DTW Detroit Metropolitan Airport Spotting Guide

A2EVOMR · 26th of December 2009 (Sat)

Courtesy of Midwest Aviation at www.mwaviation.net

http://www.metroairport.com/
DTW AirNav
DTW FlightAware
DTW Flight Stats

Airlines
Delta (NWA)
Air Canada (Jazz)
Air France
AirTran
American Airlines
Continental Airlines
Frontier
Lufthansa
Royal Jordanian
Southwest Airlines
Spirit Airlines
United Airlines
USA 3000 (Seasonal)
US Airways
Federal Express
United Parcel Service

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Your typical traffic flow at DTW is arrivals on the outer runways (22R/4L & 21L/3R) with departures on the inner runways (22L/4R & 21R/3L.) There will be circumstances where the lack of departures will cause arrivals on the inner two runways briefly to shorten taxi time for that landing aircraft, it happens every once and a while... and is a spotters worst fear.

The majority of charter traffic such as sports team aircraft, charter airlines such as Miami Air, SkyKing, Pace and Swift to name a few, take runway 21L/3R for arrivals and typically request this on approach as their typical destinations on the airport are ASIG and the Exec terminal which are both located on the East side. Most business jet traffic typically follow the same trend.

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22R evening arrivals

Sample Images

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22R morning arrivals
22L evening arivals

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A2EVOMR · 26th of December 2009 (Sat)

22R morning arrivals
22L evening arrivals (very close)

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21L evening arrivals

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A2EVOMR · 26th of December 2009 (Sat)

21L morning arrivals

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3R evening arrivals
3R morning arrivals (position yourself further southbound on Vining Rd. to your liking.)

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A2EVOMR · 26th of December 2009 (Sat)

4L morning arrivals
4R evening arrivals

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4L morning arrivals

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A2EVOMR · 26th of December 2009 (Sat)

4L evening arrivals

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A2EVOMR · 26th of December 2009 (Sat)

3L evening departures
21R evening departures
Gate shots from morning to mid afternoon
22L morning departures

Sample Images

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A2EVOMR · 26th of December 2009 (Sat)

3L evening departures
4R morning departures

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27L & 27R arrivals
An extreme rarity, but if found in this situation, you can use Harrison Rd. (dirt) that runs North/South. Position yourself to your liking at either runway in either lighting conditions.

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A2EVOMR · 26th of December 2009 (Sat)

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PhotosGuy · 26th of December 2009 (Sat)

This looks great, Andrew! Thanks for doing the work on it!

mdaniel · 26th of December 2009 (Sat)

Bookmarked. Thank you very much for spending the time putting this thread together..

asysin2leads · 29th of December 2009 (Tue)

Andrew,
Thanks for putting this together. I'm trying to get something like this done for CVG (Cincinnati) and DAY (Dayton). If anyone else wants to have some input on either CVG or DAY, please let me know.

A2EVOMR · 29th of December 2009 (Tue)

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Originally Posted by asysin2leads

Andrew,
Thanks for putting this together. I'm trying to get something like this done for CVG (Cincinnati) and DAY (Dayton). If anyone else wants to have some input on either CVG or DAY, please let me know.

That would be awesome. Hopefully we can get a whole bunch of spotting maps and get them stickied. I'm also working on one right now for YIP (Willow Run)

FlyingPhotog · 29th of December 2009 (Tue)

Great Job on this Andrew. Need to work on something similar for Sky Harbor and some of our other haunts in AZ. One of our AzAero Group members did one for Davis-Monthan AFB in Tucson. I'll have to see if I can borrow it and share it here.

PhotosGuy · 3rd of January 2010 (Sun)

FYI, I've started a thread in "T. Talk". Sticky: Spotting Guides - where do you shoot from?

BigStig · 15th of January 2010 (Fri)

Great guide I was about to post and ask about this but luckily did a search first.

Are there best times to shoot ?? and what are best focal length ranges. Thanks

26th of December 2009 (Sat)	#1
A2EVOMR Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan Posts: 665	DTW Detroit Metropolitan Airport Spotting Guide Courtesy of Midwest Aviation at www.mwaviation.net http://www.metroairport.com/ DTW AirNav DTW FlightAware DTW Flight Stats Airlines Delta (NWA) Air Canada (Jazz) Air France AirTran American Airlines Continental Airlines Frontier Lufthansa Royal Jordanian Southwest Airlines Spirit Airlines United Airlines USA 3000 (Seasonal) US Airways Federal Express United Parcel Service __________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ Your typical traffic flow at DTW is arrivals on the outer runways (22R/4L & 21L/3R) with departures on the inner runways (22L/4R & 21R/3L.) There will be circumstances where the lack of departures will cause arrivals on the inner two runways briefly to shorten taxi time for that landing aircraft, it happens every once and a while... and is a spotters worst fear. The majority of charter traffic such as sports team aircraft, charter airlines such as Miami Air, SkyKing, Pace and Swift to name a few, take runway 21L/3R for arrivals and typically request this on approach as their typical destinations on the airport are ASIG and the Exec terminal which are both located on the East side. Most business jet traffic typically follow the same trend. __________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ 22R evening arrivals Sample Images __________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ 22R morning arrivals 22L evening arivals Sample Images __________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ __________________ 40D ~ EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM ~ EF 50mm f/1.4 USM ~ EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS USM My JetPhotos www.mwaviation.net Last edited by A2EVOMR : 26th of December 2009 (Sat) at 15:41.

