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Federal AviationAdministration
Department of the InteriorTrends in Grand
Canyon Commercial Air Tour Activity2000 to 2005
Presented to: Third Meeting of the Grand Canyon Working Group of the National Parks Overflights Advisory Group
By: Norman Elrod, Program Analyst/EconomistPaul Joly, National Resource Specialist
Date: March 20-22, 2006
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Special Thanks …
To the Hualapai Nation for their Cooperation and Assistance…
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Trends in Commercial Air Tours Grand Canyon
• Industry Reported Data Analyzed for 2000-2005
• Commercial Air Tours Detailed Only, Not all Tour Related Operations
• Fixed-Wing, Helicopter, East-End, West-End, and Hualapai Supported Tours Presented
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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005Fixed-Wing
Helicopters
Total0
10,00020,00030,00040,00050,00060,00070,00080,000
Tours
Years
Total Commercial Air Tours(2000-2005)
Fixed-WingHelicoptersTotal
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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005East-End
West-End
Total0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
Tours
Years
Fixed-Wing Commercial Air Tours (2000-2005)
East-EndWest-EndTotal
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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005West-End
East-End
Total0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
40,000
Tours
Years
Helicopter Commercial Air Tours (2000-2005)
West-EndEast-EndTotal
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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005Fixed-Wing
Helicopters
Total0
5,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,00040,00045,000
Tours
Years
East-End Commercial Air Tours (2000-2005)
Fixed-WingHelicoptersTotal
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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005Helicopters
Fixed-Wing
Total0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
Tours
Years
West-End Commercial Air Tours (2000-2005)
HelicoptersFixed-WingTotal
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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005Commercial
Hualapai Supported
Total West-End
05,000
10,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,00040,00045,00050,000
Tours
Years
Hualapai Supported, West-End Commercial and Total West-End Tours (2000-2005)
CommercialHualapai SupportedTotal West-End
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1987-941995
1997-982005
Number of Operators
40
31
24
14
0
10
20
30
40
50
Operators
Years
Number of Operators Conducting Commercial Air Tours (2000-2005)
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