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PGSN — Francisco C Ada/Saipan Intl
Saipan Island, MP · field elevation 214 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT
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VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR PGSN 100254Z 09013G18KT 10SM FEW019 31/26 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP131 T03060261 56018 $
- Wind
- from 090° at 13 kt, gusting 18 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- few, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 31 °C / dewpoint 26 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.86 inHg
- Density altitude
- 2,192 ft · pressure altitude 274 ft
- Observed
- 23 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 090° at 13 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 06 | 12 kt head | 5 kt from the right |
| 07 | 12 kt head | 5 kt from the right |
| 24 | 12 kt tail | 5 kt from the left |
| 25 | 12 kt tail | 5 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF PGSN 092320Z 1000/1024 09012G20KT P6SM FEW017 SCT023 SCT050 FM100800 09008KT P6SM VCSH FEW017 SCT040
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 15.12025, 145.72999
- Elevation
- 214 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
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Class D
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter, while the tower is open.
The same callsign rule as Class C. When the tower closes the airspace usually reverts to Class E, or to Class G where no surface area is charted — the Chart Supplement entry says which, and the hours are on the sectional. A surface area normally extends to 2,500 ft above the field, with the ceiling charted in a dashed blue box as a number in hundreds of feet.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 2016Z / 0745Z
- Tower hours
- Continuous (24 hours)
- Magnetic variation
- 2°E (1985)
- Fuel
- 100,100LL,A1+
- Sectional
- Gnc 7
- County
- Northern Mariana Is, MP
Airport diagram
Everything else PGSN publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 8,699 | 200 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 06/24 | 7,001 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- ATIS
- 127.2
- Tower Continuous (24 hours)
- 125.7
- Ground
- 121.8
Published procedures
- 5 approaches — ILS, LOC, NDB/DME, RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
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- Other Northern Mariana Islands airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.