FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 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: | PGRO (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, PSIL & REIL RY 09, PAPI RY 27, TWY LGTS AND WINDCONE OPER 0600-2030. AFTER 2030 AND DURING EMERGENCIES ACTVT MIRL RY 9/27, PSIL & 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: | | 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: | pulsating/steady burning VASI 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 40/week * | | 76% | commercial | | 18% | local general aviation | | 4% | air taxi | | 2% | military | | <1% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 March 2011 | |
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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| 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 (187KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply **CHANGED** | |
download (24KB) |
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-May-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:29 | | 19:29 |
| Sunrise | | 05:52 | | 19:52 |
| Sunset | | 18:39 | | 08:39 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:02 | | 09:02 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 19-May-2013 09:26:54 |
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| Local (UTC+10) | 19-May-2013 19:26:54 |
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| METAR |
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| PGRO | 190850Z 16004KT 7SM VCSH FEW020 SCT120 27/24 A2989 RMK VCSH E
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| TAF |
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| PGRO | 190523Z 1906/2006 12007KT P6SM SCT020
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| NOTAMs |
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