FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GCN |
| Lat/Long: | 35-57-08.5000N / 112-08-49.1000W
35-57.141667N / 112-08.818333W
35.9523611 / -112.1469722
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 6609 ft. / 2014.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 14E (1980) |
| From city: | 6 miles S of GRAND CANYON, AZ |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (year round; does not observe DST) |
| Zip code: | 86023 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 05/1962 |
| Sectional chart: | LAS VEGAS |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | LOS ANGELES CENTER |
| FSS: | PRESCOTT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GCN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | OCT 1 - MAY 31 0700-1900, JUN 1 - SEP 30 0600-2000 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 03/21 & MALS RY 03 - CTAF WHEN ATCT CLSD. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Landing fee: | no, OVERNIGHT PARKING FEE & COMMERCIAL LNDG FEE. |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | INDEX A CLSD TO UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS EXCP 24 HR PPR CALL AMGR 928-638-2446. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 119.0 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| ATIS: | 124.3 |
| WX ASOS: | PHONE 928-638-0672 |
| CANYON GROUND: | 121.9 [JUN 1 - SEP 30 - 0600-2000, OCT 1 - MAY 31 0700-1, 900] |
| CANYON TOWER: | 119.0 [JUN 1 - SEP 30 - 0600-2000, OCT 1 - MAY 31 0700-1, 900] |
| EMERG: | 121.5 |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY LOS ANGELES ARTCC ON FREQS 124.85/319.2 (SELIGMAN RCAG).
- COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDED BY PRESCOTT RADIO ON FREQ 122.1R WHEN ATCT IS CLOSED.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| GCN at field | | GRAND CANYON VOR/DME | | 113.10 | | 15E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
FUEL AVBL 24 HRS CALL (928) 638-7117. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 8999 x 150 ft. / 2743 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 88.0 | | Double wheel: | 108.0 | | Double tandem: | 160.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 35-56.578947N | | 35-57.703765N |
| Longitude: | 112-09.411677W | | 112-08.223597W |
| Elevation: | 6532.8 ft. | | 6608.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.7% UP | | 1.0% DOWN |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 027 magnetic, 041 true | | 207 magnetic, 221 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | MALS: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | LOC/GS | | |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF ARIZONA
255 EAST OSBORN RD SUITE 101
PHOENIX, AZ 85012
Phone 602-294-9144
DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION AERONAUTICS DIV. |
| Manager: | MICHAEL J. HALPIN
PO BOX 3399
GRAND CANYON, AZ 86023
Phone 928-638-2446 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 34 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Helicopters: | | 26 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 294/day * | | 94% | air taxi | | 4% | transient general aviation | | 1% | local general aviation | | <1% | military | | <1% | commercial | | * for 12-month period ending 30 April 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | PART 77 OBSTNS-TREES BOTH SIDES OF RY. |
| - | CONDORS INVOF ARPT. |
| - | HVY VOLUME OF AIR TAXI FLIGHTS VICINITY OF GRAND CANYON. NOTE: SEE SPECIAL NOTICES GRAND CANYON SPECIAL FLIGHT RULES AREA. |
| - | RY 03/21 LGTD DISTANCE REMAINING SIGNS ON E SIDE. |
| - | ARFF INDEX B AVBL WITH 24 HR PPR CALL AMGR 928-638-2446. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 03 | |
download (266KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 03 | |
download (213KB) |
| VOR RWY 03 | |
download (188KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (19KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| GRAND TWO (OBSTACLE) | |
download (207KB) |
| PARKS TWO | |
download (229KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (55KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
40G - Valle Airport (18 nm S)
KFLG - Flagstaff Pulliam Airport (54 nm SE)
KKNB - Kanab Municipal Airport (66 nm N)
KPGA - Page Municipal Airport (67 nm NE)
KSEZ - Sedona Airport (69 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Hope Flader
Photo taken 04-Jun-2007
on final for runway 21
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Grand Canyon National Park Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Download PDF
of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 07-Oct-2008
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:05 | | 13:05 |
| Sunrise | | 06:30 | | 13:30 |
| Sunset | | 18:02 | | 01:02 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:28 | | 01:28 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 07-Oct-2008 11:46:17 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 07-Oct-2008 04:46:17 |
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| METAR |
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| KGCN | 071054Z AUTO 04005KT 7SM FU CLR M01/M03 A3036 RMK AO2 SLP235 T10061033
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| TAF |
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| KGCN | 070520Z 070606 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM1600 05006KT P6SM SKC FM0100 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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