ROP · Rota Island, Northern Mariana Islands
Rota International Airport.
--:--:-- · ChST (UTC+10:00) · 14.1733° N, 145.2411° E
Rota International Airport
Airport in Rota Island, Northern Mariana Islands, United States
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for ROP
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 5430; ident PGRO; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
No official airport website accepted in this snapshot
The page does not fabricate an official source when the airport facts snapshot did not accept one.
Reference summary
Rota International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
16 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
ROP / PGRO
OurAirports ident
PGRO
GPS / local code
PGRO / GRO
ISO region
MP-U-A
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
Not accepted
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q1187633
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 8:20 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--ChST · UTC+10:00
Time zone
ChST
Pacific/Guam · UTC+10:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
85 km
Approximate distance to central Rota Island.
Official source
Rota International Airport
Wikipedia / reference summary
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Saipan
Languages
Carolinian, Chamorro
Currency
USD ($)
Country area
464 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
1 runway
Longest runway
6,000 ft / 1,829 m
Runway surface
asphalt
Opened / operator
The Commonwealth Ports Authority
Owner / entity
Q1187633
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
16 source-backed signals
Rota International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Rota Island, Northern Mariana Islands. Rota Island's built-up core sits roughly 85 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Pacific/Guam (UTC+10:00, ChST). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Rota International Airport (ROP / PGRO) is at 14.1733° N, 145.2411° E, elevation 607 ft (185 m), serving Rota Island, Northern Mariana Islands.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Rota Island is in Northern Mariana Islands (capital Saipan); on Pacific/Guam (ChST, UTC+10:00); working languages: Carolinian, Chamorro, English; currency: USD ($).
Distance from central Rota Island: 85 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for ROP.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Rota International Airport (ROP / PGRO)
Rota International Airport · Airport in Rota Island, Northern Mariana Islands, United States
Source identifiers
PGRO · PGRO · GRO · MP-U-A
No official host accepted · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Location cue
Rota International Airport, also known as Benjamin Taisacan Manglona 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.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Name or history cue
During WWII the Japanese constructed a single runway which the U.S.
Retained because history, naming, or opening context helps distinguish this airport from same-shaped airport pages.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Saipan
saipan · 128 km from ROP
Northern Mariana Islands · Pacific/Saipan · +0h · population 48,220 · city coordinates 15.2123, 145.7545
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. GUM PGUM
Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport · Hagåtña
90 km from ROP · Pacific/Guam · +0h · elevation 298 ft (91 m) · airport coordinates 13.4850, 144.7973
2. TIQ PGWT
Tinian International Airport · Tinian Island
101 km from ROP · Pacific/Saipan · +0h · elevation 271 ft (83 m) · airport coordinates 15.0005, 145.6190
3. DVO RPMD
Francisco Bangoy International Airport · Davao
2278 km from ROP · Asia/Manila · -2h · elevation 96 ft (29 m) · airport coordinates 7.1255, 125.6460
Route-time reference set
1. ROP-GUM
Hagåtña · 90 km · 57m
Pacific/Guam · +0h from ROP; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. ROP-TIQ
Tinian Island · 101 km · 58m
Pacific/Saipan · +0h from ROP; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. ROP-DVO
Davao · 2278 km · 3h 43m
Asia/Manila · -2h from ROP; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
1 runway
Longest runway 6,000 ft / 1,829 m. 1 lighted runway in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for ROP.
Runway identifiers
09/27
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. TIQ PGWT
Tinian International Airport · Tinian Island · 101 km from ROP
large airport · Pacific/Saipan · northern-mariana-islands · 271 ft (83 m) · 15.0005, 145.6190
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
During WWII the Japanese constructed a single runway which the U.S.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for ROP.
Source note 2
Naval Construction Battalion made the airfield operational during September–October 1945 and extended the runway to 5,000 feet (1,500 m).
Retained as a source-backed local role note for ROP.
Source note 3
The runway was then used as an emergency landing strip for Tinian and Saipan airfields.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for ROP.
Country and authority
ROP sits in Northern Mariana Islands (Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands), whose capital is Saipan. No specific civil-aviation authority label is attached in the current map, so this page avoids inventing one. Country context: Oceania, Micronesia.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: Carolinian, Chamorro, English. Currency context: USD ($). ROP is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Reference description
Airport in Rota Island, Northern Mariana Islands, United States. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Location cue: Rota International Airport, also known as Benjamin Taisacan Manglona 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. Name or history cue: During WWII the Japanese constructed a single runway which the U.S.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q1187633 · Rota International Airport. Administrative area: Rota
Field and clock profile
Rota International Airport is a low-elevation field at 607 ft (185 m), positioned at 14.1733° N, 145.2411° E in the Northern tropics. The runway snapshot lists 1 runway and a longest runway of 6,000 ft / 1,829 m. The airport clock uses Pacific/Guam (ChST, UTC+10:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Saipan is the closest retained city-time anchor at 128 km. GUM Hagåtña is the closest retained airport alternative at 90 km.
