AirportsGrand Canyon National Park Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Grand Canyon - Tusayan, in Arizona, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GCN.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GCN
- ICAO code
- KGCN
- City
- Grand Canyon - Tusayan
- State or region
- Arizona
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 35.9524° N, 112.1470° W
- Elevation
- 2,014 m (6,609 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,743 m (8,999 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GCN means Grand Canyon National Park Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KGCN. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 35.9524° N, 112.1470° W. It stands 2,014 metres (6,609 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off. The nearest town in our data is Flagstaff, about 95 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Phoenix, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Grand Canyon National Park Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,743 metres (8,999 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 181.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 2,743 m 8,999 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Flagstaff Pulliam AirportFlagstaff | FLG | 100 km |
| Page Municipal AirportPage | PGA | 125 km |
| Prescott Regional Airport - Ernest A. Love FieldPrescott | PRC | 147 km |
| St George Regional AirportSt George | SGU | 171 km |
| Cedar City Regional AirportCedar City | CDC | 212 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,777 km | 15 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,872 km | 17 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,085 km | 16 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,246 km | 10 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,362 km | 4 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 613 km | 1 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,430 km | 17 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,131 km | 11 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,671 km | 15 h 45 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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