Satellite and aerial maps of Rota with nearby locations

Rota Naval Station Airport, Enriquez Street, Rota, Northwest Coast, Cádiz, Andalusia, 11520, Spain

Nearby locations	Km	Bearing
Rota Naval Base , Andalusia	3.1	147	ESROT
Navantia , Andalusia	17.2	145
Hospital de Jerez , Andalusia	18.6	071	LEHZ
Carraca Naval Base , Andalusia	22.2	137	ESSFO
Carraca Naval Base Helipad , Andalusia	22.6	136
San Carlos , Andalusia	23.2	141	LESF

Rota

1953 to present
36° 38' 43'' N 6° 20' 58'' W
Rota, Rota, Andalusia
ICAO: LERT	IATA: ZXA
Elevation: 86 feet

List of units at Rota

Years	Unit
2025-	eslla 014	NH90 TTH,
2023-	eslla 012	H135 / EC135P3H,
2022-	HSM-79	S-70 H-60,
2001-	UHEL Rota
1989-	eslla 010	MH-60R Seahawk, S-70 H-60,
1973/84	eslla 007	AH-1G Cobra,
1972-	eslla 006	369HM,
1966-	eslla 005	S-70 H-60, S-61 H-3,
1964/24	eslla 003	AB212, AB204,
1955/76	eslla 002	S-55 H-19,
1954/87	eslla 001	47, AB47,

Rota News

First Two Spanish Navy NH90 Transport Helicopters Arrive at Rota

30-Jul-25 - The Spanish Navy’s 14th Naval Air Squadron ‘Sable’ has received the first two of seven NH90 MSPT maritime transport helicopters at its base in Rota, to replace both the AB212 and SH-60F in logistics and amphibious support roles #Sable

HSM-79 New Detachment at Rota Spain

19-Jun-22 - US Navy Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron HSM-79 established a new detachment at Naval Station Rota, Spain to augment Forward Deployed Naval Forces-Europe (FDNF-E) #rota

C-5M Completed Brigades Swap in Afghanistan

25-Apr-17 - 82 Black Hawk, Apache and Chinook helicopters from 2 U.S. Army Combat Aviation Brigades were flew in and out of Afghanistan from Rota in Spain between March 21 and April 6

Spain 10th Naval Squadron Reaches 50,000 Flight Hours

11-Dec-15 - The Décima Escuadrilla (Tenth Squadron) of the Spanish Naval Aviation celebrates 50,000 flight hours with their SH-60B Seahawk.

Naval Station Rota