Grand Forks Air Force Base

Grand Forks Air Force Base (IATA: RDR, ICAO: KRDR, FAA LID: RDR), also known as Grand Forks AFB or GFAFB, is a United States Air Force base located in Grand Forks County, North Dakota 15 miles (24 km) west of the city of Grand Forks, North Dakota on U.S. Highway 2. Grand Forks AFB is the home of the Air Mobility Command (AMC) 319th Air Refueling Wing (319 ARW). The 319th Air Refueling Wing is organized into four distinct groups: Operations, Maint... more

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Grand Forks

Grand Forks is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Grand Forks County. In July 2007, its population was estimated at 51,740, and it had an estimated metropolitan population of 97,691. Grand Forks, along with its twin city of East Grand Forks, Minnesota,...
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  • 47.9612
  • -97.4012
  • 278.3 m (913.1 ft )
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