 Grand Forks International Airport ( GFK , KGFK ) is served by Delta Air Lines with several daily round trips to Minneapolis @-@ St. Paul International Airport ; and Allegiant Air , which operates flights a few times a week to Mesa , Arizona ( Phoenix @-@ Gateway ) , Sanford , Florida ( Orlando @-@ Sanford ) and Las Vegas , Nevada . A new passenger terminal was completed in early 2011 , adding additional space to allow more passengers to come through the airport as well as providing the airport with better circulation , a new baggage claim as well as addressing additional security and safety concerns necessary to complete the new terminal project . The airport is a major distribution center for FedEx , which conducts flights daily within the state and northern Minnesota . The airport is one of the busiest airports in the country , due in large measure to the presence of the John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences of the University of North Dakota . 
