Which airport serves Detroit?

Windsor International Airport (YQG).

Does Detroit have a university?

Yes. Detroit School of Technology and University of Detroit Mercy.

DETROIT

Michigan · UNITED STATES (US) · 42.33°N / 83.05°W

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 4,990,729

Detroit is a city in United States with a population of 645,705. It sits at 42.33/-83.05, runs on America/Detroit, is 4 km from Windsor.

Population 645,705

Place Type District Capital

Elevation 183m

Timezone America/Detroit

All facts

fields

Country: United States
Subdivision: Michigan
Coords: 42.33°N / 83.05°W
UTC offset: -5
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

SE Windsor Ontario 229,660 4.2 km

N Hamtramck Michigan 22,002 6.8 km

NW Highland Park Michigan 10,949 9.3 km

S LaSalle Ontario 32,721 9.7 km

SW River Rouge Michigan 7,546 9.7 km

NE Grosse Pointe Park Michigan 11,220 10.2 km

W Dearborn Michigan 95,171 10.8 km

SW Melvindale Michigan 10,404 12.0 km

NE Grosse Pointe Michigan 5,232 12.6 km

SW Ecorse Michigan 9,257 12.7 km

Air access

nearby

YQG

Windsor International Airport

Medium airport

9.7 km

DTW

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport

Large airport

28.6 km

MTC

Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport

Medium airport

35.7 km

YIP

Willow Run Airport

Medium airport

41.3 km

PTK

Oakland County International Airport

Medium airport

48.2 km

Universities

linked

Detroit School of Technology

dsdt.edu

University of Detroit Mercy

udmercy.edu

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Detroit?: 645,705 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Detroit in?: America/Detroit.
Which country is Detroit in?: United States (US).
Which airport serves Detroit?: Windsor International Airport (YQG).
Does Detroit have a university?: Yes. Detroit School of Technology and University of Detroit Mercy.
What languages are spoken in United States?: English.
What currency is used in United States?: US Dollar.
How many cities are in United States?: 21,763 on record.
Which admin region is Detroit in?: Michigan.
What is the elevation of Detroit?: 183 meters.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/4990729

{
  "data": {
    "id": 4990729,
    "name": "Detroit",
    "ascii_name": "Detroit",
    "country_code": "US",
    "population": 645705,
    "elevation": 183,
    "timezone_id": "America/Detroit",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA2",
    "latitude": 42.33143,
    "longitude": -83.04575
  }
}

Context

comparatives

2.8x the population of Windsor.
4 km from Windsor.
Same timezone (America/Detroit) as 535 other cities in United States.