Wayne County Airport Authority
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | April 24, 2002 |
| Jurisdiction | Wayne County, Michigan |
| Headquarters | Detroit Metropolitan Airport, Romulus, Michigan |
| Employees | 707 (2024) |
| Annual budget | $483 million (2025) |
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| Key document | |
| Website | metroairport |
The Wayne County Airport Authority is an independent county government agency in Wayne County, Michigan, which operates the Detroit Metropolitan and Willow Run airports. The authority was created by an act of the Michigan Legislature in 2002, and is operationally independent from the Wayne County government. The Wayne County Airport Authority directly employs over 700 employees, and has an annual operating budget of over $400 million.