Francisco C Ada/Saipan International
GSN · PGSN · Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands · Northern Mariana Is County · map
Francisco C Ada/Saipan International is a public-use airport, 4 miles southwest of Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands, 214 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 07/25, is 8,699 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100 octane avgas, 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive) and about 12 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 42,517 takeoffs and landings a year. About 78,139 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
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What is the airport code for Francisco C Ada/Saipan International?
Its FAA code is GSN, and its ICAO code is PGSN.
Where is Francisco C Ada/Saipan International?
It is 4 miles southwest of Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands, 214 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Francisco C Ada/Saipan International?
The longest of its 2 runways, 07/25, is 8,699 feet long.
Does Francisco C Ada/Saipan International have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Francisco C Ada/Saipan International?
The FAA's airport file lists 100 octane avgas, 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive.
Are there flight schools at Francisco C Ada/Saipan International?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Star Marianas Aviation School INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Francisco C Ada/Saipan International?
1 aviation medical examiner work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA GSN · ICAO PGSN
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 214 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · around the clock
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100 octane avgas, 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive; the services card below
- Notes
- landing fee · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Gnc 7 sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 2E
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 8,699 × 200 ft | Asphalt, fair | High-intensity lights |
| 06/24 | 7,001 × 100 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 07: ILS with DME, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), right-hand traffic pattern, 8,010 ft available for landing
- Runway 25: PAPI, four lights on the left, 8,010 ft available for landing
- Runway 06: threshold displaced 396 ft, 6,600 ft available for landing
Radio frequencies
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 127.2 | Saipan |
| Ground | 121.8 | Saipan |
| Tower | 125.7 | Saipan |
| Saipan and center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 118.4 | Saipan |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 670-288-5565.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA · each fuel's page: who burns it, where else it is sold
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, 100/130 avgas, Jet A-1
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- air freight, cargo handling, charter flights
- Notes
- landing fee charged
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Northern Mariana Islands · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Traffic pattern altitude for large and turbine powered aircraft 1485' above ground level (1700' above sea level); small aircraft 985' above ground level (1200' above sea level).
- Runway 06/24 open for taxiing only (not available for landing and takeoff). Open for landing and takeoff when runway 7/25 closed.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 9 |
| multi-engine | 3 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 42,517, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 3,667 |
| air taxi and commuter | 22,691 |
| general aviation, travelling | 15,320 |
| general aviation, local | 162 |
| military | 677 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Saipan Island from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Saipan Island, MP as the owner's town.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Star Marianas Aviation School INC 3 aircraft · Tinian, 10 miles away Star Marianas Air is a U.S.
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 1 aviation medical examiner, 1 training center examiner.
All 2 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 8 since 1982, 2 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 8 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Northern Mariana Islands 0 since 1982 · 0 in the last ten years
- Star Marianas Aviation School INC 3 aircraft · flight school
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 2 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Northern Mariana Islands 5 landing places
- Northern Mariana Islands 30 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/GSN.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of November 3, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.