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Greater Lansing Transit
Our central location and exceptional multi-modal transportation network make it easy to connect with every point along your supply and delivery chain.
Greater Lansing is within a 2-hour drive of 90% of Michigan’s population
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Distance to the Nearest Metro Areas |
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|---|---|
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Distance (Miles) |
City / Highway |
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54 |
Miles to Flint (US-127 to I-69 to I-475) |
|
58 |
miles to Grand Rapids (I-96) |
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80 |
miles to Warren (I-96 to I-696) |
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85 |
miles to Detroit (I-96 to I-696 to I-75) |
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85 |
miles to Sterling Heights (I-96 to I-696) |
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110 |
miles to Toledo (I-96 to US-23 to I-475 to US-24) |
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128 |
miles to Fort Wayne (I-69 to US-27) |
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148 |
miles to South Bend (I-69 to I-80/I-90 to State Hwy 933/US 31) |
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172 |
miles to London, ON (I-69 to Hwy 402 to Co Hwy 2) |
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216 |
miles to Chicago (I-69 to I-94 to I-90) |
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228 |
miles to Cleveland (I-96 to US-23 to I-475 to I-75 to I-80/I-90) |
|
300 |
miles to Toronto (US-127 to I-69 to Hwy 402 to Hwy 401 to Gardiner Expressway) |
Superior highway access
Our well-maintained highway network makes it easy to connect to Michigan’s metropolitan areas—including Grand Rapids, Ann Arbor and Detroit—and to the adjacent states of Indiana and Ohio, the province of Ontario and beyond.
Major area highways include:
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I-96: Beltway that circles southern half of the city; intersected by several major and secondary routes
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I – 69: completes the beltway around the northern side of town
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I – 496: bisects the downtown area
Other principal highways include US 27 and M 99; M 43
Multiple rail resources
Excellent freight and passenger transportation mean easy inter-regional connections.
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Name |
Canadian National |
CSX |
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Main or Branch Line |
Main |
Main |
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Shortline or National |
US and Canada |
National |
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Nearest Switching Yard (Miles) |
Battle Creek, MI (60) |
Grand Blanc, MI (62) |
Airports
The Greater Lansing area has exceptional air access with six airports within 70 miles. The closest is Capital Region International Airport, which handles more than 24 million pounds and provides service to roughly half-a-million customers each year. Just four miles from downtown Lansing, this airport offers multiple commercial flights daily.
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Airport |
City |
Distance from Lansing (in miles) |
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Capital Region International Airport |
Lansing |
4 |
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Bishop International Airport |
Flint |
44 |
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Gerald R. Ford International Airport |
Grand Rapids |
50 |
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MBS International Airport |
Saginaw |
60 |
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Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport |
Kalamazoo |
61 |
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Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport |
Detroit |
71 |
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Commercial Airports |
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|---|---|
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Name |
Capital Region International Airport (www.flylansing.com) |
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Hub Status |
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Distance from Community in Miles |
4 Miles from Downtown Lansing |
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Number of Runways |
3 |
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Runway Lengths |
Rwy 6-24: 5,001 ft x 120 ft. Rwy 10R-28L: 8,500 ft x 150 ft. Rwy 10L-28R: 3,601 ft x 75 ft. |
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Carriers |
Delta, Northwest, United, UPS |
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Non-stops to cities served |
10 |
|
6 largest cities served/# of daily flights |
Chicago (4),Minneapolis (1), Detroit (5) |
Motor carriers/trucks
Rely on our large carrier network for fast, safe and cost-effective shipment of virtually anything you need to transport.
General freight carriers: 45
Specialized freight carriers: 21