Grand Canyon Bar Ten Airstrip (1Z1), Arizona
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Grand Canyon Bar Ten Airstrip (1Z1/GCT) is a seasonally attended public-use field near Whitmore, Arizona, close to the Grand Canyon's western rim. Traffic through the airstrip is minimal, and operational details such as fuel service are not published.
Runways
Grand Canyon Bar Ten Airstrip has one paved runway, 16/34, 4,600 ft long and 40 ft wide, with an asphalt and dirt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
The airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Grand Canyon Bar Ten Airstrip does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Harry Reid International (KLAS), 94 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Grand Canyon Bar Ten Airstrip recorded 0 business aviation movements in 2025. Recorded traffic at Grand Canyon Bar Ten Airstrip is concentrated outside the unattended winter months, consistent with the field's May-through-October attended schedule.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month February, 0 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Operating constraints
Grand Canyon Bar Ten Airstrip has published operating constraints in two categories: runway notes and other notes.
Livestock may be present on the runway.
A ditch and berm rising 3 feet are located 30-35 feet from the runway centerline on both sides. Parking and a turnaround area are near the north end of the runway. There is a 1 percent upslope to the north.
The runway is 4,000 feet by 33 feet of asphalt chip seal at the Runway 16 end; the remainder is dirt.
A berm rising 2 feet is located 25 feet from the threshold on both sides. This end is preferred for takeoff.
This end is preferred for landing.
For clearance delivery, contact Los Angeles Air Route Traffic Control Center.
Weather observations are available on frequency 119.42 from Canyon West.
Caution: turbulence may occur near the canyon rims.
Contact the airport manager for airport and service information.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Grand Canyon Bar Ten Airstrip has four airfields within 49 NM. The closest is Grand Canyon West, 32.73 NM southwest.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at 1Z1
We arrange catering, fuel and trip support here. Supplier prices reach you unchanged; our coordination fee sits on its own line.
The same order, priced two ways.
$600.00 catering order at 1Z1.
Unchanged.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
One line, fixed.
The $75 minimum applies below $862.50.
At cost.
Passed on at the exact amount the processor took.
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Frequently asked questions
Is fuel available at Grand Canyon Bar Ten Airstrip (1Z1)?
Fuel type data is not published for Grand Canyon Bar Ten Airstrip, and the field is unattended from November through April. Flight planning should assume no on-field fuel and confirm arrangements before dispatch.
Where is the nearest customs facility to 1Z1?
The nearest customs airport of entry to Grand Canyon Bar Ten Airstrip is Harry Reid International (KLAS), about 94 nautical miles away. There is no onsite customs processing at this airstrip.
What is the runway surface condition at Grand Canyon Bar Ten Airstrip?
Runway 16/34 at Grand Canyon Bar Ten Airstrip is 4,600 feet long, but only the first 4,000 feet from the 16 end is paved with asphalt chip seal. The remainder of the runway surface is dirt.