Gerald R Ford International
GRR · KGRR · Grand Rapids, Michigan · Kent County · map
Gerald R Ford International is a public-use airport, 6 miles southeast of Grand Rapids, Michigan, 794 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 08R/26L, is 10,001 feet of concrete. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 90 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 79,872 takeoffs and landings a year. About 2,048,500 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather right now KGRR · observed 5:53 pm EDT (21:53 UTC), 53 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 4 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a few clouds at 2,000 feet, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- Temperature 69°F (21°C), dew point 58°F (14°C)
- Altimeter 29.94 inHg
The forecast issued Sun 2:43 pm EDT (18:43 UTC), good until Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Sun 3:00 pm EDT (19:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 1,500 feet VFR
- From Sun 4:00 pm EDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KGRR 112153Z 16004KT 10SM FEW020 FEW250 21/14 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP138 T02060144 $
TAF KGRR 111843Z 1119/1218 VRB03KT P6SM SCT015 FM112000 16004KT P6SM SKC FM121200 20007KT P6SM BKN250
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
Flight planning warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions · for planning, not a briefing
No SIGMET or AIRMET covers this field right now.
12 pilot reports within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours, the nearest three:
- M20P at 2,500 ft, 15 nm southeast, 3:51 pm EDT (19:51 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on.
as filed, and in English
GRR UA /OV 9D9/TM 1951/FL025/TP M20P
- Report
- a routine report filed through GRR
- Where
- over 9D9
- Time
- 19:51 UTC
- Height
- at 2,500 ft
- Aircraft
- M20P
- C150 at 3,000 ft, 39 nm south, 3:51 pm EDT (19:51 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on.
as filed, and in English
AZO UA /OV AZO/TM 1951/FL030/TP C150
- Report
- a routine report filed through AZO
- Where
- over AZO
- Time
- 19:51 UTC
- Height
- at 3,000 ft
- Aircraft
- C150
- GLEX at 2,200 ft, 42 nm east, 5:00 pm EDT (21:00 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on.
as filed, and in English
LAN UA /OV LAN/TM 2100/FL022/TP GLEX/SK T-030 B-022
- Report
- a routine report filed through LAN
- Where
- over LAN
- Time
- 21:00 UTC
- Height
- at 2,200 ft
- Aircraft
- GLEX
- Sky
- T-030 B-022
Winds aloft at the nearest forecast point (CLE, 186 nm southeast), for use 20:00–03:00 UTC: 3,000 ft: 340° at 5 kt; 6,000 ft: 320° at 13 kt, 14 °C; 9,000 ft: 300° at 12 kt, 8 °C; 12,000 ft: 310° at 10 kt, 2 °C; 18,000 ft: 310° at 14 kt, -10 °C.
No temporary flight restriction within 50 nautical miles.
The full picture: all warnings and reports, winds to 39,000 ft, radar and forecast charts
From the government's aviation weather service and the FAA's restriction list, refreshed every few minutes. This is for planning; the legal briefing comes from Flight Service or the FAA's own tools. Ordinary notices to air missions (closed runways, lights out) are not shown: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time.
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 22,909 departures from GRR in those twelve months, carrying 2,128,133 passengers in 2,619,077 seats (81% filled), to 107 destinations (4 abroad) on 31 airlines.
All 107 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA GRR · ICAO KGRR
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 794 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 5:30 am to 12:00 am
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 6W
- In the FAA's files since
- May 1963
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08R/26L | 10,001 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 17/35 | 8,501 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 08L/26R | 5,001 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 08R: ILS, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 26L: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), building 24 ft high 1,170 ft from the end
- Runway 17: PAPI, four lights on the right
- Runway 35: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the right, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 08L: VASI, four boxes on the left
- Runway 26R: VASI, four boxes on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 135.65 | Grand Rapids |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 118.725 | Grand Rapids |
| Clearance delivery | 119.3 | Grand Rapids |
| Ground | 121.8 | Grand Rapids |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace North | 124.6 | Grand Rapids |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace · Grand Rapids Center (remote transmitter) South; Low | 128.4 | Grand Rapids |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Grand Rapids |
| Grand Rapids Rco | 122.3 | Grand Rapids |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 616-986-5029.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 32 |
| multi-engine | 8 |
| jets | 44 |
| helicopters | 6 |
Takeoffs and landings a year about 79,872, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 36,518 |
| air taxi and commuter | 12,568 |
| general aviation, travelling | 22,316 |
| general aviation, local | 8,061 |
| military | 409 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Grand Rapids from the FAA register
155 aircraft are registered to owners in Grand Rapids, Michigan: 85 piston singles, 37 business jets, 10 piston twins, 8 helicopters, 5 turboprops. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Michigan.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high-pressure), bulk oxygen (high-pressure)
- Also here
- air freight, air ambulance, avionics, cargo handling, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Hastings Airport (15 nm southeast), Paul C Miller/Sparta Airport (16 nm northwest), Ottawa Executive (18 nm west).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Michigan · avgas.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes in Grand Rapids, by their names on the register:
- West Michigan Aviation Academy 7 aircraft
Charter operators and airlines based in Grand Rapids:
- Northern Jet Management, Inc. 32 aircraft on the certificate Northern Jet is a private aviation company based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, offering jet charter, fractional ownership, aircraft management, and aircraft sales services.
