August 26th 2024 Ford International Airport Finalist for Best Small Airport by USA TODAY

Community Invited to Vote Online Through Sept. 23

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., August 26, 2024 - The Gerald R. Ford International Airport has been named a reader's choice finalist for the best small airport by USA TODAY.

The public is invited to cast one vote per person, per day at 10best.com/awards/. The voting period will be open from Monday, Aug. 26 at 12:00 p.m. until Monday, Sept. 23 at 11:59 a.m. The USA TODAY 10Best Readers' Choice Awards highlight top-notch attractions and businesses, providing readers with trusted recommendations. The top ten winners, as ranked by USA TODAY 10Best readers, will be announced on Wednesday, Oct. 2.

Nominees for the 10Best are chosen by a panel of relevant experts, including editors from USA TODAY and 10Best.com, expert contributors and industry sources. 10Best.com provides users with original, unbiased and experiential travel content of top attractions, things to see and do and restaurants for top destinations in the U.S. and around the world.

"With tremendous thanks to our community, we are honored to have been voted #1 best small airport by USA TODAY in 2023 and to be selected once again as a reader's choice finalist for best small airport in 2024," said Gerald R. Ford International Airport Authority President and CEO Tory Richardson. "From our front-of-house facelift to the expansion of Concourse A, we are committed to fostering meaningful connections that enhance the guest experience.

"These achievements are a testament to the support from our team, partners, and community, and we are beyond grateful to them for making this nomination possible. We encourage everyone to vote online each day for the Gerald R. Ford International Airport as the best small airport in the country!"

The airport serves nearly four million passengers annually with seven commercial airline partners offering nonstop flights to over 30 destinations. To accommodate increasing passenger numbers and West Michigan's population growth, the Ford International Airport is undergoing a $600 million capital expansion program known as ELEVATE. This initiative includes six critical infrastructure improvement projects:

• Expansion and widening of Concourse A which added 155,000 square feet of space, including eight new gates, five additional restaurants and enhanced amenities.
• A federal inspection station to support nonstop international commercial passenger flights
• Relocation of the air traffic control tower to make space for diverse terminal-area developments
• Michigan's first consolidated rental car facility
• Expansion of the terminal curb front
• Construction of an additional parking garage

About the Gerald R. Ford International Airport

The Gerald R. Ford International Airport is the second busiest airport in Michigan, serving business and leisure travelers with nonstop and connecting flights on seven airlines. The Ford International Airport is managed and operated by the Gerald R. Ford International Airport Authority. For more information, visit www.flyford.org or follow the airport on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram @FlyGRFord.

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