Grand Canyon Regional
N38 · Wellsboro, Pennsylvania · Tioga County · map
Grand Canyon Regional is a public-use airport, 4 miles southwest of Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, 1,892 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 10/28, is 3,597 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 16 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 5,700 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Grand Canyon Regional?
Its FAA code is N38.
Where is Grand Canyon Regional?
It is 4 miles southwest of Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, 1,892 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Grand Canyon Regional?
The longest of its 2 runways, 10/28, is 3,597 feet long.
Does Grand Canyon Regional have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Grand Canyon Regional?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Grand Canyon Regional?
1 pilot examiner and 5 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Grand Canyon Regional…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA N38
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 1,892 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm; weekends, unatt
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Detroit sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 11W
- In the FAA's files since
- March 1947
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 3,597 × 60 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
| 11/29 | 1,576 × 80 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 10: trees 45 ft high 582 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Approach and departure | 128.425 | |
| N38 and aWOS-3PT | 120.925 | |
| Sayre and center (remote transmitter) Low | 133.35 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 570-723-0385.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Corning-Painted Post Airport (30 nm northeast), Elmira/Corning Regional (34 nm northeast), Wellsville Muni/Tarantine Field (35 nm northwest).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Pennsylvania · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Grass runway 11/29 1600 feet an X 100 feet day VFR only; non simultaneous operations; closed annually DEC-APR.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 28; medium-intensity runway lights 10/28 - the common traffic frequency.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 16 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 5,700, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 200 |
| general aviation, travelling | 2,500 |
| general aviation, local | 3,000 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Wellsboro from the FAA register
12 aircraft are registered to owners in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania: 11 piston singles, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Pennsylvania.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for flight instructor; 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 5 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 training center examiner.
- James Douglas Martin private pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals; gliders · Harris Hill Soaring Club · Elmira, NY (34 nm) · (585) 507-0245 · [email protected]
All 8 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 5 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Wellsboro 12 aircraft · 11 piston singles, 1 weight-shift and powered parachutes
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 5 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Pennsylvania 1,834 since 1982 · 234 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Pennsylvania 118 landing places
- Pennsylvania 6,181 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/N38.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 27, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.