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Grand Canyon National Park Tower KGCN

Grand Canyon National Park airport traffic control tower (KGCN) is operated by the FAA and is open JUN 1 - SEP 30 - 0600-2000, OCT 1 - MAY 31 0700-1900. Its radio call is "Canyon Tower". Approach and departure control come from ZLA, radio call "L.a. Center Artcc Approach".

ATIS

  • , 24 hours

FAA remarks

  • APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY LOS ANGELES ARTCC (ZLA) ON FREQS 124.85/319.2 (SELIGMAN RCAG).
  • COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY PRESCOTT RADIO ON FREQ 122.3 (COTTONWOOD RCO).
  • SAID IN USE. OPERATE TRANSPONDERS WITH ALTITUDE REPORTING MODE AND ADS-B (IF EQUIPPED) ENABLED ON ALL AIRPORT SURFACES.

Airport

Grand Canyon National Park Airport (KGCN): runways and frequencies. See KGCN live in 3D

Pay level

The FAA rates this facility level 5 on its scale of 4 to 12. Busier, more complex facilities get higher levels, and higher levels pay more. A fully certified controller at a level 5 facility was paid between $68,721 and $92,772 a year in 2025, before the local cost-of-living addition. Overtime, night and Sunday pay come on top.

Level: National Academies (2025), The Air Traffic Controller Workforce Imperative, Appendix C, Table C-2, which reproduces FAA data with staffing as of September 23, 2023; the FAA may have changed the level since. Pay range: FAA pay band table effective January 12, 2025, as posted by NATCA.

Source

FAA National Airspace System Resource (NASR) data, 28-day cycle effective 2026-10-01 (FAA NASR subscription). Facility data changes every 28 days; check current FAA publications before flight.

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