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DTW Airport closes Tuesday evening due to weather

The airport was expected to reopen Wednesday at 1 a.m, but is still closed.

TOLEDO (WTOL) -The Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport closed operations around 8 p.m. Tuesday due to ice and snow.

All DTW taxiways and runways are closed due to icy conditions. The constant precipitation diluted the deicing fluid. Crews are working to reopen the surfaces. DTW is expected to be closed overnight. Please contact your airline before heading to the airport.
— DTW Airport (@DTWeetin) January 23, 2019

The airport was expected to reopen Wednesday at 1 a.m, but is still closed.

The airport tweeted that crews have been working around the clock, but it is still too soon to determine when the airport will reopen.

Detroit Metropolitan Airport remains closed this morning due to icy conditions. Maintenance crews have been working around the clock. They are making progress as the weather begins to improve; however, it is too soon to determine when DTW will reopen.
— DTW Airport (@DTWeetin) January 23, 2019

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