Francisco Manglona Borja/Tinian International
TNI · PGWT · Tinian Island, Northern Mariana Islands · Northern Mariana Is County · map
Francisco Manglona Borja/Tinian International is a public-use airport owned by the Commonwealth Ports Authority, 1 mile north of Tinian Island, Northern Mariana Islands, 270 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 08/26, is 8,600 feet of asphalt and concrete. It has about 19 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 29,207 takeoffs and landings a year. About 29,845 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather right now PGWT · observed 7:55 am ChST (21:55 UTC), 48 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind calm
- Visibility 7 miles
- Sky: a few clouds at 1,800 feet, a few clouds at 16,000 feet
- Temperature 84°F (29°C), dew point 77°F (25°C)
- Altimeter 29.90 inHg
The forecast issued Thu 3:20 am ChST (17:20 UTC), good until Fri 4:00 am ChST (18:00 UTC)
- From Thu 4:00 am ChST (18:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 1,800 feet, a broken layer at 8,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR PGWT 072155Z 00000KT 7SM FEW018 FEW160 29/25 A2990 RMK FIRST
TAF PGWT 071720Z 0718/0818 VRB06KT P6SM VCSH SCT018 BKN080 AMD NOT SKED
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The airport
- Codes
- FAA TNI · ICAO PGWT
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Commonwealth Ports Authority
- Elevation
- 270 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 6:00 am to 8:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Gnc 7 sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 1E
- In the FAA's files since
- May 1973
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 8,600 × 151 ft | Asphalt and concrete, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 08: PAPI, four lights on the left, hill 30 ft high 1,300 ft from the end
- Runway 26: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 123.6 | |
| Saipan and center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 118.4 |
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Takeoffs and landings a year about 29,207, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
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.
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Aircraft registered in Tinian Island from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Tinian Island, MP as the owner's town.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 1 since 1982, 0 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
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Rescue and firefighting (ARFF) service available 7:00 am to 7:00 pm and for air carrier operations with more than 9 psgrs seats.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runways 08 and 26, medium-intensity runway lights runway 08/26 contact airport 7:00 am to 7:00 pm on the common traffic frequency 123.6. For emergencies between 7:00 pm to 7:00 am lights can be reqstd by ctcg port police (670) 433- 9295/9294 or the common traffic frequency 123.6.
- Traffic pattern altitude for large and turbine powered aircraft 1532 above ground level small aircraft 1032 above ground level.
- AP closed to unscheduled air carrier operations with more than 10 passenger seats except 24 hours prior permission required required in writing to amgr. P.O. box 235, Tinian MP 96952.
- Rdo deadzone on west end of taxiway alpha to runway 08.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 1 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Northern Mariana Islands 0 since 1982 · 0 in the last ten years
- 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
These connections as data: /graph/airport/TNI.json · about the eFlight graph.
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.