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KGRR · Gerald R. Ford International Airport

ICAO · US · 13 NTSB events

ID KGRR FAA GRR Elev 794 ft Lat 42° 52.85' N Lon 85° 31.37' W Zulu …

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

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Runways

6 runway ends on file. Longest: 10,001 ft. Max gradient: 0.08%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
08R 81.3° 10,001 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes —
26L 261.3° 10,001 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes —
17 171.3° 8,501 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes 0.08%
35 351.3° 8,501 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes 0.08%
08L 81.3° 5,001 ft 100 ft Concrete Yes —
26R 261.3° 5,001 ft 100 ft Concrete Yes —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 9 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 118.725
  • CLD CLNC DEL 119.300
  • GND GND 121.800
  • TWR GRAND RAPIDS TWR 135.650
  • CTAF CTAF 135.650
  • A/D GRAND RAPIDS APP/DEP N 124.600
  • A/D GRAND RAPIDS APP/DEP S 128.400
  • RDO LANSING RDO 122.250
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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  • NDB GR

    Knobs

    0.26 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 3 matched · 39 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Runway 05 threshold displaced 400 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 08R, 26L, & 35; REIL Rwy 08L, 26R, & 17; HIRL Rwy 08R–26L & 17–35; MIRL Rwy 08L–26R. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Runway 05 threshold displaced 400 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 08R, 26L, & 35; REIL Rwy 08L, 26R, & 17; HIRL Rwy 08R–26L & 17–35; MIRL Rwy 08L–26R. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (3)

  • Runway 05 threshold displaced 400 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 05–23: 2600X150 (TURF) RWY 05: Thld dsplcd 400´

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 08R, 26L, & 35; REIL Rwy 08L, 26R, & 17; HIRL Rwy 08R–26L & 17–35; MIRL Rwy 08L–26R. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    actvt MALSR Rwy 08R, 26L, & 35; REIL Rwy 08L, 26R, & 17; HIRL Rwy 08R–26L & 17–35; MIRL Rwy 08L–26R—CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Birds on and invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (39 sentences)
  • ·MICHIGAN 193 GRAND MARAIS (Y98) 4 SE UTC–5(–4DT) N46º37.22´ W85º55.21´ 838 NOTAM FILE GRB RWY 14–32: 2800X100 (TURF) 0.3% up NW RWY 14: Trees.
  • ·Rwys & roads to arpt not plowed winter.
  • ·Rwy 14–32 rough with areas of sand.
  • ·Rwy 05: rwy and dthr mkd with 3 ft yellow cones.
  • ·Rwy 14 mkd with 3 ft yellow cones.
  • ·Rwy 23 mkd with 3 ft yellow cones.
  • ·Rwy 32 mkd with 3 ft yellow cones.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 906-203-7524
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.7 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588.
  • ·GRAND RAPIDS GERALD R FORD INTL (GRR)(KGRR) 6 SE UTC–5(–4DT) N42º52.85´ W85º31.37´ 794 B LRA Class I, ARFF Index C NOTAM FILE GRR MON Airport RWY 08R–26L: H10001X150 (CONC–GRVD) D–190, 2D–350 PCR 470 R/D/W/T HIRL RWY 08R: MALSR.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 73´.
  • ·RWY 17–35: H8501X150 (CONC–GRVD) D–190, 2S–175, 2D–350 PCR 660 R/C/W/T HIRL RWY 17: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 50´.
  • ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 74´.
  • ·RVR–TR RWY 08L–26R: H5001X100 (ASPH–GRVD) S–110, D–160 PCR 270 F/C/X/T MIRL RWY 08L: REIL.
  • ·VASI(V4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 45´.
  • ·VASI(V4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 33´.
  • ·RWY 08L:TORA–5001 TODA–5001 ASDA–5001 LDA–5001 RWY 08R:TORA–10001TODA–10001 ASDA–10001 LDA–10001 RWY 17: TORA–8501 TODA–8501 ASDA–8501 LDA–8501 RWY 26L:TORA–10001 TODA–10001 ASDA–10001 LDA–10001 RWY 26R:TORA–5001 TODA–5001 ASDA–5001 LDA–5001 RWY 35: TORA–8501 TODA–8501 ASDA–8501 LDA–8501
  • ·Noise abatement procedures: Rwy 08R dep on rwy heading until reaching the hwy E of arpt; Rwy 26L on apch to arpt turn final at hwy east of arpt.
  • ·PPR for acft with 171´ wingspan or larger.
  • ·Pushback advisories on the terminal ramp are not provided by ATC.
  • ·Arpt psnl will mnt CTAF when twr is clsd.
  • ·Air carrier apron clsd to general aviation acft.
  • ·Ctc FBO for their hrs of opn.
  • ·Twy F north of Twy V, Twy J btn Twy F and Twy J3 and Twy G clsd to acft over 100,000 lbs; Twy F, south of Twy V and Twy J east of Twy F and west of Twy J3 clsd to acft over 47,000 lbs.
  • ·Twy Y 400´ north of Twy D clsd to acft over 100,000 lbs; Twy R north of Twy D clsd to acft over 175,000 lbs.
  • ·Twy R north of Twy D, Twy Y north of Twy D, Twy Z north of Twy D and Twy N are non–movement areas.
  • ·Mon–Fri 2 hours PPR for customs call 616–942–5245, pager 616–249–5380.
  • ·Call prior to 2100Z‡ on preceding Friday for after hours service.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 616-233-6000

