FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 OCTOBER 2013
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 ft. / 185.0 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 |
| Sectional chart: | GNC 7 |
| 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 |
| 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: | | 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 |
| Displaced threshold: | 1000 ft. | | no |
| 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: | THOMAS A. MANGLONA PO BOX 561 ROTA, MP 96951 Phone 670-532-9497 ROTA AIRPORT MGR. CELL PHONE 671-898-5684 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 41/week * | | 48% | commercial | | 37% | local general aviation | | 11% | air taxi | | 4% | military | | <1% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 March 2013 | |
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 between 17 October 2013 at 0901Z and 14 November 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 **CHANGED** | |
download (154KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 **CHANGED** | |
download (172KB) |
| NDB RWY 09 **CHANGED** | |
download (180KB) |
| NDB RWY 27 **CHANGED** | |
download (188KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (24KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (50KB) |
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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Photo taken 17-Dec-2010
looking east.
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Times for 17-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC+10) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:50 | | 19:50 |
| Sunrise | | 06:11 | | 20:11 |
| Sunset | | 17:58 | | 07:58 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:19 | | 08:19 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 17-Oct-2013 01:23:27 |
| Local (UTC+10) | 17-Oct-2013 11:23:27 |
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| METAR |
| PGRO | 162250Z 08009KT 7SM FEW020 BKN120 26/24 A2981
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| TAF |
| PGRO | 160520Z 1606/1706 11022G32KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN045 BKN080 FM161000 12020G30KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN045 BKN080 FM161800 12025G35KT 6SM SHRA BKN014 BKN030 OVC080
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