Discover the beauty of the Grand Canyon with an aerial tour via helicopter or scenic flight from Las Vegas, Phoenix or Tusayan. Air tours are a popular way to get flightseeing views of the Grand Canyon and/or Grand Canyon National Park.
If standing at the rim of the Grand Canyon is a jaw dropping experience for many first time visitors, an aerial sightseeing tour can be one of those life moments that you never forget. Plus, with day trip flights available from popular travel destinations in Nevada and Arizona, it presents a convenient addition to any vacation.
The Grand Canyon stretches for 227 miles long along the Colorado River across ten miles wide. A portion of the canyon in Arizona is protected by Grand Canyon National Park. Nearly six million people visited the park in 2019, one of the highest counts across all of the NPS units.
Las Vegas to Grand Canyon Helicopter Tours
The drive from one of the world’s premiere gambling and sightseeing destinations to this remarkable scenic view is more than two hours to Grand Canyon West and four hours to the South Rim, which makes a spectacular helicopter tour or scenic flight a better option if time is short during your travel.
There are also day tours available by bus from Las Vegas to the Grand Canyon Skywalk in Grand Canyon West. However, if you don’t mind paying a bit extra for jaw dropping views, given the cost of a bus tour or a car rental, the views can make it worth it.
The trip from Las Vegas to the Grand Canyon also presents the opportunity to see Lake Powell and the Hoover Dam.
Grand Canyon Flights from Phoenix
There are a few different options for a scenic flight from Phoenix to the Grand Canyon, which allows you to have a half-day or day-long tour of the park by either air or a combination of air and ground.
Grand Canyon National Park is located about 225 miles north of Phoenix, which is a six or seven hour round trip drive by car. This makes it a long day trip from the state capital of Arizona, but a great Phoenix flightseeing tour to see the best of the Arizona landscape.
More than 20 million people visit Phoenix and central Arizona every year. From high end resort spas to golfing, there is plenty to do during a vacation here. As you are planning your trip, consider adding in a day trip to one of the seven natural wonders of the world.
Tusayan Helicopter Tours and Grand Canyon Flightseeing
The gateway town to the South Rim of of the park is home to Grand Canyon National Park Airport. It has both scenic helicopter flights and air tours. There is a single runway here, and the majority of flights are helicopters and air taxis.
Millions of people every year stand at the rim of the Grand Canyon and gawk at the sunrise, sunset and other scenic views across this natural wonder. Some people choose to descend from the rim on a hike towards the canyon floor on some of the most famous trails in the world. Even fewer are able to experience the joys of the Grand Canyon from the air.
An air tour offers the opportunity to travel a greater distance than can be done on the ground. For example, you may be able to add a trip up to the famous Horseshoe Bend near Page, Arizona via air.