+ 9 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

IATA · GRR

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

13 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

14

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

0

no recent events

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 171,425 ops in 1991

2024 total

79,872

10-yr total

771,919

2024 mix

AC/AT 61% · GA 38% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=13

  • Gear-up landing 3
  • Fire / smoke 2
  • Other 2
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Weather · spatial dis / IMC 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2003-02-01 Beech A36 · Weather IMC · IMC · day →
2014-08-20 Beech A36 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2010-09-06 Cessna P210N · Stall / spin · day →
2004-07-28 Rockwell 114 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2001-01-25 Canadair CL-600-2B19 · Stall / spin · day →
1996-11-18 Boeing 737-222 · Fire · VMC · night →
1995-03-14 Beech 58 · Gear-up · night →
1994-07-08 Beech K35 · Fuel exhaustion · day →
1989-12-20 Cessna 310Q · Fire · IMC · day →
1988-12-31 Cessna 152II · Weather · VMC · day →
1985-04-03 de Havilland DHC-6-200 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1985-01-18 Beech 58P · Other · IMC · day →
1982-01-19 Piper PA-38-112 · Other · day →

Designees in MI

CFI Flight Instructors 1,786 A&P Mechanics 5,757 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 55 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 5 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 1 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 9 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 29 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 16 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 1 ODA Organizational Designations 3 Schools Flight Schools 54 FBO Fixed Base Operators 103 Clubs Flying Clubs 41 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 9 EAA EAA Chapters 40

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
David Henry Johnson Grand Rapids MI 8 nm
Mark Schmitt Rockford MI 15 nm
David Crisp Lake Odessa MI 18 nm
Dennis Joseph Doren Sparta MI 19 nm
Jason Blair Allegan MI 25 nm
Edmond William Verville Battle Creek MI 37 nm
Todd Daniel Haifley Three Rivers MI 56 nm
Clint Edward White Jackson MI 63 nm
Spencer Norris Ottawa Lake MI 63 nm
Craig Fortson Howell MI 72 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Richard Allen Mcginnis Kentwood MI 3 nm
Nathan Potter Cornell Kentwood MI 3 nm
Patrick John Bekker Kentwood MI 3 nm
Andrew George Focks Kentwood MI 3 nm
Adrienne Micheala Vaughn Kentwood MI 3 nm
Colin Nicklaus Borowiak Kentwood MI 3 nm
Richard Scott Hersman Ada MI 4 nm
John Michael Mcalindon Ada MI 4 nm
Patty Ann Mcalindon Ada MI 4 nm
Kevin James Tessmer Ada MI 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Richard Robinette Bennett Kentwood MI 3 nm
Patrick John Bekker Kentwood MI 3 nm
Erik Arthur Pace Kentwood MI 3 nm
Michael John Wygmans Kentwood MI 3 nm
Todd Michael Olson Kentwood MI 3 nm
Glenroy Antonio Wilson Kentwood MI 3 nm
Christopher Lawrence Wagner Kentwood MI 3 nm
Joshua Kirk Osman Kentwood MI 3 nm
John Dang Nguyen Kentwood MI 3 nm
Michael Dalton Brown Kentwood MI 3 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Mayday Avionics, Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI
 1 nm
Tulip City Air Repair
Holland, MI
 27 nm
Preferred Avionics
Howell, MI
 69 nm
Unique Avionics, LLC
Waterford, MI
 94 nm
Unique One Aircraft Interiors
Waterford Twp, MI
 94 nm
PAW Aviation
LaPorte, IN
 95 nm
Cornerstone Aircraft Maintenance
Houghton Lake, MI
 96 nm
Top Flight Avionics
Belleville, MI
 97 nm
Cessna Citation Service Center
Milwaukee, WI
 105 nm
Sunshine Aircraft Repair, Inc.
Kenosha, WI
 108 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.