FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GSN |
| Lat/Long: | 15-07-08.4050N / 145-43-45.6820E
15-07.140083N / 145-43.761367E
15.1190014 / 145.7293561
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 215 ft. / 65.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02E (1985) |
| From city: | 4 miles SW of SAIPAN ISLAND, CQ |
| Time zone: | UTC +10 (year round; does not observe DST) |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public, PPR FM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMMONWEALTH PORTS AUTHORITY SAIPAN CALL (670) 237-6500 MON-FRI 0730-1630 OTHER TIMES CALL 288-5568/69. |
| Sectional chart: | GNC 7 |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | GUAM CENTER |
| FSS: | HONOLULU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | PGSN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Pattern altitude: | TFC PAT ALT FOR LARGE & TURBINE POWERED ACFT 1485' AGL (1700' MSL); SMALL ACFT 985' AGL (1200' MSL). |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Landing fee: | yes |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index D |
| Airline operations: | CLSD TO UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS EXCP PPR CALL OR WRITE AMGR 670-237-6500/670-483-1512(CELL); P.O. BOX 501055 SAIPAN MP 96950. |
| International operations: | international airport of entry |
Airport Communications
| ATIS: | 127.2 |
| WX ASOS: | PHONE 670-288-5017 |
| SAIPAN GROUND: | 121.8 |
| SAIPAN TOWER: | 125.7 256.9 |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY GUAM ARTCC ON FREQS 118.4/290.5 (SAIPAN RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| SAIPAN | | 066/1.2 | | 312 | | 02E | | SN | ... -. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100 100LL JET-A1+ |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 7/25
| Dimensions: | 8700 x 200 ft. / 2652 x 61 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 87.0 | | Double wheel: | 175.0 | | Double tandem: | 350.0 | | Dual double tandem: | 690.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Latitude: | 15-06.868433N | | 15-07.411700N |
| Longitude: | 145-43.076183E | | 145-44.446567E |
| Elevation: | 210.0 ft. | | 210.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 066 magnetic, 068 true | | 246 magnetic, 248 true |
| Markings: | precision, in fair condition | | precision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 6-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
VASI UPWIND TCH 105 FT GLIDE ANGLE 3.25; DNWND TCH 60 FT GLIDE ANGLE 3.00. |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | COMMONWEALTH PORTS AUTH
PO BOX 501055
SAIPAN, MP 96950-1055
Phone 670-237-6500/01 |
| Manager: | EFRAIN F. CAMACHO, PE
PO BOX 501055
SAIPAN, MP 96950-1055
Phone 670-237-6500/01 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 22 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 14 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 8 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 108/day * | | 61% | air taxi | | 18% | commercial | | 16% | transient general aviation | | 2% | local general aviation | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | IMMIGRATION & CUSTOMS AVBL DURG SCHEDULED OPNS. OTHER TIMES PRIOR ARRANGEMENTS MUST BE MADE WITH CHIEF IMMIGRATION SAIPAN CALL 664-3131/32. |
| - | FOR ARPT SECURITY CALL (670) 237-6529. |
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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 07 | |
download (246KB) |
| GPS RWY 07 | |
download (179KB) |
| GPS RWY 25 | |
download (178KB) |
| NDB/DME RWY 07 | |
download (232KB) |
| NDB/DME RWY 25 | |
download (230KB) |
| NDB RWY 07 | |
download (186KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (19KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (26KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PGWT - Tinian International Airport (10 nm SW)
PGRO - Rota International Airport (63 nm SW)
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 04-Dec-2009
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(UTC+10) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:06 | | 20:06 |
| Sunrise | | 06:30 | | 20:30 |
| Sunset | | 17:45 | | 07:45 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:08 | | 08:08 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Dec-2009 13:14:10 |
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| Local (UTC+10) | 04-Dec-2009 23:14:10 |
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| METAR |
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| PGSN | 041254Z 10004KT 10SM SCT070 26/24 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP082 T02560239
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PGWT
10nm SW | 040954Z 18003KT 7SM FEW015 SCT060 27/24 A2976 RMK WIND DATA ESTIMATED LAST
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| TAF |
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| PGSN | 041130Z 0412/0512 17005KT P6SM VCSH SCT018 SCT050
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PGWT
10nm SW | 040523Z 0406/0506 19008KT P6SM VCSH SCT015 SCT040
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| NOTAMs |
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