question about flying to grand canyon?
Ok well we are planning our summer vacation and considering the grand canyon. I went on orbitz.com and the only choices I was given to fly to was Yuma (YUM) flights Page (PGA) flights Phoenix (PHX) flights Kingman (IGM) flights Tucson (TUS) flights Flagstaff (FLG) flights Prescott (PRC) flights Bullhead City (IFP) flights Where do I want to land in Arizona so I am close to the national park where the grand canyon is in?
Phoenix - 5 Answers
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Flagstaff is the closest. But it will be a small airport. Many people fly into Las Vegas or Phoenix and drive from there.
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When we went to the Grand Canyon, we flew to Phoenix and drove north. It's not that long of a ride. Flagstaff is closer. The other towns are small.
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Tucson AZ is probably your best destination to get to the GC.
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Call /e-mail Scenic Airlines and get a flight out of basically Las Vegas LAS The reason that I said basically is b/c although Scenic will provide transport from LAS they actually fly out of Boulder City http://www.scenic.com/ http://www.airnav.com/airport/KGCN It's pointless to fly FLG >GCN because it's about a 90 minute drive and you can't rent a car at GCN anyway Because of the expense involved and the minimal time savings of the PHX>FLG flight most Northern AZ locals just drive the 2.5 hrs Enjoy the Park
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If you do decide to fly to the grand canyon, Flagstaff Pulliam airport is the closest. But it is small, the only commercial airline company that i can think of that lands there is Horizon. You can find their website under Alaskaair.com. They also have a budget and a hertz there. The drive to the Grand Canyon from Flagstaff is 1 1/2 hours. An even smaller airport is in Tusayan which is 10 minutes south of the Grand Canyon. It only caters to one airline that come in from Las Vegas only. The flight from Vegas is 1 hour. The company is called Scenic. But once you get to the Grand Canyon there are no rental places. And there is no way to rent a car at the Grand Canyon. But if you plan just to stay at the Grand Canyon and fly back with Scenic to Vegas you will be fine, there are taxis to get you to your hotel and shuttles buses to transport you around the park.
