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Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (KDTW/DTW) Live ATC Frequencies

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (KDTW/DTW) live ATC frequencies, tower, approach and ATIS for airband scanner listeners at the fence and for MSFS, X-Plane, and VATSIM flight simmers. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 06:31 local.

D-ATIS CONFIRMED

Runway in use

Landing 03R. Departure 03R. landing and departure 03R.

NOAA METAR: 30° @ 4 kt · visibility 10+ sm · flight category VFR.

Tower, approach, ground, and ATIS

Published rows are the frequencies stored for KDTW. Assigned rows fill a missing Tower, Approach, Departure, Ground, Delivery, or ATIS channel with a stable VHF frequency for scanner listeners and flight simmers. Assigned channels are listen-only until you confirm the chart.

FacilityMHzSourceUsage note
Tower118.400PublishedMETRO TWR: Published Tower frequency at 118.400 MHz. Airband scanner listeners at the fence and MSFS, X-Plane, and VATSIM flight simmers use it for landing and takeoff clearances on local control.
Approach118.575PublishedPublished Approach frequency at 118.575 MHz. Airband scanner listeners at the fence and MSFS, X-Plane, and VATSIM flight simmers use it for arrival sequencing and radar vectors.
Departure118.575PublishedPublished Departure frequency at 118.575 MHz. Airband scanner listeners at the fence and MSFS, X-Plane, and VATSIM flight simmers use it for the initial climb and the SID handoff after tower.
Ground119.250PublishedPublished Ground frequency at 119.250 MHz. Airband scanner listeners at the fence and MSFS, X-Plane, and VATSIM flight simmers use it for taxi instructions on the movement area.
Delivery120.650PublishedPRE TAXI CLNC: Published Delivery frequency at 120.650 MHz. Airband scanner listeners at the fence and MSFS, X-Plane, and VATSIM flight simmers use it for IFR clearance and the squawk before taxi.
ATIS133.675PublishedPublished ATIS frequency at 133.675 MHz. Airband scanner listeners at the fence and MSFS, X-Plane, and VATSIM flight simmers use it for the automatic terminal information loop (wind, runway, and altimeter).
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Questions

What are the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (KDTW/DTW) live ATC frequencies, tower, approach, and ATIS?

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (KDTW/DTW) live ATC frequencies, tower, approach & ATIS: Tower 118.400 MHz (published), Approach 118.575 MHz (published), Departure 118.575 MHz (published), Ground 119.250 MHz (published), Delivery 120.650 MHz (published), ATIS 133.675 MHz (published). Ground, delivery, and departure are in the same table. Published rows come from the airport record. Assigned rows are stable VHF channels for airband scanner listeners at the fence and for MSFS, X-Plane, and VATSIM flight simmers when that facility is missing. The runway in use is landing and departure 03R. NOAA METAR wind is 30° @ 4 kt.

Which tower frequency should a scanner or flight simmer use at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport?

Tower at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (KDTW/DTW) is 118.400 MHz (published). METRO TWR: Published Tower frequency at 118.400 MHz. Airband scanner listeners at the fence and MSFS, X-Plane, and VATSIM flight simmers use it for landing and takeoff clearances on local control. Search LiveATC for KDTW, then cross-check the runway and the wind components at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/KDTW/runway-winds.