Identifier
GSN
Francisco C Ada/Saipan International Airport Map Print (GSN)
GSN
PGSN
Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands
$55
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Colorway
White
Black
Navy
Sand
Blueprint
Night Ops
Hi-Viz
Finish
Fine Art Print pairs 330 gsm, 100% cotton Hot Press paper with pigment giclée printing for rich color and a smooth matte finish. Supplied unframed. Orders containing only paper prints ship flat.
Framed Fine Art Print presents the same cotton paper in a 1.25 inch solid wood frame, with a white beveled mat and optical-grade clear acrylic. The mat is included, and hanging wire is already installed.
Glossy Metal Print brings vivid color to coated aluminum through dye sublimation. The glossy surface resists scratches and water; the included hidden mount positions it about 3/4 inch off the wall.
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- Museum-quality, 330 gsm cotton paper with pigment inks for rich color and fine detail. Ready for your own frame.
- Saipan Island's runways and taxiways, composed as art for anyone who has spent time at the field.
- Seven colorways to suit the room. A considered gift for pilots, crew, and frequent flyers.
Description
A runway diagram map print of Francisco C Ada/Saipan International Airport (GSN), made from the airport's own layout for the place it holds in your life. Choose your colorway and your format: a fine art giclée print on cotton paper, a framed fine art print, a glossy metal print or a digital download.
Your fine art print is made to order with pigment inks on heavyweight, 100% cotton Hot Press paper, a 330 gsm sheet with a high color gamut and deep black density. The acid-free, archival-grade paper has a smooth matte surface. Supplied unframed, ready for your own frame.
Shipping and Returns
Physical prints are made to order in 2 to 3 business days; shipping time is added on top and varies by your location and the method you choose. Standard shipping is free across the US. Orders containing only paper prints ship flat, though paper may retain a slight curl; orders with framed or metal pieces ship in separate boxes. Digital downloads are delivered by email, so there is nothing to ship.
The Digital Download is a JPEG at 300 dpi, sized for 24 by 30 inches. The digital add-on matches the selected physical print size at 300 dpi. Download links arrive by email and stay active for 30 days; save the file within that time and keep it for personal, non-commercial use. No physical item is shipped.
Physical products have a 30-day money-back guarantee. Contact us within 30 days of delivery to request a refund; we may require a return before issuing it.
Digital downloads are non-refundable once delivered, except where required by law or where AirportPrints determines that a delivery failure or technical issue was caused by AirportPrints.
Materials
Fine Art Print: pigment giclée printing on heavyweight 330 gsm (17 mil), 100% cotton Hot Press paper, on regularly calibrated giclée printers. The paper is acid-free and archival-grade, with a smooth matte surface and the high color gamut and black density that let a dark ground and fine linework keep their depth. Supplied unframed, with no added white margin, ready for your own frame.
Framed Fine Art Print: the same cotton fine art paper in a 1.25 inch solid wood frame. A white, acid-free, 4-ply mat with a 45-degree bevel and optical-grade, shatter-resistant clear acrylic (safer to ship than glass) are included. The print is mounted to foam core for a flat presentation, with a kraft paper dust cover and installed hanging wire on the back.
Glossy Metal Print: the image is transferred by dye sublimation into polymer-coated aluminum with a glossy white base. The 1.14 mm panel has a scratch- and water-resistant surface, with a hidden inset mount that positions it about 3/4 inch off the wall. Display indoors, away from direct sunlight.
Digital Download: a high-resolution JPEG for personal, non-commercial use. No physical paper, frame, or metal panel is included.
Dimensions
Fine Art Print: 8 x 10, 16 x 20, and 24 x 30 inches.
Framed Fine Art Print: 8 x 10, 16 x 20, and 24 x 30 inches, measured across the mat and acrylic area inside the frame. The mat sits within that area, so the visible image is about 6 x 8, 12 x 16, or 18 x 24 inches. The outside frame is larger than the listed size.
Glossy Metal Print: 8 x 10, 16 x 20, and 24 x 30 inches. During sublimation, 1/8 to 1/4 inch of the artwork may be cropped, so the printed edge can differ slightly from the preview.
Digital Download: a 7200 x 9000 pixel JPEG at 300 dpi for 24 x 30 inch printing. A digital add-on instead matches the selected physical size: 8 x 10, 16 x 20, or 24 x 30 inches at 300 dpi.
Made like something you keep.
The field itself
This is Saipan Island's own layout, the way its runways run and the taxiways thread between them, composed into a print you will want to look at every day. Not a stock template with a new name on it.
Museum-quality cotton paper
Heavyweight 330 gsm, 100% cotton Hot Press paper, acid-free and archival-grade. Its high color gamut and black density give the runways real depth, and pigment inks keep the fine detail crisp on a smooth matte surface.
