AirportsGerald R. Ford International Airport is a large airport serving Grand Rapids, in Michigan, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GRR.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GRR
- ICAO code
- KGRR
- City
- Grand Rapids
- State or region
- Michigan
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 42.8808° N, 85.5228° W
- Elevation
- 242 m (794 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 3,048 m (10,001 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GRR means Gerald R. Ford International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KGRR. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 42.8808° N, 85.5228° W. It stands 242 metres (794 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Detroit, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Gerald R. Ford International Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 3,048 metres (10,001 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 93.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08R/26L | 3,048 m 10,001 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 17/35 | 2,591 m 8,501 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 08L/26R | 1,524 m 5,001 ft | 30 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Muskegon County AirportMuskegon | MKG | 66 km |
| Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International AirportKalamazoo | AZO | 72 km |
| Capital Region International AirportLansing | LAN | 77 km |
| MBS International AirportFreeland | MBS | 137 km |
| Bishop International AirportFlint | FNT | 145 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,875 km | 14 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,778 km | 15 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,447 km | 14 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,131 km | 7 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,005 km | 1 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,010 km | 4 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,005 km | 18 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,158 km | 12 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,071 km | 18 h 40 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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