# Saipan International Airport (SPN / PGSN) **Saipan International Airport** (IATA: SPN, ICAO: PGSN) is a medium airport in I Fadang, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. It opened in 1937. It has 2 runways; the longest is 8,699 ft (2,652 m). In 2025 it handled 342 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/pgsn ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: SPN / PGSN - FAA: GSN - Type: Medium airport - Serves: I Fadang, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands - Opened: 1937 - Elevation: 214 ft / 65 m - Coordinates: 15.1194, 145.7288 - Runways: 2 - Longest runway: 8,699 ft / 2,652 m - Instrument procedures: 6 approaches - Passengers: 342,447 (2025) - Time zone: UTC+10 · Pacific/Saipan - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saipan_International_Airport (20 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1257667 - Weather station: PGSN · WMO 91232 - Ident: PGSN ## Timeline - 1937: Saipan International Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 07/25 | 8,699 ft / 2,652 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Asphalt | 068° / 248° | yes | | 06/24 | 7,001 ft / 2,134 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 068° / 248° | yes | - FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/06293AD.PDF ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2015 | 914,483 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2016 | 1,112,583 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2017 | 1,234,017 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2018 | 1,069,973 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2019 | 746,083 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2020 | 156,242 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2021 | 106,429 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2022 | 215,709 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2023 | 437,786 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2024 | 466,590 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2025 | 342,447 | BTS T-100 Segment | ## Routes 7 destinations in 6 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (7) - [TIQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pgwt.md) Francisco Manglona Borja / Tinian International Airport · Northern Mariana Islands · 11 mi / 18 km · Star Marianas Air - [ROP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pgro.md) Rota International Airport · Northern Mariana Islands · 73 mi / 118 km · Star Marianas Air - [GUM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pgum.md) Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport · Guam · 129 mi / 208 km · United Airlines - [NRT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjaa.md) Narita International Airport · Japan · 1,465 mi / 2,357 km · United Airlines - [MNL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rpll.md) Ninoy Aquino International Airport · Philippines · 1,650 mi / 2,656 km · PAL Express - [ICN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rksi.md) Incheon International Airport · South Korea · 1,943 mi / 3,127 km · Jeju Air - [HKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vhhh.md) Hong Kong International Airport · Hong Kong SAR China · 2,136 mi / 3,437 km · Hong Kong Airlines ### Charter (1) - [ICN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rksi.md) Incheon International Airport · South Korea · 1,943 mi / 3,127 km · Asiana Airlines ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from SPN, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (6) - [Star Marianas Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/star-marianas-air) · 2 - UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 2 - OZ [Asiana Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/asiana-airlines) · 1 · charter - HX [Hong Kong Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/hong-kong-airlines) · 1 - 7C [Jeju Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jeju-air) · 1 - 2P [PAL Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pal-express) · 1 Former hub of [Pacific Island Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pacific-island-aviation). ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 342K (2025) | #1,281 of 3,974 | #42 in Oceania | #1 in MP | | Longest runway | 8,699 ft / 2,652 m | #1,986 of 29,858 | #38 in Oceania | #1 in MP | | Elevation | 214 ft / 65 m | =33,555 of 43,403 | =1,285 in Oceania | #3 in MP | | Age | Opened 1937 | =703 of 15,079 | =27 in Oceania | #1 in MP | | Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =62 in Oceania | #1 in MP | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | ATIS | ATIS | 127.200 | | CNTR | GUAM CNTR | 118.400 | | GND | GND | 121.800 | | RDO | SAIPAN RDO | 123.600 | | TWR | TWR | 125.700 | ## Nearby airports - [TIQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pgwt.md) Francisco Manglona Borja / Tinian International Airport · 11 mi / 18 km - [ROP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pgro.md) Rota 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: “Saipan International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Saipan_International_Airport&oldid=1374218388), revision of 10 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/pgsn/data