KDET · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport

DETROIT, MICHIGAN · MEDIUM AIRPORT

626

Elevation ft

Runway

5,092

Longest ft · 15/33

42.41N

83.01W

Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport serves Detroit, Michigan at 626 ft elevation with its longest runway, 15/33, at 5,092 by 100 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
15/33	5,092 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 626 ft is about 14°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 14°C)	626 ft	2,560 ft	2,176 ft	3,264 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,826 ft	2,794 ft	2,303 ft	3,454 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,026 ft	3,028 ft	2,429 ft	3,644 ft
35°C afternoon	3,176 ft	3,057 ft	2,445 ft	3,668 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (15/33, 5,092 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,668 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KDET is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KDTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport	19 nm SW	12,003 ft
KPTK Oakland County International Airport	24 nm NW	6,521 ft
KYIP Willow Run Airport	25 nm SW	7,543 ft
KPHN St Clair County International Airport	37 nm NE	5,104 ft
KOZW Livingston County Spencer J. Hardy Airport	45 nm W	5,002 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KDET

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KDET, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KDET or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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