KGRR · Gerald R. Ford International Airport

GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN · LARGE AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

794

Elevation ft

Runways

10,001

Longest ft · 08R/26L

42.88N

85.52W

Gerald R. Ford International Airport serves Grand Rapids, Michigan at 794 ft elevation with its longest runway, 08R/26L, at 10,001 by 150 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
08R/26L	10,001 × 150 ft	concrete	lit
17/35	8,501 × 150 ft	concrete	lit
08L/26R	5,001 × 100 ft	concrete	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 794 ft is about 13°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 13°C)	794 ft	2,593 ft	2,194 ft	3,291 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,994 ft	2,827 ft	2,320 ft	3,481 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,194 ft	3,061 ft	2,447 ft	3,670 ft
35°C afternoon	3,385 ft	3,098 ft	2,467 ft	3,701 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (08R/26L, 10,001 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,701 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KGRR is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
K9D9 Hastings Airport	15 nm SE	5,003 ft
KBIV West Michigan Regional Airport	27 nm W	6,002 ft
KMKG Muskegon County Airport	36 nm NW	6,500 ft
KBTL Battle Creek Executive Airport at Kellogg Field	36 nm S	10,004 ft
KAZO Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport	39 nm S	6,502 ft
KFFX Fremont Municipal Airport	39 nm NW	6,501 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KGRR

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KGRR, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KGRR or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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