<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-center">Facilities and aircraft Of Rota International Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">Rota International Airport covers an area of 800 acres (324 ha) which contains one paved runway (9/27) measuring 6,000 x 150 ft (1,829 x 46 m). For a twelve-month period ending March 31, 2006, the airport had 6,550 aircraft operations, an average of 17 per day: 94% air taxi, 4% general aviation and 2% military. Since the CNMI is a separate customs and U.S.immigration jurisdiction, Rota International Airport is a designated port of entry staffed by the CNMI Division of Customs and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (which conducts immigration inspection only). The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) began its Rota operations in March 2006.</p>
<p class="blog-para">After the creation of TSA in 2002 but before it began operating at Rota Airport in 2006, passengers from Rota had to be screened upon arrival on Guam or Saipan. The lack of TSA at Rota Airport was a nuisance for passengers transiting from Guam through Rota to Saipan, who had to encounter screenings (either customs or security) at all three points.</p>
<p class="blog-para"><strong>Benjamin Taisacan Manglona International Airport (Rota):</strong></p>
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<li class="blog-li">Passenger traffic is from inter-island travels from Saipan and Guam.</li>
<li class="blog-li">Transportation Security Administration services are available for passenger arrivals from Guam.</li>
<li class="blog-li">Current aircraft include an ATR 42 aircraft with capacity of up to thirty passengers as well as eight passenger Navaho aircraft.</li>
<li class="blog-li">Airlines operating include Cape Air, Star Marianas and Arctic Circle.</li>
<li class="blog-li">Runway is 7,000 feet long, 150&rdquo; feet wide - capable of handling 757's or 727's with restricted landing and takeoff load.</li>
<li class="blog-li">Terminal can accommodate 100 passengers at any given time.</li>
<li class="blog-li">Two car rental concessionaires available:<br>Budget Rent a Car (Tel: (670) 532-3535) <br>Islander Rent a Car (Tel: (670) 532-0901)</li>
<li class="blog-li">Offers a vast array of services, including an automated teller machine and a restaurant available.</li>
<li class="blog-li">Airport is equipped for nighttime operations.</li>
<li class="blog-li">Weather advisory services and aircraft rescue personnel provided.</li>
<li class="blog-li">FAA certified facility.</li>
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<p class="blog-para">CPA has procured a new 1,500-gallon ARFF vehicle and runway sweeper for the airport and is also working on improving the ARFF building which are FAA funded procurements.</p>
<p class="blog-para">CPA is also working on extending the ticket counter area, upgrading the airfield marking and replacing the perimeter security fencing. An update to the Rota Airport master plan is also in the process.</p>
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