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 and fuel (100 octane avgas, 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive).
Weather right now PGSN · observed 5:54 am ChST (19:54 UTC), 42 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 4 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a few clouds at 900 feet
- Temperature 79°F (26°C), dew point 77°F (25°C)
- Altimeter 29.88 inHg
The forecast issued Wed 3:40 am ChST (17:40 UTC), good until Thu 4:00 am ChST (18:00 UTC)
- From Wed 4:00 am ChST (18:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, a few clouds at 2,000 feet, a broken layer at 15,000 feet VFR
- 30% chance between Wed 4:00 am ChST (18:00 UTC) and 10:00 am ChST (00:00 UTC): visibility 5 miles, light rain showers, scattered clouds at 1,200 feet, a broken layer at 2,000 feet MVFR
- From Wed 10:00 am ChST (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, a few clouds at 1,800 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR PGSN 061954Z AUTO 24004KT 10SM FEW009 26/25 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP140 T02610250 TSNO $
TAF PGSN 061740Z 0618/0718 21008KT P6SM VCSH FEW020 BKN150 PROB30 0618/0624 5SM -SHRA SCT012 BKN020 FM070000 VRB06KT P6SM VCSH FEW018
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
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
- 100 octane avgas, 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- Parking
- tiedown
- 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.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in Saipan Island from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Saipan Island, MP as the owner's town.
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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- 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.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 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.