwest and some other airlines. The Smith Terminal caters to other US airlines and also flights of Air Canada. Berry Terminal is reserved for all the charter flights that operate from the Detroit Metro Airport.
The major scheduled airlines at the Detroit Metro Airport are as follows:
- Air Canada from Smith Terminal
- Air France from McNamara Terminal
- Air Tran from Smith Terminal
- American Airlines from Smith Terminal
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- American West from Smith Terminal
- British Airways from McNamara Terminal
- Continental from McNamara Terminal
- Delta from McNamara Terminal
- Lufthansa from McNamara Terminal
- Northwest from McNamara Terminal
- Royal Jordanian from McNamara Terminal
- US Airways from Smith Terminal
The commuter airlines operating from Detroit Metro Airport are Comair, Continental Express, Mesaba, Pinnacle Airlines, United Express, and US Airways Express. The charter flights at the Detroit Metro Airport belong to airlines like Champion Air, Ryan International, Trans Meridian and USA 3000. Freight companies like Federal Express and United Parcel Service also carry their cargo via flights from Detroit Metro Airport.
The ground transportation facilities are excellent at the Detroit Metro Airport. All major car rental agencies like Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz, and National operate at the DTW. You also have bus service of SMART and Grey Hound at the Detroit Metro Airport. Train stations of Amtrak, Ann Arbor and Dearborn are also quite near to the airport.
The Detroit region gets to enjoy the flight facilities of both domestic and international airlines at the Detroit Metro Airport.
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