FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
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 |
| Zip code: | 10,10,10 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public, PPR FM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMMONWEALTH PORTS AUTHORITY SAIPAN CALL (670) 664-3500/01/02 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 670-664-3500/01/02,670-483-2721(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 670-664-3500 |
| Manager: | REGINO M. CELIS
PO BOX 501055
SAIPAN, MP 96950-1055
Phone 670-664-3500 |
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 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
| A18A | FOR ARPT SECURITY CALL 664-3535. |
| - | IMMIGRATION & CUSTOMS AVBL DURG SCHEDULED OPNS. OTHER TIMES PRIOR ARRANGEMENTS MUST BE MADE WITH CHIEF IMMIGRATION SAIPAN CALL 664-3131/32. |
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 28 August 2008 at 0901Z and 25 September 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS/DME RWY 07 | |
download (248KB) |
| GPS RWY 07 | |
download (179KB) |
| GPS RWY 25 | |
download (178KB) |
| NDB/DME RWY 07 | |
download (238KB) |
| NDB/DME RWY 25 | |
download (239KB) |
| NDB RWY 07 | |
download (193KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply **NEW** | |
download (19KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (21KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PGWT - Tinian International Airport (10 nm SW)
PGRO - Rota International Airport (63 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Download PDF
of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 05-Sep-2008
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(UTC+10) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:44 | | 19:44 |
| Sunrise | | 06:06 | | 20:06 |
| Sunset | | 18:25 | | 08:25 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:47 | | 08:47 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Sep-2008 13:30:37 |
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| Local (UTC+10) | 05-Sep-2008 23:30:37 |
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| METAR |
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| PGSN | 051254Z 07005KT 10SM CLR 28/24 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP117 T02780239
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PGWT
10nm SW | 050950Z 08007KT 7SM SCT015 26/25 A2985 RMK WIND DATA ESTIMATED LAST
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| TAF |
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| PGSN | 051121Z 051212 10006KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 BKN120
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PGWT
10nm SW | 050538Z 050606 09007KT P6SM VCSH FEW018 BKN050 BKN140
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| NOTAMs |
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