Country airport peers
ROP is compared with TIQ Tinian Island at 101 km inside the retained Northern Mariana Islands airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
ROP-GUM Hagåtña: 90 km, about 57m, +0h. ROP-TIQ Tinian Island: 101 km, about 58m, +0h. ROP-DVO Davao: 2278 km, about 3h 43m, -2h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident PGRO backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. No official airport website passed the current airport-facts snapshot. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
1 runway · longest 6,000 ft / 1,829 m
Runway identifiers
09/27
OurAirports classifies ROP as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Rota Island.
ROP (PGRO) is a low-elevation field at 607 ft (185 m) in the tropics, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
ROP sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
ROP's runway record lists 1 runway, with the longest runway at 6,000 ft / 1,829 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt.
The Commonwealth Ports Authority is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for ROP.
- During WWII the Japanese constructed a single runway which the U.S.
- Naval Construction Battalion made the airfield operational during September–October 1945 and extended the runway to 5,000 feet (1,500 m).
- The runway was then used as an emergency landing strip for Tinian and Saipan airfields.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at Rota International Airport, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for ROP
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
ROP uses Pacific/Guam (ChST, UTC+10:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Rota International Airport is about 85 km from central Rota Island; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
GUM Hagåtña is the closest retained alternate at 90 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
The accepted airport reference came from en.wikipedia.org; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place ROP inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
ROP ranks #1 in the curated Northern Mariana Islands airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 2 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
ROP shares Pacific/Guam with GUM Hagåtña GU. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
ROP is 607 ft (185 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include DFW 607 ft (185 m) (0 ft delta) · LCJ 604 ft (184 m) (3 ft delta) · CRL 614 ft (187 m) (7 ft delta) · VIE 600 ft (183 m) (7 ft delta) · BNA 599 ft (183 m) (8 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
ROP's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are GUM 90 km +0h · TIQ 101 km +0h · DVO 2278 km -2h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hagåtña | GUM | 90 km | 57m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Tinian Island | TIQ | 101 km | 58m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Davao | DVO | 2278 km | 3h 43m | -2h | --:--:-- |
ROP to GUM
Hagåtña
Distance 90 km; estimated travel window 57m; destination zone Pacific/Guam is +0h from ROP. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
ROP to TIQ
Tinian Island
Distance 101 km; estimated travel window 58m; destination zone Pacific/Saipan is +0h from ROP. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
ROP to DVO
Davao
Distance 2278 km; estimated travel window 3h 43m; destination zone Asia/Manila is -2h from ROP. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
Because the airport sits well outside central Rota Island, surface transfer planning matters almost as much as flight timing, especially for late arrivals and early departures.
Dededo Village is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Rota International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from ROP, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Airlines and Network Role
Rota International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Hagåtña (GUM), Tinian Island (TIQ), Davao (DVO). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 1 runway; longest runway 6,000 ft / 1,829 m; identifiers 09/27.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt; 1 lighted runway in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: The Commonwealth Ports Authority.
- Historical opening year: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from ROP. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Antonio B. Won Pat International AirportGUM
Hagåtña · large airport
- Distance
- 90 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 298 ft (91 m)
Compare against GUM when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Tinian International AirportTIQ
Tinian Island · large airport
- Distance
- 101 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 271 ft (83 m)
Compare against TIQ when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Francisco Bangoy International AirportDVO
Davao · large airport
- Distance
- 2278 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- -2h
- Elevation
- 96 ft (29 m)
Compare against DVO when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Rota International Airport (ROP) in?▾
Rota International Airport is in the Pacific/Guam timezone (UTC+10:00, ChST).
What are the codes for Rota International Airport?▾
Rota International Airport uses IATA code ROP and ICAO code PGRO.
Where is Rota International Airport located?▾
Rota International Airport is located in Rota Island, Northern Mariana Islands at coordinates 14.1733° N, 145.2411° E, with an elevation of 607 ft (185 m) (low-elevation field in the tropics).
How far is Rota International Airport from central Rota Island?▾
Rota International Airport sits roughly 85 km from the nearest mapped city center for Rota Island.
Which route reference is most useful from ROP?▾
Hagåtña (GUM) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 57m, destination timezone Pacific/Guam, and a +0h difference from ROP.
What other airports in Northern Mariana Islands are close peers to ROP?▾
ROP's curated peers in Northern Mariana Islands on this site include TIQ Tinian Island.
How many runways does Rota International Airport have?▾
Rota International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 1 runway, with the longest runway recorded at 6,000 ft / 1,829 m; identifiers include 09/27.