- Jax Jets INC 10 aircraft on the certificate
- Spectrum Health Hospitals 5 aircraft on the certificate
- Otter Air Services LLC 4 aircraft on the certificate Otter Air Services is a charter flight operator based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, providing private air charter services to VIP clientele.
Repair stations in Grand Rapids:
- Acron Aviation INC Acron Aviation is a provider of avionics, flight data intelligence services, and pilot training systems for commercial, business and defense aviation.
- Acss Repair and Overhaul
- Aircraft Inspection Services INC
- Alticor INC
- Eaton Aerospace, LLC
- Ge Aviation Systems LLC
- Mayday Avionics INC Mayday Avionics is an FAA Part 145 certified repair station in Grand Rapids, Michigan, specializing in avionics installation, repair, and maintenance since 1972.
- Pro Star Aviation, LLC Pro Star Aviation is a FAA Part 145 repair station specializing in aircraft maintenance, avionics installation and repair, structural repairs, and aircraft certification for business jets.
- Signature Flight Support, LLC Signature Aviation operates a network of over 200 private aviation terminals (FBOs) in 27 countries across 5 continents, providing hospitality, ground services, and facilities for business and private aviation customers.
Companies in the same town as this airport; not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
6 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 6 for private pilot, 6 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 5 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 6 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes, 2 for seaplanes. Also nearby: 11 aviation medical examiners, 3 mechanic examiners, 3 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 1 engineering representative, 1 parachute rigger examiner, 2 administrative pilot examiners.
- David Henry Johnson private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes · Grand Rapids, MI (0 nm) · (616) 481-3485 · djohn10310@gmail.com
- Mark Schmitt private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, seaplanes · Rockford, MI (15 nm) · (616) 308-3967 · smitty172@msn.com
- Dennis Joseph Doren private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes · Sparta, MI (16 nm) · (616) 450-7809 · ddoren60@gmail.com
- David Crisp private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Lake Odessa, MI (18 nm) · (239) 776-6279 · crisp.david52@gmail.com
- Jason Blair private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Allegan Airport · Allegan, MI (25 nm) · (269) 275-7959 · jblair@jasonblair.net
- Edmond William Verville private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Battle Creek, MI (37 nm) · (269) 207-5864 · edverville@aol.com
All 28 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 13 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Taxiway F north of taxiway V, taxiway J between taxiway F and taxiway J3 and taxiway G closed to aircraft over 100,000 pounds; taxiway F south of taxiway V and taxiway J east of taxiway F and west of taxiway J3 closed to aircraft over 47,000 pounds.
- When the control tower closed activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 08R, 26L, and 35; runway end identifier lights runway 08L, 26R, and 17; high-intensity runway lights runway 08R/26L and 17/35; medium-intensity runway lights runway 08L/26R - the common traffic frequency.
- Birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Noise abatement procedures: runway 08R departure on runway heading until reaching the hwy east of airport; runway 26L on approach to airport turn final at hwy east of airport.
- Prior permission required for aircraft with 171 feet wingspan or larger.
- Taxiway R north of taxiway D, taxiway Y north of taxiway D, taxiway Z north of taxiway D and taxiway north are NON-MOVEMENT areas.
- Pushback advisories on the terminal ramp are not provided by air traffic control.
- Airport personnel will mnt the common traffic frequency when the control tower is closed.
- Taxiway Y 400 feet north of taxiway D closed to aircraft over 100,000 pounds.; taxiway R north of taxiway D closed to aircraft over 175,000 pounds.
- Air carrier apron closed to general aviation aircraft.
- Taxiway D hold pad for runway 26L closed to aircraft with wingspan gtr than 49 feet.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Grand Rapids 155 aircraft · 85 piston singles, 37 business jets, 10 piston twins
- West Michigan Aviation Academy 7 aircraft in town
- Otter Air Services LLC 4 aircraft in town
- Meijer Distribution INC 4 aircraft in town
- 600 Aviation LLC 4 aircraft in town
- Northern Jet Management, Inc. 32 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Jax Jets INC 10 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Spectrum Health Hospitals 5 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Otter Air Services LLC 4 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- West Michigan Aviation Academy 7 aircraft · flight school
- Acron Aviation INC · repair station
- Acss Repair and Overhaul · repair station
- Aircraft Inspection Services INC · repair station
- Alticor INC · repair station
- Chicago O'Hare International (ORD) 4,630 flights in twelve months · United Air Lines Inc., Envoy Air
- Detroit Metro Wayne County (DTW) 2,315 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc., Endeavor Air Inc.
- Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International (ATL) 1,404 flights in twelve months · Delta Air Lines Inc., Frontier Airlines Inc.
- Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain (MSP) 1,402 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc., Delta Air Lines Inc.
- Denver International (DEN) 1,226 flights in twelve months · United Air Lines Inc., Southwest Airlines Co.
- Laguardia (LGA) 1,029 flights in twelve months · Republic Airline, Endeavor Air Inc.
- Charlotte/Douglas International (CLT) 1,010 flights in twelve months · American Airlines Inc., PSA Airlines Inc.
- Dallas-Fort Worth International (DFW) 949 flights in twelve months · American Airlines Inc., Envoy Air
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 13 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Michigan 2,103 since 1982 · 226 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Michigan 221 landing places
- Michigan 7,213 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/GRR.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 9, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.