Grand Forks International Airport
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Aerial view of airport shortly after takeoff from runway 35L
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Grand Forks Regional Airport Authority | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Grand Forks, North Dakota | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 845 ft / 258 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 47°56′57″N 097°10′34″W / 47.94917°N 97.17611°WCoordinates: 47°56′57″N 097°10′34″W / 47.94917°N 97.17611°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | GFKairport |
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| Aircraft operations | 355,061 |
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Grand Forks International Airport (IATA: GFK, ICAO: KGFK, FAA LID: GFK) is a public airport five miles (8 km) northwest of Grand Forks, in Grand Forks County, North Dakota. GFK has no scheduled passenger flights out of the country but has an "international" title (like many other airports) because it has customs service for arrivals from Canada and other countries.
The airport, sometimes called Mark Andrews International Airport after Mark Andrews, a former U.S. House Representative and U.S. Senator from North Dakota, is owned by the Grand Forks Regional Airport Authority and located on U.S. Highway 2, around four miles (6 km) west of Interstate 29, within city limits in a detached section of the city that is surrounded by Rye Township.
In 2009 the airport's FAA control tower was the 23rd-busiest in the nation, with 346,165 tower operations. About 90% of all operations at GFK are flights operated by the University of North Dakota's John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences which is based on the field.
GFK is a non-hub, primary commercial service airport. The Grand Forks Regional Airport Authority is a public, non-profit organization established as a joint partnership between Grand Forks County and the City of Grand Forks. This is the governance of the Airport. The Airport Authority consists of a seven-member Board of Commissioners appointed by the Grand Forks Mayor, Michael R. Brown, and the Grand Forks County Commission. Karl Bollingberg is the Chairman of the Board followed by Tim Mutchler, Vice Chairman. Other members of the board include, Clark Cronquist, Brad Beyer, Gary Malm, Steve Kuhlman, and Dana Sande. The Airport Authority staff consists of Ryan Riesinger, Executive Director, Mary Jo Crystal, Director of Finance/Administration, Paula Thompson, Assistant Finance/Administration Manager, Coleen Peterson, Executive Assistant, and Rick Audette, Operations and Maintenance Manager (Grand Forks International Airport, 2016).
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