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| Roosevelt Roads Naval Station | |||||||||
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| Ceiba in Puerto Rico, United States | |||||||||
.jpg) Roosevelt Roads Naval Station from the air, 1997 | |||||||||
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  Roosevelt Roads NS Location in Puerto Rico | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 18°14′17″N 65°37′40″W / 18.23806°N 65.62778°W | ||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Owner | United States Navy | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1943 | ||||||||
| In use | 1943–2004 | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: NRR[1], ICAO: TJNR, FAA LID: NRR | ||||||||
| Elevation | 38 feet (12 m) AMSL | ||||||||
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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.
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- ^ "Airline and Airport Code Search". IATA. Retrieved 21 June 2019. Search Location Code for NRR
- ^ "Puerto Rico braces for the base closing". The Washington Times. 1 April 2004. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ Hiaasen, Carl (27 October 1983). "Tension builds at 'Rosy Roads'". San Francisco Examiner. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.