Naval Station Rota

Naval Station Rota
Base Naval de Rota
Rota, Province of Cádiz in Spain
Four US Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers moored at Naval Station Rota during 2017
Map
Coordinates36°37′15″N 6°19′54″W / 36.620763°N 6.331558°W / 36.620763; -6.331558
TypeJoint Spanish Navy and US Navy port and airbase
Site information
OwnerSpanish Ministry of Defence
Operator
Controlled by
ConditionOperational
WebsiteOfficial website
Site history
Built1953 (1953)
In use1953 – present
Garrison information
Current
commander
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: ROZ, ICAO: LERT, WMO: 084490
Elevation26 metres (85 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
10/28 3,690 metres (12,106 ft) Concrete/Asphalt
Source: Aeronautical Information Service Spain[1]

Naval Station Rota, also known as NAVSTA Rota (IATA: ROZ, ICAO: LERT) (Spanish: Base Naval de Rota), is a Spanish-U.S. naval base commanded by a Spanish rear admiral.[2] Located in Rota in the Province of Cádiz, NAVSTA Rota is the largest American military community in Spain, housing U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps personnel. There are also small U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force contingents on the base.

  1. ^ "AIP ESPAÑA – AD 2-LERT 1 (CÁDIZ/Rota)" (PDF). ENAIRE. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  2. ^ "NAS Rota". Globalsecurity.org. p. 7 paragraphs down.