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US-8190 Weather Grand Canyon Village Shuttle Heliport

Grand Canyon Village, ArizonaElevation 6,890 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KGCN · 5 NM S · 10 min old
No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KGCN
WIND
Calm
no steady wind
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
None
no BKN/OVC layer
FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No aviation METAR is published for this airport. The nearest National Weather Service station reports wind calm, temperature 11.67C. This observation is older than usual, so treat it with extra caution. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight patchy fog, low near 26F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Friday: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Patchy Fog 26 E 1 kt – 0%
Monday Mostly Sunny 58/26 SE 6 kt – 0%
Tuesday Sunny 60/28 S 10 kt 19 kt 0%
Wednesday Mostly Sunny 59/36 S 9 kt 18 kt 2%
Thursday Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers 59/40 S 10 kt 19 kt 55%
Friday Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 52/38 S 11 kt 21 kt 70% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Saturday Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 50/38 SW 10 kt 20 kt 69%
Sunday Rain Showers 46 S 9 kt 20 kt 83%

Source: National Weather Service (office FGZ). Forecast issued 0403Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND
Crosswind calculator
No runway layout is available for US-8190. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
6,890 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0040Z 5:40 PM
Sunrise
1345Z 6:45 AM
Loggable night
0106Z (6:06 PM local) → 1319Z (6:19 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0040Z (5:40 PM local) → 1345Z (6:45 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0140Z (6:40 PM local) → 1245Z (5:45 AM local)
1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Grand Canyon Village Shuttle Heliport is in Grand Canyon Village, Arizona. Field elevation 6,890 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-8190
RegionArizona
CountryUnited States
Coordinates36.0354, -112.1294
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-8190 traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-23, 41 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Medium confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
1.1
AVG OPS/DAY
1.9
Activity trend over 7 days: falling, from 2 to 1 operations per dayOperations trend (7 days)

Busiest day: Wed · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX
Helicopter 100%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›AS50 (Helicopter) · ~5 landings/mo
›UNKN (Helicopter) · ~4 landings/mo
›EXPL (Helicopter) · ~3 landings/mo
›B429 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo
LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT
Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly rotorcraft.

›AS50 (Helicopter)
›UNKN (Helicopter)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

Data limitations (4)
›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.
›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.
›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.
›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.
NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

US-8190 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KGCN (5 NM S, VFR).

KGCN Grand Canyon National Park Airport
5 NM S
VFR
KFLG Flagstaff Pulliam Airport
58 NM SE
VFR
KKNB Kanab Municipal Airport
62 NM N
VFR
KPGA Page Municipal Airport
63 NM NE
VFR
KSEZ Sedona Airport
73 NM S
VFR
KPRC Prescott Regional Airport - Ernest A. Love Field
84 NM S
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-8190 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-8190 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-8190. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-8190 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-8190. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-8190?
US-8190 sits at 6,890 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-8190?
No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.
This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.