Helibase

Cutaway illustration of the fenced Grand Canyon Aviation Operations Area showing a helicopter on a pad, a fuel truck, and a rescuer suspended below a second helicopter on a long rope over canyon terrain

Grand Canyon's Aviation Operations Area and its short-haul rescue crew

A fenced helibase runs one of the busiest non-military federal flight programs, training rescuers who dangle from a rope to reach places helicopters can’t land.