The airfield is public (Crown) Land and is managed by the NSW Government through the Department of Industry–Crown Lands.
It is completely surrounded by the World Heritage listed Blue Mountains National Park.
The Grand Canyon track
The Grand Canyon track is visited by an estimated 200,000 tourists a year.
The track is approx. 700m from the Katoomba Airfield.
See some images of the Grand Canyon below.
Grand Canyon images (click the image to see a larger one)
Grand Canyon (Ian Brown)
Grand Canyon (David Noble)
Grand Canyon (David Noble)
We acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land
the Darug and Gundungurra people
and pay respect to their Elders past and present.