# Andersen Air Force Base (UAM / PGUA)

**Andersen Air Force Base** (IATA: UAM, ICAO: PGUA) is a medium airport in Yigo, Guam. It opened in 1944. It has 2 runways; the longest is 11,200 ft (3,414 m). It is operated by United States Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: UAM / PGUA
- FAA: UAM
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: United States Air Force
- Serves: Yigo, Guam
- Opened: 1944
- Elevation: 617 ft / 188 m
- Coordinates: 13.5840, 144.9300
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 11,200 ft / 3,414 m
- Instrument procedures: 18 approaches
- Time zone: UTC+10 · Pacific/Guam
- Website: http://www.andersen.af.mil/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andersen_Air_Force_Base (23 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q491372
- Weather station: PGUA · WMO 91218
- Ident: PGUA

## Timeline

- 1944: Andersen Air Force Base opens.
- 23 Feb 2008: Andersen Air Force Base B-2 accident. No deaths.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06R/24L | 11,200 ft / 3,414 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Asphalt |  | yes |
| 06L/24R | 10,528 ft / 3,209 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Asphalt |  | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/02147AD.PDF

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 11,200 ft / 3,414 m | =576 of 29,858 | #10 in Oceania | #2 in GU |
| Elevation | 617 ft / 188 m | =25,027 of 43,403 | #825 in Oceania | #1 in GU |
| Age | Opened 1944 | =2,300 of 15,079 | =67 in Oceania | #1 in GU |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =62 in Oceania | =1 in GU |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | GUAM APP/DEP | 118.700 |
| ACP | AMC COMD POST | 128.000 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 118.175 |
| GND | GND | 121.700 |
| MISC | GUAM CERAP | 118.700 |
| OPS | 13AF AOC | 23.930 |
| PMSV | PMSV METRO | 34.460 |
| POST | 36 ABW COMD POST | 31.100 |
| PTD | PTD | 139.300 |
| TWR | TWR | 126.200 |

## Nearby airports

- [GU-0001](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gu-0001.md) Northwest Field · 5.6 mi / 9.1 km
- [GUM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pgum.md) Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport · 11 mi / 18 km
- [ROP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pgro.md) Rota International Airport · 46 mi / 74 km

## Sources

- [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)
- [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/pgua/data