Roosevelt Roads Naval Station

Roosevelt Roads Naval Station
Ceiba in Puerto Rico, United States
Roosevelt Roads Naval Station from the air, 1997
Roosevelt Roads NS is located in Puerto Rico
Roosevelt Roads NS
Roosevelt Roads NS
Location in Puerto Rico
Coordinates18°14′17″N 65°37′40″W / 18.23806°N 65.62778°W / 18.23806; -65.62778
Site information
OwnerUnited States Navy
Site history
Built1943
In use1943–2004
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: NRR[1], ICAO: TJNR, FAA LID: NRR
Elevation38 feet (12 m) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
07/25 11,000 feet (3,353 m) Concrete
18/36 5,800 feet (1,768 m) Concrete

Roosevelt Roads Naval Station, nicknamed Rosy Roads,[2][3] is a former United States Navy base in the town of Ceiba, Puerto Rico. The site operates today as José Aponte de la Torre Airport, a public use airport.

Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Maryland, Roosevelt Roads Naval Station, 1997
  1. ^ "Airline and Airport Code Search". IATA. Retrieved 21 June 2019. Search Location Code for NRR
  2. ^ "Puerto Rico braces for the base closing". The Washington Times. 1 April 2004. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  3. ^ Hiaasen, Carl (27 October 1983). "Tension builds at 'Rosy Roads'". San Francisco Examiner. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.