Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, Detroit, Mich.
According to the Regional Airline Association, which considers most local traffic to be regional, approximately 54.5% of departures were on regional carriers.
During June, 2009, a total of 1,421,557 passengers embarked on 18,217 regularly scheduled flights. About 46% of departures (carrying 71% of passengers) were operated by major airlines or other carriers operating large jets, while about 54% of departures (carrying 29% of passengers) were on regional carriers.
Source: Investigative Reporting Workshop analysis of Bureau of Transportation Statistics T100 domestic carriers systemwide segment database
Carriers operating at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport - June, 2009 traffic
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| Operator | Flights | Passengers | Average seats per plane |
Avg. Occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Airlines Inc. | 6,257 | 755,660 | 143.5 | 84.2 % |
| Pinnacle Airlines Inc. | 5,449 | 217,365 | 50 | 79.8 % |
| Mesaba Airlines | 2,136 | 74,446 | 47.7 | 73.0 % |
| Delta Air Lines Inc. | 399 | 56,569 | 156.2 | 90.8 % |
| Compass Airlines | 926 | 55,629 | 76 | 79.0 % |
| Southwest Airlines Co. | 485 | 47,103 | 137.0 | 70.9 % |
| Spirit Air Lines | 336 | 41,373 | 151.5 | 81.3 % |
| American Airlines Inc. | 269 | 32,293 | 141.8 | 84.7 % |
| US Airways Inc. | 236 | 28,882 | 141.3 | 86.6 % |
| AirTran Airways Corporation | 186 | 19,223 | 117.5 | 87.9 % |
| Continental Air Lines Inc. | 148 | 16,652 | 126.4 | 89.0 % |
| Frontier Airlines Inc. | 93 | 11,397 | 125.5 | 97.7 % |
| American Eagle Airlines Inc. | 262 | 10,467 | 51.8 | 77.1 % |
| Air Wisconsin Airlines Corp | 223 | 9,271 | 50 | 83.1 % |
| GoJet Airlines, LLC d/b/a United Express | 152 | 8,650 | 66 | 86.2 % |
| Mesa Airlines Inc. | 124 | 7,902 | 69.8 | 91.2 % |
| Expressjet Airlines Inc. | 166 | 6,877 | 50 | 82.9 % |
| Comair Inc. | 87 | 4,061 | 58.9 | 79.2 % |
| Trans States Airlines | 93 | 3,624 | 50 | 77.9 % |
| United Air Lines Inc. | 32 | 3,560 | 176.6 | 63.0 % |
| Skywest Airlines Inc. | 31 | 1,958 | 66 | 95.7 % |
| PSA Airlines Inc. | 4 | 260 | 70 | 92.9 % |
Source: Investigative Reporting Workshop analysis of Bureau of Transportation Statistics T100 domestic carriers systemwide segment database
INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS NEAR DETROIT METROPOLITAN WAYNE COUNTY AIRPORT
Click on a column header to sort the list; click a second time to reverse the sort order.| Type | Location | Date | Fatalities | Serious injuries | Minor injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | Romulus,, Mich. See incident details |
2004-02-24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accident | Detroit,, Mich. See incident details |
2008-01-09 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accident | Detroit,, Mich. See incident details |
2008-11-13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Source: Investigative Reporting Workshop analysis of National Transportation Safety Board accident database system (ADMS2000), last updated Jan 1, 2010
