# Rota International Airport (ROP / PGRO)

**Rota International Airport** (IATA: ROP, ICAO: PGRO) is a large airport in Rota Island, Northern Mariana Islands. It opened in Jun 1964. It has one runway, 7,000 ft (2,134 m) long, asphalt. In 2025 it handled 19 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/pgro

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: ROP / PGRO
- FAA: GRO
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Rota Island, Northern Mariana Islands
- Opened: Jun 1964
- Elevation: 606 ft / 185 m
- Coordinates: 14.1733, 145.2411
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 7,000 ft / 2,134 m
- Instrument procedures: 4 approaches
- Passengers: 18,748 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+10 · Pacific/Saipan
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rota_International_Airport (16 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1187633
- Weather station: PGRO · WMO 91221
- Ident: PGRO

## Timeline

- Jun 1964: Rota International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 7,000 ft / 2,134 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 092° / 272° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 26,051 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 38,487 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 42,481 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 28,289 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 22,784 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 10,970 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 18,129 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 22,556 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 22,163 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 21,415 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 18,748 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

2 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (2)

- [GUM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pgum.md) Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport · Guam · 56 mi / 90 km · Star Marianas Air
- [SPN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pgsn.md) Saipan International Airport · Northern Mariana Islands · 73 mi / 118 km · Star Marianas Air

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from ROP, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (1)

- [Star Marianas Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/star-marianas-air) · 2

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 19K (2025) | #2,464 of 3,974 | #130 in Oceania | #3 in MP |
| Longest runway | 7,000 ft / 2,134 m | =3,488 of 29,858 | =87 in Oceania | #3 in MP |
| Elevation | 606 ft / 185 m | =25,219 of 43,403 | #831 in Oceania | #1 in MP |
| Age | Opened 1964 | =5,263 of 15,079 | =106 in Oceania | #2 in MP |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =526 in Oceania | =2 in MP |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | GUAM CNTR | 118.700 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 123.600 |
| RDO | RDO | 123.600 |

## Nearby airports

- [UAM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pgua.md) Andersen Air Force Base · 46 mi / 74 km
- [GUM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pgum.md) Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport · 56 mi / 90 km
- [TIQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pgwt.md) Francisco Manglona Borja / Tinian International Airport · 62 mi / 100 km
- [SPN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pgsn.md) Saipan International Airport · 73 mi / 118 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Rota International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rota_International_Airport&oldid=1374989740), revision of 15 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/pgro/data