Grand Canyon Helicopters Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters (Papillon Airways INC)
Holds an FAA charter and air-taxi certificate (Part 135) under the designator PG9A, overseen by the FAA office coded WP19. 39 aircraft are listed on the certificate, mostly EC-130-B4. Based in Boulder City, Nevada, where it registers its own aircraft.
The Department of Transportation certificates it for interstate scheduled passenger service, trading as Grand Canyon Helicopters Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters; the DOT's list says it is operating. The DOT's economic authority is separate from the FAA's safety certificate: both are needed to sell seats or cargo space to the public.
In the air now from the volunteer receiver network
2 of this operator's aircraft are in the air over the United States right now. See them on the live map. Counted here: aircraft on the certificate. No callsign is on file for this operator, so flights under another code are not counted. Aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out.
Where the aircraft are in the air, on the ground, parked, or not heard lately · refreshed every half minute
2 in the air, 4 parked (last heard on the ground within 7 days), 30 not heard lately, 3 not heard since the site began listening.
On the map In the air (the arrow points the way it is heading) On the ground now Parked: last heard on the ground within 7 days, at that airport Click an aircraft for its tail number and details. Aircraft not heard for longer are in the table only.
Positions from the volunteer receiver network: an aircraft is "parked" when it was last heard on the ground within 7 days (it may have moved under a hangar roof or flown with the transponder off); "not heard" means nothing has been received since the date shown. Aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out.
Connections how this operator links to the rest of the register
Flies
- Airbus Helicopters EC 130 now H130 22 on the certificate
- Airbus Helicopters AS350 AStar (Écureuil), now H125 5 on the certificate
- Bell 206 JetRanger and LongRanger 4 on the certificate
- Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter MD 900 1 on the certificate
- Eurocopter 25 on the certificate
- American Eurocopter Corp 5 on the certificate
- Bell Helicopter Textron 4 on the certificate
Where
- Boulder City, NV · where it registers its own aircraft
- Boulder City Municipal · BVU
- Nevada 4,583 aircraft registered
Certificates and records
- FAA charter and air-taxi certificate 39 aircraft listed · designator PG9A
- DOT certificated air carrier · Interstate scheduled passenger, operating
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/operator/papillon-airways-inc.json.
Aircraft on the certificate 39 · grouped by the FAA's model shorthand
EC-130-B4 22
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Registered owner | Year | Register | Where it is |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N130GC | Eurocopter EC 130 B4 | Monarch Enterprises INC Kirkland, WA | 2002 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | not heard not heard since Tuesday at 5:02 pm, last near Grand Canyon Ntl Park Airport, in the air then |
| N131GC | Eurocopter EC 130 B4 | Rainier Heli International INC Kirkland, WA | 2003 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | not heard not heard since Tuesday at 10:14 pm, in the air then |
| N132GC | Eurocopter EC 130 B4 | American Helicopters LLC Kirkland, WA | 2003 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | not heard not heard since 10 October 2026, last near Grand Canyon Ntl Park Airport, in the air then |
| N133PH | Eurocopter EC 130 B4 | Zuni LLC Kirkland, WA | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | not heard not heard since 25 October 2026, in the air then | |
| N135PH | Eurocopter EC 130 B4 | American Helicopters LLC Kirkland, WA | 2003 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | not heard not heard since Tuesday at 8:09 pm, in the air then |
| N136PH | Eurocopter EC 130 B4 | Xebec LLC Kirkland, WA | 2004 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | not heard not heard since today at 12:32 am, in the air then |
| N137PH | Eurocopter EC 130 B4 | Monarch Enterprises INC Kirkland, WA | 2004 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | not heard not heard since Saturday at 10:12 pm, in the air then |
| N138PH | Eurocopter EC 130 B4 | American Helicopters LLC Kirkland, WA | 2004 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | parked parked at Harry Reid International, last heard today at 2:20 pm |
| N13PV | Eurocopter EC 130 B4 | Rainier Heli International INC Kirkland, WA | 2002 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | not heard not heard since Friday at 8:13 pm, in the air then |
| N151GC | Eurocopter EC 130 B4 | American Helicopters LLC Kirkland, WA | 2007 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | not heard not heard since Tuesday at 8:05 pm, in the air then |
| N152GC | Eurocopter EC 130 B4 | American Helicopters LLC Kirkland, WA | 2008 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | parked parked at Harry Reid International, last heard today at 2:08 pm |
| N153GC | Eurocopter EC 130 B4 | Xebec LLC Kirkland, WA | 2010 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | not heard not heard since 16 October 2026, last near Boulder City Municipal, in the air then |
| N154GC | Eurocopter EC 130 B4 | Rainier Heli International INC Kirkland, WA | 2010 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | parked parked at Harry Reid International, last heard today at 12:57 am |
| N156GC | Eurocopter EC 130 B4 | Xebec LLC Kirkland, WA | 2011 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | not heard not heard since yesterday at 9:45 pm, in the air then |
| N773PA | Eurocopter EC 130 B4 | Kaibab LLC Kirkland, WA | 2005 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | not heard not heard since yesterday at 9:02 pm, last near Grand Canyon Ntl Park Airport, in the air then |
| N779PA | Eurocopter EC 130 B4 | Xebec LLC Kirkland, WA | 2007 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | not heard not heard since 2 November 2026, in the air then |
