FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GSN |
| Lat/Long: | 15-07-08.4050N / 145-43-45.6820E
15-07.140083N / 145-43.761367E
15.1190014 / 145.7293561
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 215 ft. / 65.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02E (1985) |
| From city: | 4 miles SW of SAIPAN ISLAND, CQ |
| Time zone: | UTC +10 (year round; does not observe DST) |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public, PPR FM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMMONWEALTH PORTS AUTHORITY SAIPAN CALL (670) 237-6500 MON-FRI 0730-1630 OTHER TIMES CALL 288-5568/69. |
| Sectional chart: | GNC 7 |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | GUAM CENTER |
| FSS: | HONOLULU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | PGSN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Pattern altitude: | TFC PAT ALT FOR LARGE & TURBINE POWERED ACFT 1485' AGL (1700' MSL); SMALL ACFT 985' AGL (1200' MSL). |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Landing fee: | yes |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index D |
| Airline operations: | CLSD TO UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS EXCP PPR CALL OR WRITE AMGR 670-237-6500/670-483-1512(CELL); P.O. BOX 501055 SAIPAN MP 96950. |
| International operations: | international airport of entry |
Airport Communications
| ATIS: | 127.2 |
| WX ASOS: | PHONE 670-288-5017 |
| SAIPAN GROUND: | 121.8 |
| SAIPAN TOWER: | 125.7 256.9 |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY GUAM ARTCC ON FREQS 118.4/290.5 (SAIPAN RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| SAIPAN | | 066/1.2 | | 312 | | 02E | | SN | ... -. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100 100LL JET-A1+ |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 7/25
| Dimensions: | 8700 x 200 ft. / 2652 x 61 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 87.0 | | Double wheel: | 175.0 | | Double tandem: | 350.0 | | Dual double tandem: | 690.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Latitude: | 15-06.868433N | | 15-07.411700N |
| Longitude: | 145-43.076183E | | 145-44.446567E |
| Elevation: | 210.0 ft. | | 210.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 066 magnetic, 068 true | | 246 magnetic, 248 true |
| Markings: | precision, in fair condition | | precision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 6-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
VASI UPWIND TCH 105 FT GLIDE ANGLE 3.25; DNWND TCH 60 FT GLIDE ANGLE 3.00. |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | COMMONWEALTH PORTS AUTH
PO BOX 501055
SAIPAN, MP 96950-1055
Phone 670-237-6500/01 |
| Manager: | EFRAIN F. CAMACHO, PE
PO BOX 501055
SAIPAN, MP 96950-1055
Phone 670-237-6500/01 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 22 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 14 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 8 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 108/day * | | 61% | air taxi | | 18% | commercial | | 16% | transient general aviation | | 2% | local general aviation | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | IMMIGRATION & CUSTOMS AVBL DURG SCHEDULED OPNS. OTHER TIMES PRIOR ARRANGEMENTS MUST BE MADE WITH CHIEF IMMIGRATION SAIPAN CALL 664-3131/32. |
| - | FOR ARPT SECURITY CALL (670) 237-6529. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PGWT - Tinian International Airport (10 nm SW)
PGRO - Rota International Airport (63 nm SW)
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Times for 10-Feb-2010
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:23 | | 20:23 |
| Sunrise | | 06:45 | | 20:45 |
| Sunset | | 18:18 | | 08:18 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:40 | | 08:40 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 06:52:34 |
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| Local (UTC+10) | 10-Feb-2010 16:52:34 |
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| METAR |
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| PGSN | 100554Z 05012KT 10SM FEW060 28/20 A3004 RMK AO2 PK WND 06026/0459 SLP170 60000 T02780200 10300 20250 56010
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PGWT
10nm SW | 100552Z 07018KT 7SM SCT016 BKN040 BKN080 28/20 A3002
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| TAF |
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| PGSN | 100520Z 1006/1106 08016G25KT P6SM SCT025 SCT050 FM100900 07011KT P6SM SCT020
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PGWT
10nm SW | 100520Z 1006/1106 09017KT P6SM SCT016 SCT050 FM100900 08011KT P6SM SCT015
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| NOTAMs |
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