Winter came more than a month early in Michigan and a lot of people are none to happy with drivers. Some pockets of moderate to heavy snow will continue for the next hour.

It’s recommended to arrive two hours before a domestic flight and three hours before an international flight. The latest snowfall totals from the National Weather Service show the largest accumulation -- 6.3 inches of snow -- is measured in Shelby Township. The high temperature Sunday was 2 above the daily average of 32, while the low is expected to be 10 above the daily average of 20. The new equipment includes three new multi-functional vehicles, specifically designed to clear snow from airport runways. Also in preparation for the 2018-2019 snow season, eight maintenance positions were added allowing for a second team to be allocated to the runways.

Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. The official measurement for Detroit, taken at Metro Airport in Romulus, is 4.6 inches. Departures to Chicago Midway Airport were delayed by an average 36 minutes, the FAA said. Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) welcomed nearly 35 million passengers in 2017 and is one of the world’s leading air transportation hubs. DTW has experienced four large snow events this season, which runs from November 15 through April 15.

Detroit Metropolitan Airport works all year with our airline partners and the Federal Aviation Administration’s Detroit Air Traffic Control Tower and Approach Control to ensure our snow plan positions the airport to be successful.”. All rights reserved (About Us). Band of snow tracking eastward across SE MI. Prior to the snow season, WCAA added approximately $2.7 million in snow removal equipment to its existing fleet.

We try our best to make the airport process quick and simple, but unexpected delays do happen. Closing the airport is a last resort, reserved for extreme circumstances. “Our redesigned Snow and Ice Control Plan has proven to be successful this season,” said WCAA CEO Chad Newton. In general, snow and ice have caused gate holds and taxi delays between 16-30 minutes, but the delay time was increasing throughout the day, the FAA said. Arrival traffic in general is seeing airborne delays of 15 minutes or less.

Kevin Kacan, meteorologist at the National Weather Service office in White Lake Township, said further snow wasn't likely later Sunday.

Drive carefully. Here are the measured snowfall totals (in inches) so far across communities in southeast Michigan, according to online data from the National Weather Service's office in White Lake. Metro Detroit had its first accumulation of snowfall of the new year Sunday, with 0.7 inches recorded at Detroit Metro Airport, meteorologists said.

Click here to check with your airline. With two award-winning passenger terminals, six jet runways, and an onsite AAA Four-Diamond Westin Hotel, DTW is among the world’s most efficient, customer friendly and operationally capable airports in North America. Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a commission. In addition, the leadership tasked with snow event oversight was consolidated into one facility contained within the Emergency Command Center. The Wayne County Airport Authority’s (WCAA) comprehensive Snow and Ice Control Plan (SICP) was redesigned for the 2018-2019 snow season, investing in significant resources and manpower.

The Airport Authority is entirely self-sustaining and does not receive tax dollars to support airport operations. The most affected area is expected to be Jackson, Ann Arbor and the entire Detroit area, which will all get occasional heavy snow.

The online transportation mapping system shows where state and contracted county plows are working to clear snow and how many of them are on the road. Find more travel tips in the DTW Travel Guide. Sunday's snowfall follows a December during which Kacan said Detroit Metro Airport recorded 2.7 inches of snowfall, well below the 9.6 inch average for the month. For additional information, members of the media may contact: Erica Donerson – [email protected] or Lisa Gass – [email protected], Vice President, Communications and External Affairs, Detroit Metropolitan Airport prepared for inclement weather, ExpressTram, Parking & Restaurant Temporary Changes – Know Before You Go, Per Emergency Order: Face Coverings Required Unless Exempt; Entry to Airport May Be Denied, NR_DTW_prepared_for_inclement_weather_FINAL_013019.pdf.

Flights headed to Toronto Pearson International Airport were delayed by an average of nearly four hours. People walking in the McNamara terminal at Detroit Metro Airport. With service from 14 scheduled passenger airlines, Michigan’s largest airport offers more than 1,100 flights per day to and from more than 140 non-stop destinations on four continents. DETROIT – Snow and ice are causing delays of up to six hours at Detroit Metro Airport as Michigan gets hammered with its first snowstorm of the season on Monday, Nov. 11. DETROIT (Jan. 30, 2019) – Despite the record-breaking low temperatures sweeping the region, Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW) remains fully operational due to its year-round preparations for inclement weather.

By 4 p.m. Sunday, snowfall at Detroit Metro had stopped. (Close this menu) As always, customers are encouraged to check with their airline regarding flight status before heading to the airport. Southeast Lower Michigan is expected to get up to eight inches of snow by midnight tonight. Help fund crucial watchdog journalism. DETROIT – Snow and ice are causing delays of up to six hours at Detroit Metro Airport as Michigan gets hammered with its first snowstorm of the season on Monday, Nov. 11. #miwx pic.twitter.com/GMUFwJxxuz, © 2020 The Detroit News, a Digital First Media Newspaper, Monday: Mostly sunny and dry; high 42, low 30, Tuesday: Mostly cloudy and dry; high 40, low 29, Wednesday: Mix of sun and clouds, and dry; high 30, low 23, Thursday: Cloudy with a chance of rain; high 45, low 24, Friday: Rain in the morning through evening; high 53, low 39.

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