Gerald R. Ford International Airport

Grand Rapids Gerald R. Ford International Airport
Gerald R. Ford International Airport
IATA: GRR ICAO: KGRR FAA LID: GRR
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Gerald R. Ford International Airport Authority & Kent County
Operator	Gerald R. Ford International Airport Authority
Serves	Grand Rapids, Michigan, US
Location	Cascade Charter Township, Michigan, US
Operating base for	Allegiant Air
Elevation AMSL	794 ft / 242 m
Coordinates	42°52′51″N 85°31′22″W / 42.88083°N 85.52278°W / 42.88083; -85.52278
Website	www.grr.org
Maps
FAA airport diagram
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 08R/26L 10,001 3,048 Concrete 08L/26R 5,001 1,524 Concrete 17/35 8,501 2,591 Concrete
Statistics (2023)
Total passengers 3,794,915 9.42% Aircraft movements 76,567 2.97%
Sources GRR[1] and FAA[2]

Grand Rapids Gerald R. Ford International Airport (IATA: GRR, ICAO: KGRR, FAA LID: GRR) is a commercial airport in Cascade Township, approximately 13 miles (21 km) southeast of Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. The facility is owned by the Kent County Board of Commissioners and managed by an independent authority.^[3] The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021 categorized it as a small hub primary commercial service facility.^[4]

The facility opened as the Kent County Airport and later became Kent County International Airport. In December 1999, the airport was renamed for Gerald R. Ford, the 40th Vice President and the 38th President of the United States. Ford represented the Grand Rapids area in the United States House of Representatives from 1949 to 1973.

As of July 2023^[update], GRR had flights to 33 airports in the United States.^[5] It is the largest commercial airport in the West Michigan region, and the second-largest airport in Michigan after Detroit Metropolitan Airport. GRR covers 3,127 acres (1,265 ha).^[2][6]