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Gerald R Ford International Airport Grand Rapids

Gerald R. Ford International Airport has two parallel east-west runways and one north-south runway. Along with cargo and general aviation facilities, the airport also has one passenger terminal, consisting of a two-level main terminal and two concourses, labelled A (with six gates) and B (with five gates). Security checkpoints for concourses A and B are independent of one another, so people moving from one concourse to another must clear security.The main terminal contains the ticketing lobbies, three baggage claim carousels, a gift shop, and a food court. Short term and long term parking are located in front of the terminal. When new baggage screening regulations were introduced by the Transportation Security Administration, the airport was one of the first in the nation to conduct trials on the new screening machines. Due to their size, there was no room to locate the machines "behind the scenes." Instead, they were placed in the middle of the lobby.