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Class D

Grand Canyon National Park Airport

ID KGCN FAA GCN Elev 6,609 ft Lat 35° 57.14' N Lon 112° 8.82' W Zulu

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FAA Airport Diagram · KGCN

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Runways at KGCN

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 8,999 ft. Max gradient: 0.84%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
03 40.6° 8,999 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.84%
21 220.6° 8,999 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.84%

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Communications

8 frequencies on file — tower, ground, ATIS, CTAF, approach, departure, etc.

  • ATIS ATIS 124.300
  • ASOS ASOS 124.300
  • GND GND 121.900
  • TWR CANYON TWR 119.000
  • CTAF CTAF 119.000
  • CNTR LOS ANGELES CNTR 124.850
  • RDO PRESCOTT RDO 122.300
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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Navaids associated with KGCN

  • VOR-DME GCN

    Grand Canyon

    113.10 MHz · DME 113.10 · LO · MEDIUM

Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for KGCN, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom. Cycle 22JAN2026.

2 matched · 25 not yet translated

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 03–21: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 03–21: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (2)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 03–21: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 03–21: H8999X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–88, D–108, 2S–137, 2D–160…

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Wildlife on and invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (25 sentences)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·RWY 03: TORA–8999 TODA–8999 ASDA–8999 LDA–8999 RWY 21: TORA–8999 TODA–8999 ASDA–8999 LDA–8999
  • ·S6 FUEL 100LL, JET A OX 2, 4 LGT When ATCT clsd ACTIVATE PAPI Rwy 21; MIRL Rwy 03–21—CTAF.
  • ·Attended Oct 1–May 31 1400–0200Z, Jun 1–Sep 30 1300–0300Z.
  • ·Fuel avbl H24 – 928–638–7117.
  • ·ARFF Index B 24 hr PPR—amgr.
  • ·Rwy 03–21 lgtd dstc rmng signs E side.
  • ·Ovngt prkg & coml lndg fee.
  • ·Nmrs air taxi ops invof Grand Canyon; see Special Notices—California Condors.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 623-695-8656
  • ·ASOS 124.3 (928) 638–0672.
  • ·CTAF 119.0 ATIS 124.3 UNICOM 122.95 RCO 122.4 (PRESCOTT RADIO) (when ATCT is clsd) COTTONWOOD RCO 122.3 (PRESCOTT RADIO) ®L.A.
  • ·CENTER APP/DEP CON 124.85 CANYON TOWER 119.0 (Jun 1–Sep 30 1300–0300Z, Oct 1–May 31 1400–0200Z) GND CON 121.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Los Angeles ARTCC at 661-575-2079.
  • ·CLASS D svc 1 Jun–30 Sep 1300–0300Z, 1 Oct–31 May 1400–0200Z; other times CLASS G.
  • ·(VL) (DH) VORW/DME 111.65 GCN Chan 53(Y) N35º57.62´ W112º08.76´ at fld. 6669/15E.
  • ·DME unusable: 010º–028º byd 35 NM blo 14,500´ VOR unusable: 055º–105º byd 40 NM 130º–135º byd 40 NM 250º–255º byd 40 NM blo 11,600´ 250º–255º byd 66 NM 280º–285º byd 40 NM 310º–035º NM byd 40 NM ILS 108.9 I–GCN Rwy 03.
  • ·Unmonitored when ATCT clsd. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – VALLE (40G) 25 S UTC–7 N35º39.03´ W112º08.89´ 5999 NOTAM FILE PRC RWY 01–19: H4199X45 (ASPH)
  • ·Winter maint NA; for conds–amgr.
  • ·Hel trng invof arpt–mnt 122.8 wi 5 NM.
  • ·Rwy 01 cntrln poor; crack filler cvrg paint.
  • ·Rwy 19 cntrln poor; crack filler cvrg paint.
  • ·Rwy 19 flt dmstn 850–1000 ft E of thr.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 928-380-0698
  • ·CENTER APP/DEP CON 124.85 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Los Angeles ARTCC at 661-575-2079.
  • ·GRAND CANYON (VL) (DH) VORW/DME 111.65 GCN Chan 53(Y) N35º57.62´ W112º08.76´ 165º 18.6 NM to fld. 6669/15E.
  • ·DME unusable: 010º–028º byd 35 NM blo 14,500´ VOR unusable: 055º–105º byd 40 NM 130º–135º byd 40 NM 250º–255º byd 40 NM blo 11,600´ 250º–255º byd 66 NM 280º–285º byd 40 NM 310º–035º NM byd 40 NM GRAND CANYON BAR TEN AIRSTRIP (See WHITMORE on page 99) LAS VEGAS H–4J, L–8G IAP, AD PHOENIX L–8G IAP SW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

Chart Supplement

FAA Chart Supplement entry for KGCN — runway, frequencies, FBO, fuel, hours, NOTAMs, special procedures.

NTSB events at KGCN

44 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

44

since 1982

Fatal

10

22.7% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 201,102 ops in 1996

2024 total

65,515

10-yr total

774,485

2024 mix

AC/AT 86% · GA 13% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

3.9

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.88

approximate · 10-yr scaled

The honest comparison — events normalized by exposure. A field doing 4× the operations will see more events at the same per-op rate. Per million ops is what matters.

