FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 28 NOVEMBER 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
- 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 |
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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: | | 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: | 14-10.479020N | | 14-10.442887N |
| Longitude: | 145-13.874570E | | 145-15.059718E |
| Elevation: | 585.0 ft. | | 606.3 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: | ALBERT TAITANO
PO BOX 561
ROTA, MP 96951
Phone 670-237-6500
ROTA ARPT MGR. CELL PHONE (670) 285-9525. |
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 28 November 2024 at 0901Z to 26 December 2024 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| 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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| 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 22-Dec-2024
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(UTC+10) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:17 | | 20:17 |
| Sunrise | | 06:40 | | 20:40 |
| Sunset | | 17:55 | | 07:55 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:19 | | 08:19 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 22-Dec-2024 06:44:19 |
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| Local (UTC+10) | 22-Dec-2024 16:44:19 |
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| METAR |
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| PGRO | 220550Z 008010KT 7SM -RA BKN011 28/25 A2981
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| TAF |
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| PGRO | 220529Z 2206/2306 07011KT P6SM VCSH SCT014 TEMPO 2206/2208 -SHRA BKN011
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| NOTAMs |
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