Grand Canyon Airport

The Grand Canyon National Park Airport is inviting the public to attend an open house meeting Tuesday, Sept. 10, to discuss plans for a runway rehabilitation project that will result in the runway closing for about 35 days in 2025.

The Grand Canyon National Park Airport terminal is celebrating 55 years!

What has one our intrepid ADOT photographers captured? Learn about why these streaks of light have us up in the air!

On this day 92 years ago, the first aiport at the Grand Canyon took flight.

It might surprise many motorists to learn that ADOT has a role in aviation. The state's role dates back to 1927. 

The Grand Canyon Park Airport staff and other first responders were put through their paces in August as part of triennel emergency exercise.

PHOENIX – As news about an airplane crash near the runway sets off an alarm inside the operations building at the Grand Canyon National Park Airport, airport managers begin following their emergency procedures as firefighters rush to tend to victims.

This major drill that staff the Arizona Department of Transportation-operated airport completed recently is critical to being ready for the real thing. The exercise, required every three years by the Federal Aviation Administration, makes sure staff are ready to put the airport’s emergency plan into action.

In 1974, the Arizona Highway Department and the Arizona Aeronautics Department merged to become ADOT. Today our Aeronautics Group continues to serve airports statewide. 

PHOENIX – Firefighters need regular training to be ready for emergencies, and that goes for the seven firefighters assigned to the Arizona Department of Transportation’s Grand Canyon National Park Airport in Tusayan.

Recently, ADOT’s firefighters traveled to the San Bernardino Regional Emergency Training Center, where trainees benefit from life-size models that simulate hazards ranging from a plane with overheated brakes to a fire in the passenger cabin.

The Tusayan airport, which is the state’s fourth-busiest in terms of passengers served, is owned and operated by the Arizona Department of Transportation.

ADOT has operated the Grand Canyon National Park Airport for more than 40 years. for this Throwback Thursday we look back at how this tourism destination looked back in the day.

Located in Tusayan, the airport is essential to Arizona's signature attraction and the state economy.

On the 90th anniversary of the Red Butte Aerodrome, we're taking a look back at the history behind the first airfield to offer passenger flights over the Grand Canyon.

The master plan study process for Grand Canyon National Park Airport, owned and operated by the Arizona Department of Transportation, continues with a public information workshop Wednesday, Feb. 15, in Williams.

Those attending the open house, to be held from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Williams Unified School District, 636 S. Seventh St., can review and comment on the study team’s forecast of aviation demand, assessment of current airport facility capabilities and suggested facility improvements to meet anticipated demand over the next 20 years.

PHOENIX – The first public information workshop for the master plan study for the Grand Canyon National Park Airport, owned and operated by the Arizona Department of Transportation, will take place on May 25 in Tusayan.

The public will be able to review data collected by the study team regarding aviation forecasts and how it relates to current airport facility capabilities. Members of the community will also be able to provide comments and input on the study.

The meeting will be held from 5:30-7 p.m. at Tusayan Town Hall, 845 Mustang Drive.

Last week, Santa Claus made a quick stop at ADOT's Grand Canyon National Park Airport.

The Operations and Aircraft Rescue and Firefight Facility (ARFF) building at the Grand Canyon National Park Airport (which is owned and operated by ADOT), was recognized at the 22nd Annual Excellence in Masonry Architectural Awards sponsored by Arizona Masonry Guild on Sept. 20.

A different sight greeted the staff at the Grand Canyon National Park Airport on Dec. 3 when instead of tourist helicopters, two U.S. Marine Corps CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters landed to engage in their annual mission to deliver toys and food to members of the Havasupai Tribe who live at the bottom of the canyon ...