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Ground collision 1
  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=44

  • Other 14
  • Stall / spin 7
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 4
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 3
  • Engine failure / power loss 3
  • Gear-up landing 3
  • Ground collision 3
  • Loss of control 3

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2020-08-28 Cessna TU206 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day
1998-04-20 Bell 206B · Stall / spin · VMC · day
2025-02-06 Cessna T207A · Loss of control · VMC · day
2019-07-16 Cessna 172 · Ground collision · VMC · day
2014-05-15 KALMAN GEORGE LANCAIR 360 · Hard landing · VMC · day
2013-04-23 BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON 206L-1 · Weather · VMC · day
2012-09-09 BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON 206L-1 · Engine failure · VMC · day
2012-07-28 Cessna 172 · Other · VMC · day
2007-04-28 Cessna T206H · Stall / spin · VMC · day
2006-03-26 Piper PA-22 · Loss of control · day
2005-10-03 Aerospatiale AS350B · Hard landing · VMC · day
2005-05-07 Cessna 172RG · Stall / spin · day
2003-05-28 Aero Commander 500B · Weather · VMC · day
2003-04-26 Piper PA-46-310P · Gear-up · VMC · day
2000-04-18 Bell 206L-3 · Engine failure · day
1999-08-03 Cessna 177B · Stall / spin · VMC · day
1999-04-01 Bell 206B · Stall / spin · day
1996-12-01 Piper PA-32R-301T · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day
1996-06-29 Cessna 402A · Under/overshoot · VMC · day
1996-04-19 Helio H-295 · Runway excursion · VMC · day
1996-02-28 Piper PA-31-350 · Weather · IMC · day
1995-11-22 Cessna 210L · Loss of control · VMC · night
1995-11-02 Agusta F.260D · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day
1995-02-13 Piper PA-31-350 · Engine failure · day
1994-10-17 Cessna 402 · Gear-up · VMC · day
1994-02-12 Cessna,Cessna 402C,402C · Other · VMC · day
1993-12-02 Cessna 182Q · Other · VMC · day
1991-08-08 Cessna 402C · Other · VMC · night
1990-06-17 Cessna T207A · Ground collision · VMC · day
1990-04-13 Cessna T207 · Weather · VMC · day
1989-09-27 de Havilland DHC-6-300 · Other · VMC · day
1988-09-03 Cessna 172 · Other · VMC · night
1987-11-15 Mooney M20C · Stall / spin · VMC · day
1987-06-29 de Havilland DHC-6-300 · Ground collision · VMC · day
1987-03-31 Cessna T206F · Stall / spin · VMC · day
1986-08-23 Cessna 172L · Other · VMC · night
1986-01-08 Cessna 172N · Other · VMC · night
1985-07-20 Beech 95-B55 · Other · VMC · day
1985-06-28 Bell 206B3 · Other · VMC · day
1985-01-28 Cessna 172N · Other · day
1983-08-17 Piper PA-31-350 · Other · day
1983-02-19 Piper PA28-151 · Gear-up · VMC · day
1982-09-14 Cessna 402 · Other · day
1982-07-18 Beech A36 · Other · day

DPEs near KGCN

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

Designee City ST Distance
Christina Genova Page AZ 67 nm
Jason John Kopcsak Chino Valley AZ 74 nm
Josh Lee Donaldson Chino Valley AZ 74 nm
Mark John Szpak Chino Valley AZ 74 nm
Jason Wiliam Anderson Prescott Valley AZ 82 nm
Benjamin Reyes Prescott AZ 83 nm
Daniel Mackenzie Prescott AZ 83 nm
Daniel Alan Knight Prescott AZ 83 nm
James Briggs Prescott AZ 83 nm
Ryan Vaughn Albrecht Prescott AZ 83 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs near KGCN

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

Instructor City ST Distance
Craig Jay Sanderson Grand Canyon AZ 18 nm
Richard Eric Kelly Williams AZ 42 nm
Tyrel Robert Greenwade Bellemont AZ 46 nm
Steven Paul Allen Flagstaff AZ 53 nm
Edwin Clarke Crawford Flagstaff AZ 53 nm
Michael Ernest Leverington Flagstaff AZ 53 nm
Bruce Douglas Sidlinger Flagstaff AZ 53 nm
Benjamin Roger Clayden Flagstaff AZ 53 nm
Susan Beth Crawford Flagstaff AZ 53 nm
Michael Bruce Mccomb Flagstaff AZ 53 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics near KGCN

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Reynaldo Vicente Garcia Grand Canyon AZ 18 nm
William Henry Vercammen Iii Grand Canyon AZ 18 nm
Harrison Ray Dugi Grand Canyon AZ 18 nm
Alonso Jasso Zuniga Grand Canyon AZ 18 nm
Luke Edward Dorman Grand Canyon AZ 18 nm
Gene Keith Alden Duff Grand Canyon AZ 18 nm
Ibrahim Fullah Grand Canyon AZ 18 nm
Richard Jeffery Stevenson Parks AZ 41 nm
Kenneth Dean Sell Parks AZ 41 nm
Jake Joseph J Oszust Parks AZ 41 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations near KGCN

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

Shop Distance
AtheneAir - Maintenance
Boulder City, NV
132 nm
Black Mountain Avionics, Inc.
Boulder City, NV
132 nm
Aero Panache
Scottsdale, AZ
140 nm
SawyerMX
Scottsdale, AZ
141 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas, NV
145 nm
Falcon Executive Aviation
Mesa, AZ
151 nm
Arizona Aircraft Interior Design, Inc.
Mesa, AZ
151 nm
FLITE Instruments & Avionics
Chandler, AZ
162 nm
Arizona Aeropainting
Eloy, AZ
191 nm
Sonora Avionics, Inc.
Tucson, AZ
234 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.