Gerald R. Ford International Airport (IATA: GRR, ICAO: KGRR, FAA LID: GRR) is a commercial airport located approximately 13 mi (21 km) southeast of Grand Rapids, Michigan in Cascade Township. Originally called Kent County Airport and later Kent County International Airport; in December 1999 the airport was renamed for former resident Gerald R. Ford, the 38th President of the United States.
The airport is the largest regional commercial service airport serving the West Michigan region, and is the second largest airport in Michigan behind Detroit-Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. The airport offers service to 22 domestic and 1 international destination. The international service is to Toronto-Pearson in Canada. In 2011, the airport broke its previous record for total passengers, with 2,275,332 passengers.
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