Naval Station Rota

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
Site information
Type	port and airbase
Owner	Spanish Ministry of Defence
Operator	Spanish Navy; US Navy;
Controlled by	Naval Action Force (Spain); Navy Region Europe, Africa, Central (USN);
Condition	Operational
Website	Official website
Location
Coordinates	36°37′15″N 6°19′54″W / 36.620763°N 6.331558°W
Site history
Built	19th century
In use	19th century – present
Garrison information
Current; commander	Vice Admiral Rubén Rodríguez Peña (Spain); Captain Charles A. Chmielak (USN);
Airfield information
Identifiers	IATA: ROZ, ICAO: LERT, WMO: 084490
Elevation	26 metres (85 ft) AMSL
Runways
10/28	3,690 metres (12,106 ft) Concrete/Asphalt
	Source: Aeronautical Information Service Spain

Naval Station Rota, also known as NAVSTA Rota (IATA: ROZ, ICAO: LERT) (Spanish: Base Naval de Rota), is a Spanish naval base, that is jointly used by the Spanish Navy and the United States Navy. 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.