Terminal Procedures

KGCN — Grand Canyon Ntl Park

GRAND CANYON, AZ · 8 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

FAA GCNElevation 6,608 ft1 runwayLongest 8,999 ftToweredFuel 100LL avgas, Jet AVolume SW-4Not for navigation
KGCN airport diagram — runways, taxiways and ramp layout
KGCN airport diagram The official FAA airport diagram — runways, taxiways, ramp layout and hold-short positions. Download PDF

3 published instrument approaches: 1 ILS approach, 1 RNAV (GPS), 1 VOR.

All 8 KGCN charts in one download Every approach, departure, arrival and minimums page for this airport, sorted into folders, as a single ZIP. Taken one at a time on the free tier, 8 charts is roughly 50 sec of downloading — they queue one behind another.
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Instrument approach procedures

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ILS OR LOC RWY 03 chart previewILS OR LOC RWY 031PDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 03 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 031PDF
VOR RWY 03 chart previewVOR RWY 036PDF

Departure procedures

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PARKS FOUR chart previewPARKS FOURPDF

Obstacle departure procedures

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GRAND FOUR (OBSTACLE) chart previewGRAND FOUR (OBSTACLE)PDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

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TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMSPDF
ALTERNATE MINIMUMS chart previewALTERNATE MINIMUMSPDF

Minimums pages cover a whole volume, so the same document is shared by every airport in it.

KGCN airport information

Control tower
Yes
ARTCC
Los Angeles Center
Flight service
Prescott
NOTAM facility
GCN (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
11E
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted
Segmented circle
Yes
ARFF index
Index B
Fuel
100LL avgas, Jet A
Airframe service
Minor
Powerplant service
Major
Bottled oxygen
Low
Parking
Tie-downs
Customs
Landing rights airport
Activated
May 1962
Airport area
859 acres
Ownership
Publicly owned
Sectional
Las Vegas
Last FAA inspection
2024-08-01

From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.

KGCN radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF119.0
UNICOM122.95
Ground121.9Canyon
ATIS124.3Canyon
Emergency121.5Canyon

Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.

Runways

8,999 × 150 ft0321N1,000 ft
Runway layout at KGCN, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
03/218,999 ft150 ftAsphalt FairMedium intensity
  03 41°TLOC/GS
  21 221°TPAPI (4-box) 4° · right-hand circuit

Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.

Where KGCN is

Latitude, longitude35.9523610, -112.1469720
Elevation6,608 ft
From Grand Canyon6 nm S

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FAA remarks for KGCN

  • WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT PAPI RWY 21; MIRL RWY 03/21 - CTAF.
  • OVNGT PRKG & COML LNDG FEE.
  • PCR VALUE: 380/F/C/X/T
  • LGTD DSTC RMNG SIGNS E SIDE.
  • CONDORS INVOF ARPT.
  • NMRS AIR TAX OPS INVOF GRAND CANYON; SEE SPL NOTICES GRAND CANYON SPL FLT RULES AREA.
  • ARFF INDEX B 24 HR PPR - AMGR.
  • FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC LOS ANGELES ARTCC AT 661-575-2079.

Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.

Approach coverage

All three approach plates for Grand Canyon National Park serve a single runway end. ILS/localiser, RNAV (GPS) and VOR guidance provide several ways to reach that end, but there is no published instrument approach from the opposite direction. Runway 03/21 is the field’s only alignment; its 8,999 ft length is therefore the full runway distance available rather than one option within a multi-runway layout.

Chart context

Flagstaff Pulliam’s seven charts give it coverage close in breadth to GCN’s eight, while Valle and H A Clark Memorial Field each have much thinner three-chart sets. The Las Vegas and Phoenix sectionals place the airport in broader VFR coverage, while the dedicated Grand Canyon VFR Chart adds a more specifically focused visual reference beyond the terminal procedures.

Airports near KGCN

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
40GValleGRAND CANYON, AZ18 nm S3
KCMRH A Clark Meml FldWILLIAMS, AZ39 nm S3
KFLGFlagstaff PulliamFLAGSTAFF, AZ54 nm SE7

VFR charts covering KGCN

Common questions about KGCN

What charts are available for KGCN?

8 current FAA charts for Grand Canyon Ntl Park, including 3 instrument approachs, 1 departure procedure, 1 airport diagram. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for KGCN?

Ground 121.9; ATIS 124.3; CTAF 119.0; UNICOM 122.95. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.

How long is the runway at KGCN?

Grand Canyon Ntl Park has 1 runway. The longest is 03/21 at 8,999 ft by 150 ft, asphalt. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does KGCN have an ILS approach?

Yes — 1 ILS procedure is published. In total KGCN has 3 published instrument approaches, of which 1 are RNAV (GPS).

Where can I download the KGCN airport diagram?

The official FAA airport diagram for Grand Canyon Ntl Park is free to download at the top of this page. It shows runways, taxiways, ramp layout and hold-short positions, and is reissued every 28 days.

Which runway do instrument approaches serve at KGCN?

Every published approach serves one runway end. There is no instrument procedure to the reciprocal direction, so an arrival in instrument conditions commits to that single approach direction regardless of the wind.

How high is KGCN?

The field elevation is 6,608 ft. At that height the air is thin enough to matter: take-off and landing distances are longer than the same aircraft would need at sea level, and the effect worsens as temperature rises. The approach charts carry the altitudes that apply.

Is KGCN a towered airport?

Yes. Grand Canyon Ntl Park has an operating control tower, within Los Angeles Center's airspace. Tower, ground and clearance frequencies are listed on this page.

Are these KGCN charts current?

They are from the FAA cycle effective 6 August 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. We publish each new cycle on its effective date. They are for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.

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