Transportation Grand Forks, North Dakota

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1 transportation

1.1 air
1.2 rail
1.3 road
1.4 local transportation





transportation


map of grand forks, north dakota


air

grand forks international airport (gfk, kgfk) served delta air lines several daily round trips minneapolis-st. paul international airport; , allegiant air, operates flights few times week mesa, arizona (phoenix-gateway), sanford, florida (orlando-sanford) , las vegas, nevada. new passenger terminal completed in 2011, allowed more passengers come through airport, improved circulation, added baggage claim , addressed security , safety concerns. airport major distribution center fedex, conducts flights daily within state , northern minnesota. fedex moved flight operations fargo, nd on october 31, 2016. airport 1 of busiest airports in country, due in large measure presence of john d. odegard school of aerospace sciences of university of north dakota.


rail

the bnsf railway runs track in several directions in , around city. amtrak passenger service on empire builder line heads westbound daily @ 4:52 , eastbound daily @ 12:57 am. empire builder stops @ grand forks amtrak station.


road

three federal highways pass through grand forks: u.s. route 2, interstate 29, , u.s. highway 81. u.s. highway 2, known gateway drive in city, runs east west through northern part of town , four-lane highway. highway primary connection between grand forks, east grand forks, grand forks air force base, grand forks international airport, , nearby crookston, minnesota. interstate 29 runs north south along western part of city, officially multiplexed u.s. highway 81 in grand forks area. u.s. highway 81 business route, washington street , 32nd avenue, runs through many of city s major commercial districts.


local transportation

within city, roads run north south traditionally called streets , roads run east west traditionally called avenues . streets numbered in blocks west of red river. avenues numbered in blocks north or south of demers avenue – city s historic dividing route adjacent rail yards. city maintains bus system called cities area transit, known acronym cat. system has operated since 1926 when introduced replace earlier trolley system. there twelve bus routes including night service , service in community of east grand forks.








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