--- iata: GRR name: Gerald R. Ford International Airport city: Grand Rapids country: United States lastUpdated: '2026-09-12' officialWebsite: 'https://www.grr.org/' sources: - 'https://www.grr.org/' - 'https://www.grr.org/faq' - 'https://www.grr.org/amenities' - 'https://www.grr.org/parking-services' - 'https://www.grr.org/ground' - 'https://www.grr.org/tenant' - 'https://www.grr.org/terminal-map' - >- https://www.grr.org/news/4.3-million-passengers-2025-record-breaking-year-for-ford-international-airport - 'https://theclubairportlounges.com/lounges/grr-the-club-concourse-a' - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/united-states-of-america/gerald-r-ford-international/grr-the-club-grr - 'https://www.airnav.com/airport/KGRR' - 'https://aviationdb.com/Aviation/OTP/Destination-OTP-2025.shtm' quickFacts: - >- Official 28 Jan 2026 press: 4,303,696 passengers in CY 2025 (record; +3.2% vs official 2024 4,172,068). Michigan’s second-busiest airport. FAQ still says “more than 4 million in 2024” — use the 2025 press for the current record. - >- One civil passenger terminal. One consolidated TSA (since 25 Jun 2017), then Concourse A and Concourse B on the same sterile side. Official arrive window: 2 hours. Terminal building never closes. - >- Official tenant directory (12 Sep 2026), eight passenger airlines: Allegiant, American, Avelo, Delta, Frontier, Southwest, Sun Country, United. Official FAQ: 100+ daily nonstops to 35+ U.S. cities. No scheduled international passenger airline on the live eight-name list. - >- One passenger lounge: The Club GRR, second floor between Gates A3 and A6 on Concourse A. Live Priority Pass + LoungeKey. Operator day pass $55. Official airport clock 05:00–19:00; operator and live Priority Pass print 04:30–19:00 — cite both. - >- Gerald R. Ford International Airport Authority (GFIAA) civil field. Address 5500 44th Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49512. Authority phone 616-233-6000. AirNav manager Torrance Richardson. Not an airbase — do not create a second airport for KGRR. - >- CLEAR Mobile is real (QR lane 04:00–15:00). CLEAR Plus biometric pods are not. Official Wi-Fi SSID FlyFord. Premier Parking entrance closed 24 Aug 2026 through November 2026. CONRAC opened to the public 9 Jul 2026. bentoTips: - label: Timing title: Arrive two hours; G4 and F9 counters die at 45 minutes detail: >- Allegiant and Frontier close ticket counters 45 minutes before scheduled departure. Official pages do not print TSA clock hours — Firehouse Subs opens at 04:00 and CLEAR Mobile at 04:00, so treat that as the working early-morning window and still leave slack on the first departure. summary: >- Official FAQ wants you at the airport two hours before departure and at the gate 45 minutes out. category: timing - label: Terminal title: 'One TSA, then A and B walk' detail: >- Do not reclear to walk A to B. The Club GRR is upstairs on A between A3 and A6. The April 2025 official map pins A through A16 and B through B8. summary: >- One consolidated checkpoint; Concourse A and Concourse B share the same sterile side. category: terminal - label: Food title: 'Eat at Aletitude or Prospect Hill, not a national-only court' detail: >- Firehouse on B opens at 04:00. Starbucks in the Marketplace closes at 18:00. Uccello’s on A is 11:00–21:00. INK by Hudson (wine bar / bookstore) sits just before Concourse B. summary: >- Local sit-downs are Aletitude (end of A, 07:00–21:00) and Prospect Hill in the Marketplace (Founders, 07:00–19:00). category: food - label: Status title: 'The Club is real; Premier Parking is not, until November' detail: >- Existing Premier reservations are honored in Short-Term. Operator day pass is $55. Official airport hours for the lounge are 05:00–19:00; do not trust aggregator “The Club GRR showers” copy. summary: >- The Club GRR is a live Priority Pass lounge. Premier Parking’s entrance is closed 24 Aug–November 2026. category: status lounges: - name: The Club GRR zone: 'Airside, level 2' hours: >- Official airport clock 05:00–19:00 daily; operator and live Priority Pass 04:30–19:00 daily access: - Priority Pass (3-hour window before departure) - LoungeKey - Day pass $55 (operator Club Pass; book ≥6 hours ahead or walk up) bestFor: - Priority Pass / LoungeKey morning and mid-afternoon departures - 'Anyone paying $55 before the 19:00 close' summary: >- The airport’s only passenger lounge — second floor between Gates A3 and A6 (Priority Pass also says opposite A6). Live Priority Pass. Official airport clock is 05:00–19:00; operator prints 04:30. No showers listed on the GRR-specific pages. verdict: worth-it terminal: Concourse A amenities: - 'Complimentary seasonal food and drinks, including local craft beer' - >- Hydration station, soda machine, mocktails, signature gin cocktail “The Club” - 'MillerKnoll seating, quiet zones, restrooms, productivity areas' - Floor-to-ceiling airfield views - Wi-Fi and charging waterOptions: - kind: refill name: The Club GRR hydration station zone: airside summary: >- Operator and official blog name a fruit-and-herb hydration station inside The Club. Lounge access only — Priority Pass, LoungeKey, or the $55 Club Pass. location: 'Second-floor lounge between Gates A3 and A6, opposite the A6 holdroom' terminal: Concourse A isBestQuality: true - kind: free name: Airside restroom fountains (unmapped) zone: airside summary: >- Official amenities, dining, and terminal-map pages do not map bottle fillers. Empty the bottle through TSA and hunt fountains at the restroom clusters the map does pin (A1 / A4 / A7 / A8 / A12, B2 / B6, Marketplace across from Starbucks). location: >- Restroom banks on Concourse A, Concourse B, and the post-security Marketplace terminal: Main terminal isBestValue: true - kind: purchase name: Blue Bridge Market bottled water zone: airside price: Varies (official pages do not print a bottle tariff) summary: >- Official copy names a self-serve meal case plus Madcap coffee. Hours 05:00–19:00. Starbucks in the Marketplace (04:30–18:00) and Firehouse on B (04:00–19:00) are the other early bottled-water buys. location: >- Blue Bridge Market on the expanded Concourse A, Madcap Coffee / Nantucket Bakery case terminal: Concourse A airportistScore: 7.4 slug: grr region: North America --- > Markdown for [/airports/grr](/airports/grr). 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Ford International Airport (GRR) Grand Rapids, United States · North America One checkpoint, a real Priority Pass lounge upstairs on A, a weekday $1.75 Rapid bus, and eight airlines — traded against a 19:00 lounge close, Premier Parking closed through November 2026, and 74% on-time arrivals. ## Airportist Score **7.4 / 10** Weighted sum of the six published categories (no holistic fudge). - Ease of use (25%): 8.3 — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout. - Comfort & amenities (20%): 7.5 — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet. - Food & retail (15%): 7.4 — Food and retail quality and variety. - Ground access (15%): 7.0 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city. - Reliability (15%): 6.8 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience. - Lounges (10%): 6.6 — Worth-it density and access quality. ## At a glance - Passengers: 4.30 million (CY 2025) - Terminals: 1 terminal, 1 TSA, A + B connected - Typical security: 10 min - On-time: 74% - Disruption: minor ## Best for - West Michigan trips that do not want a DTW connection - Priority Pass / LoungeKey holders departing before 19:00 - Weekday travelers who will ride The Rapid Route 27 - Drivers using the $14 Economy lot or the new CONRAC ## Watch out for - Official lounge clock is 05:00–19:00; operator/Priority Pass print 04:30–19:00 — it is done by dinner either way - Premier Parking entrance closed 24 Aug 2026 through November 2026 - The Rapid Route 27 is weekday-only — no Saturday or Sunday bus - Short-term garage is $2/hour with no daily max; do not use it overnight ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/grr/lounges.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/grr/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/grr/amenities.md) - [Traveler tips](/airports/grr/tips.md) - [Water](/airports/grr/water.md) - [Full guide](/airports/grr/guide.md) - [Disruptions](/airports/grr/disruptions.md) - [Reviews](/airports/grr/reviews.md) (free)