Global Credit Union Arena
Everything the open record has on Global Credit Union Arena, an arena in Phoenix, Arizona — address, size, access and the events it carries. It seats a stated 7,000.
- Stated capacity
- 7,000
- people, as published
- Opened
- 2011
- 15 years old
- From PHX
- 14 km (8.7 mi)
- Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
- From the centre
- 8.5 km (5.3 mi)
- of Phoenix
Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.
About this venue
It sits in Phoenix, 8.5 km (5.3 mi) from the centre of Phoenix.
Global Credit Union Arena was opened in 2011 and owned by Grand Canyon University, which puts it at 15 years old.
7,000 is hall scale — a full general session, or an exhibition floor with the seating cleared.
- Owner
- Grand Canyon University
- Official site
- www.gcuarena.com
- Coordinates
- 33.5090, -112.1290
- Classified as
- arena
Travel to Global Credit Union Arena
Allow half an hour each way to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX), 14 km (8.7 mi) away, and rather more if your first session starts during the morning peak.
At 8.5 km (5.3 mi) from the centre of Phoenix, plan on transport between the hotels and the venue as a line in the budget rather than an afterthought.
Phoenix has 65 venues mapped in total and a population of 1,673,164. The Phoenix guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
What fits in this room
A room for 7,000 is a plenary space in practice, whatever it is classified as. It ranks 4th among the 65 venues mapped in Phoenix.
- award ceremonies
A stage, a bowl of seats and a control room already in place.
- company all-hands
One room, everybody in it, nobody watching on a screen in an overflow space.
A worked example for Global Credit Union Arena
Take 950 people through the door in Global Credit Union Arena — sized to the stated capacity of Global Credit Union Arena. The first 50 activated attendees are free on every event, so only the rest are billed, and the total stops moving at 1,000 however many more turn up.
- activated attendees
- 950activated attendees
- billable, after the first 50 are free
- 900billable, after the first 50 are free
- for the whole event, at $5 each
- $4,500for the whole event, at $5 each
You are billed for people, not for the room, so this figure does not change if you move the event down the road. event67 has no floor-plan or booking product — the venue handles the space, the app handles the people in it.
If this one is booked
4 other venues in Phoenix have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Mortgage Matchup Center19,023 seats
- Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum14,870 seats
- GCU Stadium6,000 seats
- Orpheum Theatre1,364 seats
Where these numbers come from
event67 is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to this venue or its operator. This page is compiled from open data and links to the venue’s own website where one is published.
- Wikidata, CC0
- Venue data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.
- Geographic data © GeoNames, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved 3 September 2026. 8 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: stated capacity, capacity sizing, year opened, owner, official website, encyclopaedia entry, nearest airport with distance, photograph on Wikimedia Commons.
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What it costs
- Free up to 50
- activated attendees, on one live event
- $5
- per activated attendee beyond 50
- $4,750
- the most one event can ever cost, whatever happens past 1,000
Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.
Questions people actually ask
How many people does Global Credit Union Arena hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 7,000 for Global Credit Union Arena. That figure is what the venue or an encyclopaedia entry published, and it is usually the maximum seated number — theatre, banquet and reception layouts in the same room can differ by half. Confirm the layout you want directly with the venue.
What does an event app cost for an event at Global Credit Union Arena?
950 activated attendees means 900 billable after the free 50, so $4,500 for the event. That example is sized to the stated capacity of Global Credit Union Arena. The rate is $5 per activated attendee beyond the first 50, and the total for one event stops at $4,750 however many more attend. Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.
Is event67 affiliated with Global Credit Union Arena?
No. event67 is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to this venue or its operator. This page is compiled from open data — OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and public census sources — and links to the venue’s own website where one is published.
What else is nearby if Global Credit Union Arena is booked?
Mortgage Matchup Center (19,023), Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum (14,870) and GCU Stadium (6,000) are in the same city and have their own pages here. 65 venues in total are mapped in Phoenix.
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Elsewhere in Phoenix
- Mortgage Matchup Center
19,023 seats
- Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
14,870 seats
- GCU Stadium
6,000 seats
- Orpheum Theatre
1,364 seats
- Hosting an event in Phoenix
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