Quick facts
- IATA / ICAO
- GFK / KGFK
- Location
- Grand Forks, North Dakota
- Coordinates
- 47.9493°, -97.1761°
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Annual passengers
- 350,000 (estimated)
- Terminals
- 1
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What to know before you go
Grand Forks International Airport serves the Grand Forks region as one of the country's busier travel nodes, with around 350,000 passengers passing through annually. The airport is organized into 1 primary terminal, each grouping carriers and services that make sense to keep together — domestic shuttle traffic in one building, international long-haul in another, and so on.
If this is your first time flying through GFK, plan to arrive at the curb at least 90 minutes before a domestic departure and at least two and a half hours before an international one. The biggest time sinks are not security itself but the walk between curb and gate, especially if you're connecting between concourses or terminals. Many travelers underestimate the inter-terminal shuttle ride and then sprint the last quarter-mile.
For ground transport, the safest default is rideshare from the designated Curbside at the designated rideshare zone, typically on the arrivals or ground transportation level. Watch for posted signage.. Drivers are typically 3 to 8 minutes during off-peak hours away during off-peak hours. Taxis are queued at arrivals on a first-come basis, and a metered or zone-fare ride into town is a reasonable option if you don't want to wait on rideshare matching.
Parking at GFK follows the standard pattern of every major US airport: a hourly garage right next to the terminal at premium prices, a daily garage a short walk away, an economy lot a free shuttle ride away, and a free cell-phone waiting area for pickups. We've documented current rates and walking times on the parking page.
If you're staying overnight near the airport, there are several major-brand hotels within a five-minute shuttle ride of the terminal. The hotels page lists distance, shuttle frequency, and which properties are quietest for early-morning flights.
Finally, if your trip turns into an unplanned layover, the city guide page covers the neighborhoods, food, and walking-friendly stops that are realistic to visit on a four-to-eight-hour break.
About this guide
This guide is part of Terminal Guide's directory of every major US airport. We pull airport metadata from the OpenFlights public dataset and apply consistent editorial templates across every airport so the structure is the same whether you're researching GFK or somewhere else for the first time. See our data sources page for details.