26th of December 2009 (Sat)	#2
A2EVOMR Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan Posts: 665	Re: DTW Detroit Metropolitan Airport Spotting Guide 22R morning arrivals 22L evening arrivals (very close) Sample Images __________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ 21L evening arrivals Sample Images __________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ __________________ 40D ~ EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM ~ EF 50mm f/1.4 USM ~ EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS USM My JetPhotos www.mwaviation.net Last edited by A2EVOMR : 26th of December 2009 (Sat) at 09:46.

26th of December 2009 (Sat)	#3
A2EVOMR Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan Posts: 665	Re: DTW Detroit Metropolitan Airport Spotting Guide 21L morning arrivals Sample Images __________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ 3R evening arrivals 3R morning arrivals (position yourself further southbound on Vining Rd. to your liking.) Sample Images __________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ __________________ 40D ~ EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM ~ EF 50mm f/1.4 USM ~ EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS USM My JetPhotos www.mwaviation.net Last edited by A2EVOMR : 26th of December 2009 (Sat) at 09:47.

26th of December 2009 (Sat)	#4
A2EVOMR Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan Posts: 665	Re: DTW Detroit Metropolitan Airport Spotting Guide 4L morning arrivals 4R evening arrivals Sample Images __________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ 4L morning arrivals Sample Images __________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ __________________ 40D ~ EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM ~ EF 50mm f/1.4 USM ~ EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS USM My JetPhotos www.mwaviation.net Last edited by A2EVOMR : 26th of December 2009 (Sat) at 09:48.

26th of December 2009 (Sat)	#5
A2EVOMR Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan Posts: 665	Re: DTW Detroit Metropolitan Airport Spotting Guide 4L evening arrivals Sample Images __________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ __________________ 40D ~ EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM ~ EF 50mm f/1.4 USM ~ EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS USM My JetPhotos www.mwaviation.net Last edited by A2EVOMR : 26th of December 2009 (Sat) at 09:48.

26th of December 2009 (Sat)	#9
PhotosGuy Moderator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: S. E. Michigan Posts: 64,359	Re: DTW Detroit Metropolitan Airport Spotting Guide This looks great, Andrew! Thanks for doing the work on it! __________________ FrankC - 20D, RAW, Manual everything... Classic Carz, Racing, Air Show, Flowers. www.FrankCizek.com Find the light... A few Car Lighting Tips, and MOVE YOUR FEET! Have you thought about making your own book? // Need an exposure crutch?

26th of December 2009 (Sat)	#10
mdaniel Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Metro Detroit Posts: 368	Re: DTW Detroit Metropolitan Airport Spotting Guide Bookmarked. Thank you very much for spending the time putting this thread together.. __________________ Gear

29th of December 2009 (Tue)	#11
asysin2leads I'm kissing arse Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lebanon, OH Posts: 6,317 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: DTW Detroit Metropolitan Airport Spotting Guide Andrew, Thanks for putting this together. I'm trying to get something like this done for CVG (Cincinnati) and DAY (Dayton). If anyone else wants to have some input on either CVG or DAY, please let me know. __________________ Kevin Gear List \| 7M Photography \| Sports Galleries \| My Facebook \| Ohio POTN Facebook \| Custom White Balance \| Ohio POTN Google Calendar

29th of December 2009 (Tue)	#13
FlyingPhotog Cream of the "Prop" Join Date: May 2007 Location: Probably Chasing Aircraft Posts: 57,103	Re: DTW Detroit Metropolitan Airport Spotting Guide Great Job on this Andrew. Need to work on something similar for Sky Harbor and some of our other haunts in AZ. One of our AzAero Group members did one for Davis-Monthan AFB in Tucson. I'll have to see if I can borrow it and share it here. __________________ Jay Crosswind Images *Facebook Fan Page* "If you aren't getting extraordinary images from today's dSLRs, regardless of brand, it's not the camera!" - Bill Fortney, Nikon Corp.

3rd of January 2010 (Sun)	#14
PhotosGuy Moderator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: S. E. Michigan Posts: 64,359	Re: DTW Detroit Metropolitan Airport Spotting Guide FYI, I've started a thread in "T. Talk". Sticky: Spotting Guides - where do you shoot from? __________________ FrankC - 20D, RAW, Manual everything... Classic Carz, Racing, Air Show, Flowers. www.FrankCizek.com Find the light... A few Car Lighting Tips, and MOVE YOUR FEET! Have you thought about making your own book? // Need an exposure crutch?

15th of January 2010 (Fri)	#15
BigStig Some say that he is a CIA experiment that went wrong, and that he only eats cheese... Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Michigan USA Posts: 890 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: DTW Detroit Metropolitan Airport Spotting Guide Great guide I was about to post and ask about this but luckily did a search first. Are there best times to shoot ?? and what are best focal length ranges. Thanks __________________ Cheers SteveP http://stevephilipson.com/ My Gear CPS Member POTN Feedback http://photography-on-the.net/forum/...rchid=25290946

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