It may apply by summer for grants for extending the landing strip and other upgrades. The changes would require about $82 million over the first five years, and $150 million in all within 20 years, Annalise Frank reports. The airport last accommodated commercial flights in 2000, when Pro Air ceased service.

The Free Press reported in 2018 that the city hasn't staffed a Detroit Fire Department station on grounds for years, which has prevented some business aircraft from landing there because of insurance concerns.

https://www.deadlinedetroit.com/arti...er%20upgrades.


Back in 2018

Mayor Mike Duggan's administration has reportedly floated the idea that KDET could be permanently closed. Ann Arbor-based Avflight president Carl Muhs said that he offered to spend $4 million on a terminal and hangars at the airport in exchange for a mulit-year lease. The city declined the offer. It has not entertained multi-year tenant leases for several years. Muhs said that airport officials told him that the status of the airport is unsure, and pulled out of negotiations for a long-term lease with the company.

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?d...c-9b68bd549cc7

It kinda gives the impression that the city is trying to starve it out of existence.

On a side note ,there is a company that owns the land needed to expand the runways,but they have been quiet when one would think they would be using their political power to move it along.

Before the pandemic there was a EV company that wanted to establish there for multiple daily regional more personal flights but not much more on that.

At a conference in the UP the mayor told manufacturers that he would find them the land within the city,anyway possible,Kinda like Poletown style.