Gerald R. Ford International Airport

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Gerald R. Ford International Airport
Aerial of Ford International.jpg
Characteristics
ICAO code KGRR
IATA code GRR
Coordinates

42 ° 52 '51 "  N , 85 ° 31' 22"  W Coordinates: 42 ° 52 '51 "  N , 85 ° 31' 22"  W
Height above MSL 242 m (794  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center 15 miles southeast of Grand Rapids ,
2 miles southwest of Cascade Township
Street I-96 / M-6 / M-37
Local transport Bus :
The Rapid Route 17
Basic data
opening 1963
operator Gerald R. Ford International Airport Authority
surface 1265 ha
Terminals 1
Passengers 3,265,242 (2018)
Air freight 41,297 (2018)
Flight
movements 		84,023 (2018)
Employees 2,000 (2004)
Runways
08L / 26R 1524 m × 30 m
concrete
08R / 26L 3048 m × 46 m
concrete
17/35 2591 m × 46 m
concrete



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The Gerald R. Ford International Airport is the international airport of the city ​​of Grand Rapids in the US state of Michigan .

Location and transport links

Gerald R. Ford International Airport is located 15 kilometers southeast of downtown Grand Rapids . Interstate 96 runs northeast of the airport and M-6 to the south , both roads are connected by a triangle to the east of the airport. The M-37 also runs west of the airport .

The airport is buses in the public transport involved, the route 17 of the provider The Rapid connects the airport regularly with the city center.

history

In the summer of 1958, decided the Board of Supervisors of Kent County , the former airfield with a new airport in Cascade Township to replace. After flight operations had already been transferred to the new location on November 23, 1963, the inauguration of Kent County Airport followed on June 6, 1964 , including a demonstration of the Blue Angels .

On January 27, 1977, the airport received a customs office and has been known as Kent County International Airport ever since . The runway 08R / 26L, which was opened in 1982 and extended to 10,000 ft (3,048 m), also allows large-capacity aircraft such as the Boeing 747 to be handled, and in 1984 the airport was used for the first time by more than a million passengers.

The airport continued to grow in the 1990s, and in 1994 there were 150 daily connections to 13 destinations. In the same year, the expansion of the second runway was completed, which was supplemented in 1997 by a runway running in north-south direction. The aim was to be able to renovate the existing 08R / 26L runway during operation and to achieve greater flexibility.

The new cargo center was built in 1999, and in the same year the airport was given its current name in honor of former President Gerald Ford , who represented the congressional constituency in the House of Representatives for almost 25 years .

Airport facilities

The Gerald R. Ford International Airport has a total area of ​​1,265 hectares.

Runways

The Gerald R. Ford International Airport has three runways . The longest runway is marked 08R / 26L, is 3,048 meters long and 46 meters wide. The cross wind runway 17/35 is 2,591 meters long and 46 meters wide. The runway 08L / 26R is 1,524 meters long and 30 meters wide. The runways 08R / 26L and 17/35 are used by commercial aviation and are paved with concrete, while the runway 08L / 26R is used for general aviation and is paved with asphalt. The runway 08L / 26R was only built between 1972 and 1973, while the other runways were already in place when the airport opened. However, all runways have now been expanded.

terminal

Gerald R. Ford International Airport has a passenger terminal with two concourses and a floor area of ​​297,565 square feet and 27,645 square meters, respectively . This is equipped with 15 gates and 15 passenger boarding bridges . The passenger terminal was opened together with the airport in 1963, but it was expanded several times.

Concourse A

Concourse A with seven boarding gates equipped, these are labeled A1 to A7.

Concourse B

Concourse B is equipped with eight piers, these are designated B1 to B8.

Other facilities

The control tower located on the passenger terminal was also put into operation in 1963 together with the airport.

The cargo airlines FedEx and UPS Airlines have cargo terminals at the airport.

Airlines and Destinations

The Gerald R. Ford International Airport is used by the airline Allegiant Air , American Airlines / American Eagle , Delta Air Lines / Delta Connection , Frontier Airlines , Southwest Airlines and United Airlines / United Express used. Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines and Allegiant Air have the largest share of the passenger market.

Gerald R. Ford International Airport has direct flights to destinations within the United States. Mainly larger hubs are served.

Traffic figures

In 2018, around two thirds of flight movements were accounted for by general aviation , feeders , charter flights ( air taxis ) and military aviation .

Source: Gerald R. Ford International Airport Authority
Traffic figures for Gerald R. Ford International Airport 2003–2018
year Passenger numbers Air freight ( tons )
(with airmail)		 Flight movements
2018 3,265,242 41,297 84.023
2017 2,811,622 40,046 82,432
2016 2,653,630 39,046 81,558
2015 2,550,193 37,464 76,256
2014 2,335,105 37,234 75.128
2013 2,237,979 36,469 75,998
2012 2,134,956 36,846 85,306
2011 2,275,332 36,608 87,545
2010 2,185,924 36,151 87,073
2009 1,771,465 34,725 87,883
2008 1,809,445 43,178 97.501
2007 1,990,896 41,681 101,378
2006 2,015,846 39,590 112,608
2005 2,090,505 39,238 112,314
2004 2,150,125 36,077 116,455
2003 1,976,833 33,482 110.128

Busiest routes

Busiest national routes (2018)
rank city Passengers Airlines
01 Chicago-O'Hare , Illinois 250,200 American , United
02 Atlanta , Georgia 219.380 delta
03 Detroit , Michigan 174.020 delta
04th Minneapolis-Saint Paul , Minnesota 154,760 delta
05 Denver , Colorado 121,200 Frontier , Southwest , United
06th Chicago-Midway , Illinois 116.040 Southwest
07th Dallas / Fort Worth , Texas 072,420 American
08th Orlando , Florida 050,540 Frontier, Southwest
09 Orlando-Sanford , Florida 047,830 Allegiant
10 Charlotte , North Carolina 045,490 American

Web links

Commons : Gerald R. Ford International Airport  - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h History & Statistics. GRR.org, accessed April 20, 2018 .
  2. ↑ a b AirportIQ 5010: Gerald R. Ford International. GCR1.com, accessed April 20, 2018 .
  3. ↑ a b 2004 Master Plan Update Executive Summary. GFIA-Master-Plan-Update.com, accessed June 13, 2019 .
  4. ^ Ground Transportation. GRR.org, accessed February 4, 2019 .
  5. ↑ a b c Master Plan Update Documentation. GFIA-Master-Plan-Update.com, accessed June 13, 2019 .
  6. ↑ a b c Terminal Maps. GRR.org, accessed June 13, 2019 .
  7. ^ A b Grand Rapids, MI: Gerald R. Ford International (GRR). Transtats.BTS.gov , accessed June 13, 2019 .
  8. ↑ a b Nonstop Routes. GRR.org, accessed June 13, 2019 .