FAA facility Airport

GERALD R FORD INTL

GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN FAA GRR ICAO KGRR Open to the public

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Runways

3 records · drawn to relative scale

08L/26R 5,001 × 100 ft · Asphalt (good) · Medium-intensity edge lights

08L 26R

Runway-end details

Runway 08L/26R end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
08L	81°	—	VASI · 4-box · left side	—	—	TORA 5,001 · TODA 5,001 · ASDA 5,001 · LDA 5,001
26R	261°	—	VASI · 4-box · left side	—	—	TORA 5,001 · TODA 5,001 · ASDA 5,001 · LDA 5,001

08R/26L 10,001 × 150 ft · Concrete (good) · High-intensity edge lights

08R 26L

Runway-end details

Runway 08R/26L end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
08R	81°	ILS	—	MALSR Medium-intensity ALS with runway alignment lights	—	TORA 10,001 · TODA 10,001 · ASDA 10,001 · LDA 10,001
26L	261°	ILS	PAPI · 4-light · left side	MALSR Medium-intensity ALS with runway alignment lights	—	TORA 10,001 · TODA 10,001 · ASDA 10,001 · LDA 10,001

17/35 8,501 × 150 ft · Concrete (good) · High-intensity edge lights

17 35

Runway-end details

Runway 17/35 end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
17	171°	—	PAPI · 4-light · right side	—	—	TORA 8,501 · TODA 8,501 · ASDA 8,501 · LDA 8,501
35	351°	ILS	PAPI · 4-light · right side	MALSR Medium-intensity ALS with runway alignment lights	—	TORA 8,501 · TODA 8,501 · ASDA 8,501 · LDA 8,501

Communications

18 published frequencies

Published communications frequencies
Use	Frequency	Hours
ATIS	118.725	0530-0000
CD/P	119.3	0530-0000
EMERG	121.5	0530-0000
GND/P	121.8	0530-0000
GRAND RAPIDS RCO	122.3	—
UNICOM	122.95	—
APCH/P DEP/P	124.6	—
CLASS C	124.6	—
APCH/P DEP/P IC	128.4	—
CLASS C	128.4	—
GRAND RAPIDS RCAG	128.4	—
CTAF	135.65	—

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LCL/P	135.65	0530-0000
EMERG	243.0	0530-0000
APCH/P DEP/P	257.6	—
CLASS C	257.6	—
GRAND RAPIDS RCAG	257.6	—
LCL/P	339.8	0530-0000

Instrument landing systems

NASR ILS_BASE records

Instrument landing system records
Runway end	System	Category	Frequency	Status
08R	ILS	I	108.3	Operational ifr (1976-03-04)
26L	ILS	I	109.7	Operational ifr (1901-01-01)
35	ILS	I	111.9	Operational ifr (1997-12-04)

FAA listing history

Identities observed in NASR snapshots

GERALD R FORD INTL Observed 2024-06-13 through 2026-07-09 KGRR

Dates describe available FAA snapshots, not exact opening, closure or construction dates.

Material changes

First observed in NASR cycles

No public material changes are recorded yet.

Facility facts

FAA / ICAO: GRR / KGRR
Type: Airport A
Status: Open
Ownership: Publicly owned
Use: Open to the public
Activated: 1963-05
Part 139: Class I · ARFF index C I C
Fuel: 100LL JET A
Repair: Airframe: Major
Powerplant: Major
Tower: FAA control tower

Location

City: GRAND RAPIDS, MI
County: Kent
FAA region: Great Lakes region
Coordinates: 42.88083, -85.52281
Elevation: 793.6 ft (3RD PARTY SURVEY)

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Weather stations

GRR Commissioned 1995-07-17 ASOS

Wildlife strikes

536Reported strikes

23With damage

0Injuries

Latest matched event: 2026-05-24. Safety-event data, separate from NASR infrastructure facts.

2012 2026

Wildlife strikes by year for GERALD R FORD INTL
Year	Strikes	Damaging
2012	13	0
2013	14	1
2014	13	0
2015	12	0
2016	6	0
2017	13	1
2018	18	0
2019	29	0
2020	17	1
2021	36	1
2022	19	1
2023	48	0
2024	33	1
2025	53	0
2026	10	0

FAA NASR cycle effective 2026-08-06. Operational information changes every cycle — consult current FAA publications, the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs before flight.