| Canton–Plymouth Mettetal Airport | |
| Nativename: | Mettetal Airport |
| Faa: | 1D2 |
| Type: | Public |
| Owner: | State of Michigan - MDOT |
| City-Served: | Plymouth, Michigan |
| Elevation-F: | 696 |
| Elevation-M: | 212 |
| Coordinates: | 42.3481°N -83.4564°W |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Relief: | yes |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in Michigan |
| Pushpin Label: | 1D2 |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| R1-Number: | 18/36 |
| R1-Length-F: | 2,303 |
| R1-Length-M: | 702 |
| R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
| Stat-Year: | 2020 |
| Stat1-Header: | Aircraft operations |
| Stat1-Data: | 13,870 |
| Stat2-Header: | Based aircraft |
| Stat2-Data: | 78 |
| Footnotes: | Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
Canton–Plymouth Mettetal Airport is a public use airport located in Canton Township, Michigan, United States. The airport lies two nautical miles (3.7 km) south of the central business district of Plymouth, in Wayne County.[2] The airport is owned and operated by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT). It is also referred to as Mettetal Airport.[3] The airport is uncontrolled (non-towered), and is used for general aviation purposes.
It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a local reliever airport facility.[4]
In 2017, the airport was home to a prototype flying cars produced by Detroit Flying Cars. The company's goal was to produce an aircraft that both drove like a standards car and flew like a standard aircraft. The project has been exhibited at shows such as the EAA AirVenture Airshow in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.[5] [6] [7]
The airport was founded in the 1930s as a grass strip to support crop dusting for nearby farmers. It was established as a public-use airport in 1939.[8]
Canton–Plymouth Mettetal Airport covers an area of 63acres at an elevation of 696 feet (212 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 18/36 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,303 by 75 feet (702 x 23 m). No commercial airline service is available, although many small flight schools are based there. Due to the short runway length, touch and go operations, commonly used in flight training, are prohibited.
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2020, the airport had 13,870 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 38 per day. For the same time period, there were 78 aircraft based at the field: 72 single-engine and 3 multi-engine airplanes as well as 3 helicopters.[9]
In late 2015, the airport was damaged by a sudden, unforecasted tornado.[10]
The airport has several hangars for aircraft storage. In early 2022, a new helicopter-focused hangar opened that doubled available hangar space.[11]
The airport has an FBO, which offers fuel as well as aircraft parking.[12]