Solid wood framing or glossy metal
Frame it in 1.25 inch solid wood, black, white or natural oak, with the white beveled mat, optical-grade clear acrylic and hanging wire included. Or choose glossy metal: dye sublimation into aluminum, floated about 3/4 inch off the wall on a hidden mount.
Francisco C Ada/Saipan International
GSN · Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands
15.1202° N · 145.7300° E
Field elevation 214 ft
Field elevation 214 ft
ICAO code
PGSN
Field elevation
214ft
Runways
2
Magnetic variation
2°E
Runways
07/258,699 × 200 ft
06/247,001 × 100 ft
Composed from published airport information and available field depictions as original wall art. Learn how AirportPrints maps take shape.
Francisco C Ada/Saipan International Airport Runway Diagram Print
Francisco C. Ada/Saipan International Airport works two parallel runways, and the print is built on that pair: 07/25 at 8,699 by 200 feet and 06/24 at 7,001 by 100 feet, drawn as two dark strips running southwest to northeast across the sheet. Nothing crosses. Runway 07/25 is both the longer and the wider of the two, and the drawing carries that difference plainly, its strip noticeably thicker than the one beside it. It also reaches further southwest, so the two thresholds at that end stagger while the northeast ends finish nearly level. Field elevation is 214 feet above sea level, printed in the margin under the coordinates, and magnetic variation at the field is 2E.
The ground was a sugarcane field before the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service put a temporary landing strip on it in 1933, two runways in an L pattern used for training. The Navy began upgrading the site for full military use in 1937, and after the 1941 attack on the United States the field took the name Aslito, from As Lito, the Chamoru name for the area it sits in. Two squadrons of Mitsubishi A6M5a Zeros arrived in mid June 1944 and were almost wiped out weeks later in the Battle of the Philippine Sea.
The United States Army 27th Infantry Division captured the airfield on June 18, 1944 during the Battle of Saipan, and it was renamed Isely Field for Navy Commander Robert H. Isely, killed five days earlier while strafing the base. Seabees repaired and expanded it into Naval Advance Base Saipan, and it passed to Twentieth Air Force B-29 work under the 73rd Bombardment Wing; by November 22, 1944 over 100 Superfortresses sat there. High altitude daylight raids flown from Isely and the other Twentieth Air Force fields on Guam and Tinian gave way to low altitude incendiary attacks on Japan at night. The surviving wartime facilities were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981 as the Isely Field Historic District, and in 1985 they became part of a National Historic Landmark district.
After the war the field went back to civil control and to its older name, and the airport in its present form opened on July 25, 1976, taking over from nearby Kobler Field; it was renamed for former Lieutenant Governor Francisco C. Ada in 2005. In the twelve months ending January 31, 2022 it logged 27,875 aircraft operations, an average of 76 a day. The airport covers 734 acres, compact enough that the whole field sits in the frame as one long diagonal band with the terminal and apron massed along its north side. Runway designators, lengths and widths follow the published figures, and taxiways and apron edges are reduced to flat geometry over the ground tone you choose. It is original wall art composed from published airport information and available field depictions, printed to order.
Saipan Island (GSN) print, common questions
How many runways does Saipan International Airport have?
Two, and they are parallel rather than crossing. Runway 07/25 is 8,699 by 200 feet and runway 06/24 is 7,001 by 100 feet, both asphalt. On the print they read as two strips of different weight running southwest to northeast.
What is the longest runway at GSN, and how high is the field?
The longest is 07/25 at 8,699 feet. Field elevation is 214 feet above sea level, which is set in the margin of the print along with the coordinates.
What does the GSN code mean, and where is the airport?
GSN is the three letter location identifier the airport is published under in United States airport information; its airline ticketing code is SPN, because IATA had already given GSN to Mount Gunson Airport in Australia. The field is on Saipan Island in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, at roughly 15.12 north, 145.73 east.
What was Isely Field?
The wartime name of this same airfield. Japanese forces built it as Aslito, the United States Army captured it in June 1944 and renamed it for Commander Robert H. Isely, and B-29s of the 73rd Bombardment Wing flew from it against Japan. The wartime remains were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.
Is the diagram accurate to the real airport?
Runway designators, lengths, widths and the parallel geometry between the two runways come from published airport information for the field. It is original wall art, not a chart: fine details may be simplified or omitted, including minor taxiway markings, signage and small structures, and it is not for navigation.
What sizes are available, and does it work as a gift?
Each print is made to order in several sizes and finishes, on a ground tone you pick at checkout. It suits anyone with a link to Saipan, to the Marianas, or to the wartime history of the field.