| N784PA | Eurocopter EC 130 B4 | Kaibab LLC Kirkland, WA | 2010 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | not heard not heard since Tuesday at 10:02 pm, in the air then |
| N786PA | Eurocopter EC 130 B4 | Xebec LLC Kirkland, WA | 2002 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | not heard not heard since 30 October 2026, last near Grand Canyon Ntl Park Airport, in the air then |
| N837GC | Eurocopter EC 130 B4 | Monarch Enterprises INC Kirkland, WA | 2008 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | not heard not heard since Tuesday at 10:14 pm, last near Grand Canyon Ntl Park Airport, in the air then |
| N893PA | Eurocopter EC 130 B4 | Rainier Heli International INC Kirkland, WA | 2009 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | in the air in the air now, 3,500 ft, 9 nm from Harry Reid International |
| N894PA | Eurocopter EC 130 B4 | Juliet INC Kirkland, WA | 2009 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | not heard not heard since yesterday at 8:35 pm, in the air then |
| N8959S | Eurocopter EC 130 B4 | Juliet INC Kirkland, WA | 2007 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | not heard not heard since Friday at 10:20 pm, in the air then |
AS-350-B3 6
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Registered owner | Year | Register | Where it is |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N763AE | American Eurocopter Corp AS350B3 | American Helicopters LLC Kirkland, WA | 2014 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | not heard not heard since Monday at 3:42 pm, in the air then |
| N835PA | American Eurocopter Corp AS350B3 | Xebec LLC Kirkland, WA | 2012 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | not heard not heard since Monday at 11:54 pm, last near Grand Canyon Ntl Park Airport, in the air then |
| N836PA | American Eurocopter Corp AS350B3 | American Helicopters LLC Kirkland, WA | 2012 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | not heard not heard since the site began listening on 7 October 2026 |
| N838PA | American Eurocopter Corp AS350B3 | Rainier Heli International INC Kirkland, WA | 2013 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | not heard not heard since yesterday at 9:31 pm, in the air then |
| N841PA | American Eurocopter Corp AS350B3 | Rainier Heli International INC Kirkland, WA | 2013 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | in the air in the air now, 6,725 ft, 5 nm from Grand Canyon Ntl Park Airport |
| N942AE | Airbus Helicopters Inc AS350B3 | Zuni LLC Kirkland, WA | 2014 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | not heard not heard since 12 October 2026, in the air then |
EC-130-T2 5
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Registered owner | Year | Register | Where it is |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N699GC | Airbus Helicopters EC 130 T2 | Zuni LLC Kirkland, WA | 2014 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | not heard not heard since 31 October 2026, in the air then |
| N832GC | Eurocopter EC 130 T2 | Zuni LLC Kirkland, WA | 2013 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | parked parked at Harry Reid International, last heard today at 2:57 pm |
| N833GC | Eurocopter EC 130 T2 | Xebec LLC Kirkland, WA | 2013 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | not heard not heard since yesterday at 12:30 am, in the air then |
| N834GC | Eurocopter EC 130 T2 | American Helicopters LLC Kirkland, WA | 2014 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | not heard not heard since today at 12:30 am, in the air then |
| N836GC | Airbus Helicopters EC 130 T2 | Monarch Enterprises INC Kirkland, WA | 2014 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | not heard not heard since 16 October 2026, in the air then |
BHT-206-L1 4
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Registered owner | Year | Register | Where it is |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N3895D | Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 | Monarch Enterprises INC Kirkland, WA | 1980 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | not heard not heard since 2 November 2026, last near Wickenburg Municipal, in the air then |
| N4227E | Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 | Monarch Enterprises INC Kirkland, WA | 1981 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | not heard not heard since 13 October 2026, last near Lake Havasu City Airport, in the air then |
| N5745Y | Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 | Monarch Enterprises INC Kirkland, WA | 1980 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | not heard not heard since Tuesday at 7:20 pm, in the air then |
| N57491 | Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 | Monarch Enterprises INC Kirkland, WA | 1980 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | not heard not heard since the site began listening on 7 October 2026 |
BHT-206-L3 1
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Registered owner | Year | Register | Where it is |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N3893U | Bell 206L-3 | Monarch Enterprises INC Kirkland, WA | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | not heard not heard since the site began listening on 7 October 2026 |
MDHS-MD-900 1
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Registered owner | Year | Register | Where it is |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N368PA | Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter MD 900 | Papillon Airways INC Boulder City, NV | 1994 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | not heard not heard since 2 November 2026, last near Grand Canyon Ntl Park Airport, in the air then |
Sources: the FAA's list of Part 135 and 121 certificate holders and the aircraft on each certificate, November 9, 2026; the Department of Transportation's certificated air carriers list, November 1, 2026; the FAA Civil Aviation Registry, November 10, 2026; the volunteer receiver network for what is in the air. An aircraft on a charter certificate is often owned by someone else and managed by the operator. Contact people named in the sources are not shown, the site's policy at this time. Is this your company? Claim or correct this listing: fix the base, add your website, send your own pictures. Add the "Listed on eFlight" badge to your website.