Detroit Approach D21
Detroit Approach (D21) is the approach and departure control facility that public NASR records list as the primary approach control for 14 airports, 5 of them with a control tower. Pilots call it "Detroit Approach".
Airports it serves (14)
| Airport | City | Tower |
|---|---|---|
| Ann Arbor Municipal Airport (KARB) | Ann Arbor, MI | Tower (page) |
| Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport (KDET) | Detroit, MI | Tower (page) |
| Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (KDTW) | Detroit, MI | Tower (page) |
| Oakland County International Airport (KPTK) | Pontiac, MI | Tower (page) |
| Willow Run Airport (KYIP) | Detroit, MI | Tower (page) |
| AL Meyers (3TE) | Tecumseh, MI | No tower |
| Canton-plymouth-mettetal (1D2) | Plymouth, MI | No tower |
| Custer Airport (KTTF) | Monroe, MI | No tower |
| Grosse Ile Municipal Airport (KONZ) | Detroit/grosse Ile, MI | No tower |
| Livingston County Spencer J. Hardy Airport (KOZW) | Howell, MI | No tower |
| Oakland Southwest (Y47) | New Hudson, MI | No tower |
| Oakland Troy Airport (KVLL) | Troy, MI | No tower |
| Trinity Health Oakland (83MI) | Pontiac, MI | No tower |
| Ummc (MI32) | Ann Arbor, MI | No tower |
Pay level
The FAA rates this facility level 11 on its scale of 4 to 12. Busier, more complex facilities get higher levels, and higher levels pay more. A fully certified controller at a level 11 facility was paid between $124,007 and $167,412 a year in 2025, before the local cost-of-living addition. Overtime, night and Sunday pay come on top.
Level: National Academies (2025), The Air Traffic Controller Workforce Imperative, Appendix C, Table C-2, which reproduces FAA data with staffing as of September 23, 2023; the FAA may have changed the level since. Pay range: FAA pay band table effective January 12, 2025, as posted by NATCA.
Source
FAA National Airspace System Resource (NASR) data, 28-day cycle effective 2026-10-01 (FAA NASR subscription). Facility data changes every 28 days; check current FAA publications before flight.
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