• View of Grand Canyon National Park at sunset from the South Rim

    Grand Canyon

    National Park Arizona

Program Statistics

 

We receive questions every year about how much flying we do, how many people/cargo we move, and other inquiries about our daily operations. Here are some quick numbers from 2011:

Flight Time in 2011 - 733.1 Hours

Flight Time By Major Users:
  • Maintenance/Facility Management - 145.7 Hours
  • Search and Rescue/Medivacs - 129.4 Hours
  • Wildland Fire - 340.6 Hours

Mission Summary in 2011

Total Passengers Flown - 2,529
Total Cargo Flown - 676,246 (338 tons)
Medivacs - 137 Patients
Shorthauls - 12 Operational
Wildland Fire:
  • 29 Initial Attack and Large Fire Support Missions
  • Water Dropped - 2,462 gallons
  • Aerial Ignition - 23.3 Hours and 28,850 balls dropped
  • Helirappel - Suspended for 2010, 2011, and 2012. Our program will reevaluate rappel operations in 2013

Helicopter Training Academy from 2012 (taskbook completion through the Academy is not guaranteed)

  • Crewmember Taskbooks Completed - 12/15 (80%)
  • Manager Taskbooks Completed - 3/5 (60%)
 

Helicopter Training Program Statistics

2000
13 Students 0 Managers 13 Crewmember
2001
19 Students 9 Managers 10 Crewmember
2002
13 Students 7 Managers 6 Crewmembers
2003
23 Students 8 Managers 15 Crewmembers
2004
30 Students 5 Managers 25 Crewmembers
2005
28 Students 13 Managers 12 Crewmembers
2006
28 Students 7 Managers
21 Crewmembers
2007
23 Students 9 Managers 14 Crewmembers
2008
23 Students 5 Managers 18 Crewmembers
2009
28 Students
6 Managers
22 Crewmembers
2010 22 Students
8 Managers
14 Crewmembers
2011 25 Students
8 Managers
17 Crewmembers
2012 20 Students
5 Managers
15 Crewmembers

Did You Know?

Yavapai Observation Station

Grand Canyon's Yavapai Observation Station (1928) located one mile (1.6 km) east of
Market Plaza, features exceptional canyon views. Geology exhibits allow park visitors to see and understand the complicated geologic story in ways that all can understand. Exhibits and bookstore open daily. More...