Grand Forks International Airport
Overview
 
Grand Forks International Airport is a public airport
Airport
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 located five miles (8 km) northwest of the central business district
Central business district
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 of Grand Forks
Grand Forks, North Dakota
Grand Forks is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Grand Forks County. According to the 2010 census, the city's population was 52,838, while that of the city and surrounding metropolitan area was 98,461...

, a city in Grand Forks County
Grand Forks County, North Dakota
-National protected areas:*Kellys Slough National Wildlife Refuge*Little Goose National Wildlife Refuge-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 66,109 people, 25,435 households, and 15,617 families residing in the county. The population density was 46 people per square mile . There were...

, North Dakota
North Dakota
North Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, along the Canadian border. The state is bordered by Canada to the north, Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south and Montana to the west. North Dakota is the 19th-largest state by area in the U.S....

, United States
United States
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. GFK has no scheduled passenger airline service out of the country but receives its international title (like many other airports) because it has customs service available for general aviation aircraft arriving from Canada
Canada
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 and other countries.

The airport, sometimes called Mark Andrews International Airport after Mark Andrews, a former U.S.
 
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