FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 FEBRUARY 2021
The information below comes from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The FAA is not the official source of data for facilities located outside the United States, and THESE RECORDS ARE LIKELY NOT COMPLETE OR CORRECT.
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, MP |
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 SVC PRVDD BY GUAM ARTCC ON FREQS 120.5/263.0 (MOUNT SANTA ROSA RCAG).
- COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD 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: | 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. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
Runway heading: | 090 magnetic, 092 true | | 270 magnetic, 272 true |
Declared distances: | TORA:7000 TODA:7000 ASDA:7000 LDA:7000 | | TORA:7000 TODA:7000 ASDA:7000 LDA:7000 |
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: | SHARLENE 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 26/week * | 61% | air taxi | 33% | local general aviation | 5% | transient general aviation | 2% | military | * for 12-month period ending 20 May 2019 | |
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 25 February 2021 at 0901Z to 25 March 2021 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (219KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (221KB) |
NDB RWY 09 | |
download (196KB) |
NDB RWY 27 | |
download (217KB) |
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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 17-Dec-2010
looking east.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 07-Mar-2021
| | Local (UTC+10) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:12 | | 20:12 |
Sunrise | | 06:33 | | 20:33 |
Sunset | | 18:27 | | 08:27 |
Evening civil twilight | | 18:49 | | 08:49 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 06-Mar-2021 18:15:10 |
Local (UTC+10) | 07-Mar-2021 04:15:10 |
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METAR |
PGRO | 060750Z 05015KT 7SM SCT015 SCT120 27/23 A2988 RMK LAST
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TAF |
PGRO | 060540Z 0606/0706 07015KT P6SM SCT020 SCT050 FM060900 07009KT P6SM FEW020 FEW050 FM062200 07015KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 SCT050
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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