Rota International Airport
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Rota International Airport is a public airport
located on Rota Island
in the United States
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
(CNMI), near the village of Sinapalo
. The airport is owned by the Commonwealth Ports Authority.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier
for the FAA
and IATA
, Rota International Airport is assigned GRO by the FAA and ROP by the IATA (which assigned GRO to Girona-Costa Brava Airport
in Girona
, Spain
).
(9/27) measuring 6,000 x 150 ft (1,829 x 46 m). For a twelve month period ending March 31, 2006, the airport had 6,550 aircraft operations, an average of 17 per day: 94% air taxi
, 4% general aviation
and 2% military. Since the CNMI is a separate immigration and customs jurisdiction, Rota International Airport is a designated port of entry
staffed by the CNMI Division of Immigration and the CNMI Division of Customs.
The Transportation Security Administration
(TSA) began its Rota operations in March 2006. After the creation of TSA in 2002 but before Rota Airport was "federalized" in 2006, passengers from Rota had to be screened upon arrival on Guam
or Saipan
. The lack of TSA at Rota Airport was a nuisance for passengers transiting from Guam through Rota to Saipan, who had to encounter screenings (either customs or security) at all three points.
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Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
located on Rota Island
Rota (island)
Rota also known as the "peaceful island", is the southernmost island of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the second southernmost of the Marianas Archipelago. It lies approximately 40 miles north-northeast of the United States territory of Guam...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands
The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands , is a commonwealth in political union with the United States, occupying a strategic region of the western Pacific Ocean. It consists of 15 islands about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines...
(CNMI), near the village of Sinapalo
Sinapalo
Sinapalo or Sinapalu is a village on the island of Rota in the Northern Mariana Islands. The second largest settlement on the island , it is located south of the island's airport, Rota International Airport, close to the centre of the island....
. The airport is owned by the Commonwealth Ports Authority.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier
Location identifier
A location identifier is a symbolic representation for the name and the location of an airport, navigation aid, or weather station, and is used for manned air traffic control facilities in air traffic control, telecommunications, computer programming, weather reports, and related services.-ICAO...
for the FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
The Federal Aviation Administration is the national aviation authority of the United States. An agency of the United States Department of Transportation, it has authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of civil aviation in the U.S...
and IATA
International Air Transport Association
The International Air Transport Association is an international industry trade group of airlines headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where the International Civil Aviation Organization is also headquartered. The executive offices are at the Geneva Airport in SwitzerlandIATA's mission is to...
, Rota International Airport is assigned GRO by the FAA and ROP by the IATA (which assigned GRO to Girona-Costa Brava Airport
Girona-Costa Brava Airport
Girona-Costa Brava Airport is an airport located southwest of the city of Girona, next to the small village of Vilobí d'Onyar, in the north-east of Catalonia, Spain...
in Girona
Girona
Girona is a city in the northeast of Catalonia, Spain at the confluence of the rivers Ter, Onyar, Galligants and Güell, with an official population of 96,236 in January 2009. It is the capital of the province of the same name and of the comarca of the Gironès...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
).
Facilities and aircraft
Rota International Airport covers an area of 820 acres (331.8 ha) which contains one paved runwayRunway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
(9/27) measuring 6,000 x 150 ft (1,829 x 46 m). For a twelve month period ending March 31, 2006, the airport had 6,550 aircraft operations, an average of 17 per day: 94% air taxi
Air taxi
An air taxi is an air charter passenger or cargo aircraft which operates on an on-demand basis.-Regulation:In the United States, air taxi and air charter operations are governed by Part 135 of the Federal Aviation Regulations , unlike the larger scheduled air carriers which are governed by more...
, 4% general aviation
General aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
and 2% military. Since the CNMI is a separate immigration and customs jurisdiction, Rota International Airport is a designated port of entry
Port of entry
In general, a port of entry is a place where one may lawfully enter a country. It typically has a staff of people who check passports and visas and inspect luggage to assure that contraband is not imported. International airports are usually ports of entry, as are road and rail crossings on a...
staffed by the CNMI Division of Immigration and the CNMI Division of Customs.
The Transportation Security Administration
Transportation Security Administration
The Transportation Security Administration is an agency of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that exercises authority over the safety and security of the traveling public in the United States....
(TSA) began its Rota operations in March 2006. After the creation of TSA in 2002 but before Rota Airport was "federalized" in 2006, passengers from Rota had to be screened upon arrival on Guam
Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport
Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport , also known as Guam International Airport, is an airport located in Tamuning and Barrigada, three miles east of the capital city of Hagåtña in the U.S. territory of Guam. It is named for Antonio Borja Won Pat, the first delegate from Guam to the United...
or Saipan
Saipan International Airport
- See also :* East Field * USAAF in the Central Pacific-References:* Dorr, Robert F. B-29 Units of World War II. Botley, Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing, 2002. ISBN 1-84176-285-7...
. The lack of TSA at Rota Airport was a nuisance for passengers transiting from Guam through Rota to Saipan, who had to encounter screenings (either customs or security) at all three points.
Airlines and destinations
External links
- Resources for this airport:
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