KGRR Gerald R Ford International Airport
Grand Rapids, MI · 6 miles SE of GRAND RAPIDS, MI
Public
Towered
Publicly-owned
ICAO KGRR
Location & operations
- Elevation
- 793.6 ft
- Coordinates
- 42-52-51.0000N 085-31-22.1000W
- Lat / Long
- 42.8808333, -85.5228056
- Mag. variation
- 06W (2020)
- Time zone
- UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
- Activated
- 05/1963
- ARTCC
- CHICAGO CENTER
- FSS
- LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
- NOTAMs facility
- GRR (NOTAM-D service available)
- Attendance
- CONTINUOUS
- Wind indicator
- lighted
- Segmented circle
- no
- Beacon
- white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.
- Lights
- WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT MALSR RWY 08R, 26L, & 35; REIL RWY 08L, 26R, & 17; HIRL RWY 08R/26L & 17/35; MIRL RWY 08L/26R - CTAF.
- International operations
- customs landing rights airport MON-FRI TWO HRS PPR FOR CUSTOMS CALL 616-942-5245, PAGER 616-249-5380. CALL PRIOR TO 1600 ON PRECEDING FRIDAY FOR AFTER HOURS SVC.
Airport diagram FAA official
Range from KGRR
Runways
Longest 10001 ft
Tap a runway to see its details.
- Dimensions
- 10001 x 150 ft. / 3048 x 46 m
- Surface
- concrete/grooved, in good condition
- Edge lights
- high intensity
- Weight bearing
- Double wheel 190.0
Runway 8R
- Heading
- 087 magnetic, 081 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Instrument approach
- ILS
- Approach lights
- MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
- Declared distances
- TORA:10001 TODA:10001 ASDA:10001 LDA:10001
- Markings
- precision, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- no
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 791.5 ft.
- Obstructions
- none
Runway 26L
- Heading
- 267 magnetic, 261 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- RVR equipment
- Instrument approach
- ILS
- Approach lights
- MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
- Declared distances
- TORA:10001 TODA:10001 ASDA:10001 LDA:10001
- Markings
- precision, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- no
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 789.3 ft.
- Obstructions
- 24 ft. bldg, 1170 ft. from runway, 260 ft. left of centerline, 40:1 slope to clear
- Dimensions
- 8501 x 150 ft. / 2591 x 46 m
- Surface
- concrete/grooved, in good condition
- Edge lights
- high intensity
- Weight bearing
- Double wheel 190.0
Runway 17
- Heading
- 177 magnetic, 171 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Instrument approach
- ILS
- Approach lights
- MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
- Declared distances
- TORA:8501 TODA:8501 ASDA:8501 LDA:8501
- Markings
- nonprecision, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- yes
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 782.3 ft.
Runway 35
- Heading
- 357 magnetic, 351 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Declared distances
- TORA:8501 TODA:8501 ASDA:8501 LDA:8501
- Markings
- precision, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- no
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 789.3 ft.
- Dimensions
- 5001 x 100 ft. / 1524 x 30 m
- Surface
- asphalt/grooved, in good condition
- Edge lights
- medium intensity
- Weight bearing
- Single wheel 110.0
Runway 8L
- Heading
- 087 magnetic, 081 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Declared distances
- TORA:5001 TODA:5001 ASDA:5001 LDA:5001
- Markings
- nonprecision, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- yes
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 786.2 ft.
Runway 26R
- Heading
- 267 magnetic, 261 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Declared distances
- TORA:5001 TODA:5001 ASDA:5001 LDA:5001
- Markings
- nonprecision, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- yes
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 783.8 ft.
Terminal procedures FAA d-TPP · cycle 2608 · through 0901Z 09/03/26
Departures — DP / ODP 2
Approaches — IAP 11
Arrivals — STAR 0
None published.
Other charts 1
Procedure charts published by the FAA (public domain). Confirm the current cycle before flight.
Communications
- Control Tower
- yes
- Ctaf
- 135.65
- Unicom
- 122.95
- Atis
- 118.725
- Wx Asos
- PHONE 616-986-5029
- Grand Rapids Ground
- 121.8 [0530-0000]
- Grand Rapids Tower
- 135.65 339.8 [0530-0000]
- Great Lakes Approach
- 124.6 ;NORTH 128.4 ;SOUTH
- Great Lakes Departure
- 124.6 ;NORTH 128.4 ;SOUTH
- Clearance Delivery
- 119.3
- Approach Lights
- MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
- Instrument Approach
- ILS
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL JET-A
- Fuel available
- 100LL JET-A
- Parking
- hangars and tiedowns
- Airframe service
- MAJOR
- Powerplant service
- MAJOR
- Bottled oxygen
- HIGH
- Bulk oxygen
- HIGH
Airport data aggregated from public FAA/AirNav sources for reference only — always consult official charts and NOTAMs for flight planning.