Grand Canyon National Park Airport
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| Grand Canyon National Park Airport | |||
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| IATA: GCN – ICAO: KGCN – FAA: GCN | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | State of Arizona | ||
| Serves | Grand Canyon | ||
| Location | Tusayan, Arizona | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 6,609 ft / 2014 m | ||
| Coordinates | 35°57′08″N 112°08′49″W / 35.95222°N 112.14694°WCoordinates: 35°57′08″N 112°08′49″W / 35.95222°N 112.14694°W | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 3/21 | 8,999 | 2,743 | Asphalt |
Grand Canyon National Park Airport (IATA: GCN, ICAO: KGCN, FAA LID: GCN) is a public airport located in the Tusayan CDP of unincorporated Coconino County, Arizona, United States,[1][2] near Grand Canyon National Park, seven miles (11 km) from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. The airport is primarily used for scenic tours and charter flights, but there is scheduled commercial service.
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[edit] History
The present day facility incorporates the site of the first official Grand Canyon airport, a landing field authorized by the U.S. Forest Service for commercial flights in 1925. The new airport first opened for business in October 1965. The airport terminal was completed and formally dedicated on October 20, 1967. Today, the airport is the third most active air carrier airport in the Arizona, following Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and Tucson International Airport. Over 40 air taxi and commuter carriers serve the airport.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
- Air Grand Canyon (Grand Canyon)
- Grand Canyon Airlines (Boulder City, NV)
- Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters (Grand Canyon)
- Scenic Airlines (Boulder City, NV)
- Vision Airlines (North Las Vegas)
- Westwind Air Service (Arizona, Scenic Air Tours)
[edit] Presidential Visits
On August 16, 2009, Air Force One, carrying President Barack Obama landed at Grand Canyon Airport at about 10am local time, for a four hour visit of the Canyon by the President and his family. [1]
[edit] References
- ^ "Our Location." Grand Canyon Airlines. Retrieved on October 3, 2009.
- ^ "Tusayan CDP, Arizona." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on October 3, 2009.
[edit] External links
- Grand Canyon National Park Airport (Arizona DOT web site)
- FAA Airport Diagram(PDF), effective 19 Nov 2009
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KGCN
- ASN accident history for GCN
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KGCN
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