FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 24 MAY 2018
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GRO |
| Lat/Long: | 14-10-27.6787N / 145-14-28.0511E
14-10.461312N / 145-14.467518E
14.1743552 / 145.2411253
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 607.2 ft. / 185.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02E (1985) |
| From city: | 6 miles NE of ROTA ISLAND, CQ |
| Time zone: | UTC +10 (year round; does not observe DST) |
| Zip code: | 96929 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public, PPR FOR UNSCHEDULED ACFT OPNS FM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMMONWEALTH PORTS AUTHORITY CALL MON-FRI ((670) 237-6500 . |
| Activation date: | 06/1964 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | GUAM CENTER |
| FSS: | HONOLULU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | HNL (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0600-2000 |
| Pattern altitude: | TPA FOR LARGE & TURBINE POWERED ACFT 1494 FT AGL SMALL ACFT 994 FT AGL. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | MIRL RY 9/27, PAPI & REIL RY 09, PAPI RY 27, TWY LGTS AND WINDCONE OPER 0600-2030. AFTER 2030 AND DURING EMERGENCIES ACTVT MIRL RY 9/27, PAPI & REIL RY 09, PAPI RY 27, TWY LGTS AND WINDCONE - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
ROTG BCN LCTD 950' SOUTH OF ARP AND 300' WEST OF TERMINAL BLDG CNTRLN EXTDD. Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| International operations: | customs landing rights airport |
Airport Communications
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY GUAM ARTCC ON FREQS 120.5/263.0 (MOUNT SANTA ROSA RCAG).
- COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDED BY ROTA AIR/GROUND ON FREQ 123.6.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| ROTA | | at field | | 332 | | 02E | | GRO | --. .-. --- |
Airport Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 7000 x 150 ft. / 2134 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN 57 /F/A/X/T | | Single wheel: | 90.0 | | Double wheel: | 130.0 | | Double tandem: | 220.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 14-10.479618N | | 14-10.442980N |
| Longitude: | 145-13.874893E | | 145-15.060142E |
| Elevation: | 585.7 ft. | | 607.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 090 magnetic, 092 true | | 270 magnetic, 272 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | COMMONWEALTH PORTS AUTH.
PO BOX 501055
SAIPAN, MP 96950-1055
Phone 670-237-3500 |
| Manager: | MARTIN MENDIOLA
PO BOX 561
ROTA, MP 96951
Phone 670-532-9497
ROTA AIRPORT MGR. CELL PHONE 671-898-5684 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 66/week * | | 44% | local general aviation | | 44% | air taxi | | 7% | commercial | | 5% | military | | <1% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 01 January 2016 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | IMMIGRATION CUSTOMS & QUARANTINE AVBL DURG SCHEDULED ACFT OPNS; OT PRIOR ARRANGEMENTS MUST BE MADE WITH FIELD SUPERVISORS (670) 532-0026/0027/9455/9493 RESPECTIVELY. |
| - | RADIO OPERATOR, ARFF PERSONNEL, AND WEATHER OBSERVATION DAILY 0600-2000. |
| - | LIGHTED TOWER 1,798 FT MSL (262 FT AGL) LCTD 4 MILES SW OF ARPT. |
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 from 24 May 2018 at 0901Z to 21 June 2018 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (184KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (184KB) |
| NDB RWY 09 | |
download (161KB) |
| NDB RWY 27 | |
download (183KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (24KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (56KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PGUM - Guam International Airport (49 nm SW)
PGWT - Tinian International Airport (54 nm NE)
PGSN - Francisco C Ada/Saipan International Airport (63 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 17-Dec-2010
looking east.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 19-Jun-2018
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(UTC+10) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:29 | | 19:29 |
| Sunrise | | 05:52 | | 19:52 |
| Sunset | | 18:48 | | 08:48 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:12 | | 09:12 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-Jun-2018 20:47:29 |
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| Local (UTC+10) | 19-Jun-2018 06:47:29 |
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| METAR |
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| PGRO | 182006Z 08008KT 7SM FEW014 BKN100 25/24 A2992 RMK FIRST
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| TAF |
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| PGRO | 180539Z 1806/1906 14007KT P6SM FEW016
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| NOTAMs |
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