# Grand Forks International Airport (GFK)

> Grand Forks, US · IATA: GFK · ICAO: KGFK · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `GFK` |
| ICAO | `KGFK` |
| City | Grand Forks |
| Country | US |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 258 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 47.94930, -97.17610 |

## Description

On a clear morning the traffic pattern at Grand Forks International (GFK/KGFK) fills not with freighters but with single-engine trainers: this is the home field of the University of North Dakota's John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences, which keeps the largest civilian flight-training fleet in North America here — more than 120 aircraft and over 100,000 instructional hours a year, ranking GFK among the 25 busiest airports in the country on peak days. Dedicated air cargo, by contrast, has moved on: FedEx relocated to Fargo in 2016, leaving only UPS feeder runs for parcels. Freight forwarders therefore route shipments through Hector International at Fargo, about 75 miles south, with its Foreign-Trade Zone 267 and CBP port of entry. A newly opened crosswind runway now eases the relentless training traffic. Nearby, on the air-force base, Grand Sky operates as the country's first commercial drone-testing park.

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