Airports / Arizona / GCW
Grand Canyon West Airport
GCWPeach Springs, ArizonaELEV 4,825 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#20 / 48
Arizona airports by Google rating
4.5★ across 23 Google ratings — ranked against 48 rated AZ fields.
44 nm
To the nearest alternate
Kingman Airport (IGM).
Overview
Grand Canyon West Airport (GCW) sits in Peach Springs, Arizona, where it functions as a general aviation field. The field lies at an elevation of 4,825 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
GCW has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Kingman Airport (IGM, 44 nm), Boulder City Municipal Airport (BLD, 51 nm), and Mesquite Airport (MFH, 52 nm).
Quotes for flights out of GCW vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from GCW, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
K1G4
IATA
GCW
FAA / Local
1G4
Elevation
4,825 ft
Coordinates
35.9858° N · 113.8171° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs AZ fields
state range 213–7,014 ft
At 4,825 ft, GCW sits higher than 68% of the 50 Arizona fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 44nmIGMKingman AirportKingman
- 51nmBLDBoulder City Municipal AirportBoulder City
- 52nmMFHMesquite AirportMesquite
- 61nmLSVNellis Air Force BaseLas Vegas
- 62nmIFPLaughlin Bullhead International AirportBullhead City
- 65nmSGUSt George Regional AirportSt George
Location
Open the full mapK1G4 · Grand Canyon West Airport · Peach Springs, AZ
From the ramp
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