FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | TNI |
| Lat/Long: | 14-59-57.1300N / 145-37-09.6600E 14-59.952167N / 145-37.161000E 14.9992028 / 145.6193500 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 271 ft. / 83 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 02E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile N of TINIAN ISLAND, CQ |
| Zip code: | 10,10,10 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public, PPR FM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMMONWEALTH PORTS AUTH SAIPAN CALL 664-3500/01/02 MON-FRI. |
| Activation date: | 05/1973 |
| Sectional chart: | GNC 7 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | GUAM CENTER |
| FSS: | HONOLULU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | HNL (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-1800 OTHER TIMES CALL TINIAN AIRPORT MANAGER 433-9294/96 |
| Pattern altitude: | TFC PAT ALT FOR LARGE & TURBINE POWERED ACFT 1532 AGL SMALL ACFT 1032 AGL. |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 08/26; REIL RYS 08 & 26; PAPI RYS 08 & 26 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | ARFF SVC AVBL 0600-1930 & FOR AIR CARRIER OPNS WITH MORE THAN 9 PSGRS SEATS. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 123.6 |
| WX ASOS at GSN (10 nm NE): | PHONE 670-288-5017 |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY GUAM ARTCC ON FREQS 118.4/290.5 (SAIPAN RCAG).
- COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY SAIPAN AIR/GROUND ON FREQ 123.6.
- SAWRS - 0500-1800
Nearby radio navigation aids
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| SAIPAN | | 216/8.6 | | 312 | | 02E | | SN | ... -. |
Airport Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 8600 x 150 ft. / 2621 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/concrete/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 75.0 | | Double wheel: | 200.0 | | Double tandem: | 400.0 | | Dual double tandem: | 832.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 14-59.817000N | | 15-00.087000N |
| Longitude: | 145-36.443167E | | 145-37.878333E |
| Elevation: | 236.8 ft. | | 270.7 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 077 magnetic, 079 true | | 257 magnetic, 259 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, 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 | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 30 ft. hill, 1300 ft. from runway, 36:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | COMMONWEALTH PORTS AUTHORITY PO BOX 501055 SAIPAN, MP 96950-1055 Phone 670-664-3500 |
| Manager: | IGNACIO PEREZ PO BOX 501055 SAIPAN, MP 96950-1055 Phone 670-433-9296 ACTING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, REGINO CELIS, 664-3500 LOCATED ON SAIPAN |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 6 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 67/day * | | 92% | air taxi | | 8% | local general aviation | | <1% | transient general aviation | | <1% | military | | <1% | commercial | | * for 12-month period ending 09 May 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | IMMIGRATION & CUSTOMS AVBL DURG SCHEDULED OPNS. OTHER TIMES PRIOR ARRANGEMENTS MUST BE MADE WITH CHIEF IMMIGRATION SAIPAN CALL 664-3131/32 |
| - | OLD PARALLEL RY 08/26 CLSD FOR CONVERSION TO TWY. |
| - | AIRPORT CLOSED TO UNSCHEDULED AIR CARRIER OPERATIONS WITH MORE THAN 10 PASSENGER SEATS EXCEPT 24 HRS PPR REQUIRED IN WRITING TO AIRPORT MANAGER. P.O. BOX 501055, SAIPAN, MP 96950-1055 |
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 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 | |
download (212KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download (203KB) |
| NDB-A | |
download (191KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (15KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (21KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PGSN - Francisco C. Ada/Saipan International Airport (10 nm NE)
PGRO - Rota International Airport (54 nm SW)
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| Sectional chart |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 12-Oct-2008
| | Local (UTC+10) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:48 | | 19:48 |
| Sunrise | | 06:10 | | 20:10 |
| Sunset | | 17:58 | | 07:58 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:20 | | 08:20 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 11-Oct-2008 17:41:46 |
| Local (UTC+10) | 12-Oct-2008 03:41:46 |
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| METAR |
| PGWT | 110950Z 09005KT 7SM SCT015 BKN035 BKN070 27/25 A2989 RMK WIND DATA ESTIMATED LAST
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PGSN 9nm NE | 111654Z 14004KT 10SM FEW019 26/23 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP115 T02610228
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| TAF |
| PGWT | 110537Z 110606 13008KT P6SM VCSH SCT018 SCT050 BKN120
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PGSN 9nm NE | 111355Z 111412 12010KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 SCT040 BKN160 TEMPO 1517 14016KT -SHRA SCT018CB BKN030 BKN120
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| NOTAMs |
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