Grand Rapids is located less than 30 minutes from the shores of Lake Michigan, and less than a three-hour drive from Detroit and Chicago. Three freight carriers and Amtrak provide rail transportation. Access to the Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Seaway is available at the nearby ports of Grand Haven, Holland, and Muskegon. The Gerald R. Ford International Airport, is just 30 minutes from nearly any Grand Rapids location. From it, twelve carriers transport 1.8 million passengers each year, and the facility has recently expanded its air cargo service.