KGCN — Grand Canyon Ntl Park
Grand Canyon, AZ · field elevation 6,609 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT
KGCN current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KGCN 252354Z 25006KT 10SM SCT095 BKN120 23/02 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP146 T02280022 10233 20206 56005
- Wind
- from 250° at 6 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 12,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 23 °C / dewpoint 2 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.18 inHg
- Density altitude
- 8,769 ft · pressure altitude 6,349 ft
- Observed
- 6 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 250° at 6 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | 5 kt head | 3 kt from the right |
| 03 | 5 kt tail | 3 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KGCN 252320Z 2600/2624 VRB04KT P6SM FEW080 FM261800 21005KT P6SM SCT110
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 35.95236, -112.14697
- Elevation
- 6,609 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
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Class D
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter, while the tower is open.
The same callsign rule as Class C. When the tower closes the airspace usually reverts to Class E, or to Class G where no surface area is charted — the Chart Supplement entry says which, and the hours are on the sectional. A surface area normally extends to 2,500 ft above the field, with the ceiling charted in a dashed blue box as a number in hundreds of feet.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1320Z / 0119Z
- Tower hours
- JUN 1 - SEP 30 - 0600-2000, OCT 1 - MAY 31 0700-1900
- Magnetic variation
- 11°E (2020)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Las Vegas
- County
- Coconino, AZ
Airport diagram
Everything else KGCN publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 8,999 | 150 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- ATIS
- 124.3
- Tower JUN 1 - SEP 30 - 0600-2000, OCT 1 - MAY 31 0700-1900
- 119.0
- Ground
- 121.9
- CTAF
- 119.0
- UNICOM
- 122.95
Published procedures
- 3 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS)
- 2 departures published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KGCN airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Arizona airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.