Detail from the Detroit Helicopter Route Chart, showing airspace, terrain and navigation features
Helicopter Route Chart

Detroit Helicopter Route Chart

Official FAA digital chart — free GeoTIFF and PDF download

Edition 9 Jul 2026 Superseded 3 Sep 2026 5 days remaining 41.9°N–42.8°N, 84.5°W–82.8°W Not for navigation

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Detroit and the international waterfront

Detroit, Windsor and the waterways linking Lake St Clair with western Lake Erie form the distinctive centre of this sheet. Coverage extends west towards the Jackson area, north across Detroit’s outer suburbs, and east into southern Ontario. The landscape is mostly low and comparatively flat, but the combination of dense urban development, industrial waterfronts, an international boundary and broad stretches of water gives the area a character unlike inland Michigan flying.

Coverage for helicopter operations

The chart concentrates on the Detroit region’s helicopter route environment in a single, self-contained sheet; there is no adjoining chart of the same type. Its footprint is broad enough to place the central metropolitan area within the wider south-eastern Michigan and Windsor–Essex setting.

Related FAA chart coverage

For a wider regional overview, the corresponding Sectional Aeronautical Chart provides broader geographic coverage. The Terminal Area Chart offers a more enlarged treatment of the busy Detroit terminal region, while this product keeps the emphasis on helicopter routes and their immediate urban context.

Airports on this chart

IDAirportCityElev RwysLongest
KDTW DTWDetroit Metro Wayne CountyDETROIT, MI645 ft712,003 ft
CYQGWindsorWINDSOR622 ft29,000 ft
KYIP YIPWillow RunDETROIT, MI715 ft27,543 ft
KPTK PTKOakland County IntlPONTIAC, MI980 ft36,521 ft
KJXN JXNJackson County/Reynolds FldJACKSON, MI1,000 ft25,351 ft
KDET DETColeman A Young MuniDETROIT, MI624 ft15,092 ft
KOZW OZWLivingston County/Spencer J HardyHOWELL, MI962 ft15,002 ft
KTTF TTFCusterMONROE, MI615 ft14,997 ft
KONZ ONZGrosse Ile MuniDETROIT/GROSSE ILE, MI590 ft44,846 ft
22TTecumseh MillsTECUMSEH, MI797 ft24,278 ft
KTEW TEWMason Jewett FldMASON, MI919 ft14,002 ft
7N4Raymond L Kussmaul Jr MemlCLINTON, MI825 ft13,800 ft
34GMerillatTECUMSEH, MI820 ft13,608 ft
KVLL VLLOakland/TroyTROY, MI727 ft13,549 ft
KARB ARBAnn Arbor MuniANN ARBOR, MI839 ft23,505 ft
Y47Oakland SouthwestNEW HUDSON, MI926 ft13,128 ft
45GBrightonBRIGHTON, MI973 ft13,105 ft
65GMaple GroveFOWLERVILLE, MI906 ft23,050 ft
6G8BrooklynBROOKLYN, MI981 ft12,829 ft
3NPNapoleonNAPOLEON, MI963 ft22,740 ft
3TEAl MeyersTECUMSEH, MI812 ft22,649 ft
W87BuzzwickCARLETON, MI609 ft12,575 ft
57DRay CommunityRAY, MI632 ft22,495 ft
75GRossettieMANCHESTER, MI1,005 ft12,480 ft
69GRichmond FldGREGORY, MI921 ft12,471 ft
1D2Canton-Plymouth-MettetalPLYMOUTH, MI696 ft12,302 ft
43GBellevilleBELLEVILLE, MI695 ft12,253 ft
26WWolf LakeNAPOLEON, MI980 ft12,155 ft
6H4Van WagnenNAPOLEON, MI988 ft12,105 ft

29 public-use airports within this chart's coverage, ordered by runway length. A further 21 private and restricted landing facilities are not listed. Source: FAA NASR 28-day subscription.

Other charts covering Detroit

Airport charts by state

Approach plates and airport diagrams for every airport in the states this sheet covers:

Flying the area on this sheet? Every approach plate and airport diagram for Michigan is available as a single 116.2 MB archive (546 charts) — see the Michigan airports.

Common questions

What area does the Detroit Helicopter Route Chart cover?

It spans 41.9°N to 42.8°N and 84.5°W to 82.8°W. Airports on the sheet fall within Michigan. The full list of public-use airports within its coverage is on this page.

Should I download the GeoTIFF or the PDF?

Take the GeoTIFF if you are loading the chart into moving-map software or a flight planner — it is georeferenced, so the software can place it correctly on a map, and it ships with a world file and FGDC metadata at 300 dpi (20.8 MB). Take the PDF to print it or read it on a second screen (42.6 MB); it is the same chart without georeferencing.

Is this the current Detroit chart?

This is the FAA edition effective 9 July 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. Visual charts are reissued every 56 days and we publish each new edition on the day it takes effect. It is for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.

Is the Detroit Helicopter Route Chart free to download?

Yes, with no account required. FAA charts are United States Government works and are not subject to copyright protection in the US under 17 U.S.C. § 105. Guest downloads are speed-capped, so a sheet this size takes a while; PRO members download at full line speed and can take the whole family as one archive.

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