Grand Canyon West Airport

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Grand Canyon West Airport
IATA: GCW – ICAO: none – FAA: 1G4
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		The Hualapai Indian Tribe
Serves		Grand Canyon West
Location		60 miles northwest of Peach Springs, Arizona
Elevation AMSL		4,825 ft / 1,471 m
Coordinates		35°59′25″N 113°48′59″W / 35.99028, -113.81639
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
17/35	5,058	1,542	Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations			77,502
Source: Federal Aviation Administration^[1]

Grand Canyon West Airport (FAA LID: 1G4) is a public airport located 60 miles (97 km) northwest of the central business district of Peach Springs, in Mohave County, Arizona, United States.^[1] This particular location is known as Grand Canyon West. It is owned and operated by the Hualapai tribe and situated on the Hualapai Indian Reservation.

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 25,945 commercial passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2005 and 66,731 enplanements in 2006.^[2] According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2007-2011, Grand Canyon West Airport is classified as commercial service - primary because it has over 10,000 passenger boardings per year.^[3]

You can fly into the terminal from Las Vegas or drive (120 miles from Las Vegas) which includes an unpaved and bumpy 14-mile stretch.

Plane, helicopter and bus tours are offered here. Three stops are included on the bus tours which are Hualapai Ranch, Eagle Point and Guano Point. Eagle Point is home to the Grand Canyon Skywalk.

Approximately 250,000 people visit Grand Canyon West every year.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Grand Canyon West Airport covers an area of 350 acres (142 ha) which contains one asphalt paved runway (17/35) measuring 5,058 x 60 ft. (1,542 x 18 m).^[1]

For the 12-month period ending June 30, 2006, the airport had 77,502 aircraft operations, an average of 212 per day: 63% air taxi, 37% scheduled commercial and <1% general aviation.^[1]