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Avflight Grand Forks, the fixed-base operator at the airport, completed construction of a new $4.5 million facility in autumn 2008. This 45,000 sq ft (4,200 m 2 ) facility increased Avflight's heated hangar and aircraft support space to 130,000 sq ft (12,000 m 2 ), making it the largest aircraft service center in North Dakota.
Due to the continuance of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, GFAFB was originally an Air Defense Command (ADC) fighter-interceptor air base. The site was chosen in 1954 and the land was paid for by the citizens of Grand Forks, the site was located 15 miles (24 km) west of the city.
Airport name Role Enplanements (2021) Commercial service – primary airports: Bismarck: BIS: BIS KBIS Bismarck Municipal Airport: P-N 215,056 Dickinson: DIK: DIK KDIK Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport: P-N 17,506 Fargo: FAR: FAR KFAR Hector International Airport: P-S 408,477 Grand Forks: GFK: GFK KGFK Grand Forks International ...
It is part of the "Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area" or "Greater Grand Forks". According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 8.1 square miles (21 km 2), all land. [4] As of the census [5] of 2000, there were 4,832 people
Sep. 21—GRAND FORKS — Grand Forks International Airport has been awarded $15.9 million to help pay for continued infrastructure upgrades. The latest funding was announced by the office of U.S ...
Grand Sky is a UAS (unmanned aerial systems)-specific business and aviation park located at Grand Forks Air Force Base near Grand Forks, North Dakota.A groundbreaking for the development was held in September 2015, making it the first UAS business and aviation park in the U.S. [1] The park consists of 217 acres and includes access to the Grand Forks Air Force Base runway for large UAS flights.
The Grand Forks airport’s role in military aviation training contributed to national defense and war efforts. Although airport services were eventually transferred to a new location, and the Administration Building repurposed, the building stands as a reminder of Grand Forks’ early aviation history at the site of the city’s original airport.
Grand Forks Air Force Base: Grand Forks: North Dakota: Air Combat Command: 319th Reconnaissance Wing: The 319th Reconnaissance Wing operates the RQ-4B Global Hawk in the high-altitude intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance role. [25] Hanscom Air Force Base: Lincoln: Massachusetts