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The facility opened as the Kent County Airport and later became Kent County International Airport. In December 1999, the airport was renamed for Gerald R. Ford, the 40th Vice President and the 38th President of the United States. Ford represented the Grand Rapids area in the United States House of Representatives from 1949 to 1973.
In 2010, pilot and billionaire Dick DeVos established WMAA on the suggestion of his wife, Betsy DeVos.The academy is a tuition-free public charter high school. [9] The initial enrollment of 80 students assembled for the Fall term of 2010 in a 25,000 square feet (2,300 m 2) renovated office facility located on the grounds of the Gerald R. Ford International Airport.
Ford Airport may refer to: Ford Airport (Iron Mountain) in Iron Mountain, Michigan, United States (FAA/IATA: IMT) Ford Airport (Dearborn) in Dearborn, Michigan, United States (closed 1947) Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States (FAA/IATA: GRR) Wendell H. Ford Airport in Hazard, Kentucky, United States (FAA ...
Grand Rapids Airport may refer to: Gerald R. Ford International Airport (IATA: GRR) near Grand Rapids, Michigan, US; Grand Rapids–Itasca County Airport (IATA: GPZ ...
Stout operated from Ford Airport (Dearborn) under the name Detroit-Grand Rapids Airline with round trip fares of $35 in 1926. [2] An airline of firsts, Stout was the first to hire male flight attendants, [ 3 ] and the Book Cadillac Hotel became the first airline ticket office by selling Stout Air Services tickets. [ 4 ]
Grand Rapids–Itasca County Airport (IATA: GPZ, ICAO: KGPZ), also known as Gordon Newstrom Field or Gordy Newstrom Field, is a public airport located two miles (3 km) southeast of the central business district (CBD) of Grand Rapids, a city in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States. The airport has three runways. [1]
Wisconsin Rapids (ISW) non-directional beacon, 215 kHz, is located on field. For the 12-month period ending June 11, 2024, the airport had 11,550 aircraft operations, an average of 32 per day: 91% general aviation, 9% air taxi and less than 1% military. In August 2024, there were 33 aircraft based at this airport: 29 single-engine and 4 multi ...
M-44 is known in Grand Rapids as the "East Beltline" and intersects with its related highway, Connector M-44, in Plainfield Township. This highway runs concurrently with M-37 between M-11 and Interstate 96 (I-96). As a state highway, M-44 dates back to around July 1, 1919, and it was routed along a section of its modern route at that time.