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PGRO Benjamin Taisacan Manglona International Airport
Rota Island, Northern Mariana Is

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024

Location

FAA Identifier: GRO
Lat/Long: 14-10-27.6580N 145-14-28.0290E
14-10.460967N 145-14.467150E
14.1743494,145.2411192
(estimated)
Elevation: 606.3 ft. / 184.8 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 UNSKED ACFT OPNS FM ROTA FLIGHT SERVICE.
Activation date: 06/1964
Control tower: no
ARTCC: GUAM CENTER
FSS: HONOLULU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: HNL (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0600-1800
Pattern altitude: TPA FOR LARGE & TURBINE POWERED ACFT 1494 FT AGL SMALL ACFT 994 FT AGL.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: REIL RWY 09, PAPI RWY 09 & 27, MIRL RWY 9/27, TWY LGTS AND WINDCONE OPER 0600-1800. AFTER 1800 AND DURG EMERGENCIES ACTVT REIL RWY 09; PAPI RWY 09 & 27; MIRL RWY 9/27; TWY LGTS; 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

CTAF: 123.6
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY GUAM CERAP 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
ROTAat field33202EGRO --. .-. ---

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
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 14-10.479020N14-10.442887N
Longitude: 145-13.874570E145-15.059718E
Elevation: 585.0 ft.606.3 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 090 magnetic, 092 true270 magnetic, 272 true
Declared distances: TORA:7000 TODA:7000 ASDA:7000 LDA:7000TORA:7000 TODA:7000 ASDA:7000 LDA:7000
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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: yesno
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, 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: CLIFFORD M. SASAKKURA
PO BOX 561
ROTA, MP 96951
Phone 670-237-6500
ROTA ARPT MGR. CELL PHONE (670) 285-9525.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: avg 70/week *
49% local general aviation
49% air taxi
2% transient general aviation
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2021

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.
RDO OPERATOR, ARFF PSNL, AND WX OBS DLY 0600-1800.
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 21 March 2024 at 0901Z to 18 April 2024 at 0900z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09   download (210KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27   download (211KB)
NDB RWY 09   download (185KB)
NDB RWY 27   download (205KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (24KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (56KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PGUA - Andersen Air Force Base (40 nm SW)
PGUM - Guam International Airport (49 nm SW)
PGWT - Francisco Manglona Borja/Tinian International Airport (54 nm NE)
PGSN - Francisco C Ada/Saipan International Airport (63 nm NE)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 29-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC+10)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:5619:56
Sunrise06:1820:18
Sunset18:3008:30
Evening civil twilight18:5108:51

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  29-Mar-2024 06:58:56
Local (UTC+10)  29-Mar-2024 16:58:56
 
METAR
PGRO 290550Z 13014KT 7SM SCT014 28/23 A2990
TAF
PGRO 290533Z 2906/3006 09015KT P6SM VCSH FEW015 SCT080 TEMPO 2906/2909 BKN015
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