Naval Station Rota

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

Nearby Locations

		Km
Base naval de Rota	ESROT	3.1	148°
Navantia - La Cabezuela		17.2	145°
Hospital Universitario de Jerez de la Frontera	LEHZ	18.6	071°
Arsenal de la Carraca	ESSFO	22.2	137°
Helipuerto de Arsenal de la Carraca		22.6	137°
Helipuerto San Carlos	LESF	23.2	141°

Units

			Abrev	Nick
1954-1987	1ª Escuadrillaeslla 001	1st Squadron	eslla 001	Lima
1955-1976	2ª Escuadrillaeslla 002	2nd Squadron	eslla 002
1964-2024	3ª Escuadrillaeslla 003	3rd Squadron	eslla 003	Gato
1966-	5ª Escuadrillaeslla 005	5th Squadron	eslla 005	Morsa
1972-	6ª Escuadrillaeslla 006	6th Squadron	eslla 006	Argo
1973-1984	7ª Escuadrillaeslla 007	7th Squadron	eslla 007	Charlie
1989-	10ª Escuadrillaeslla 010	10th Squadron	eslla 010	Ansar
2001-	UHEL Rota
2022-	Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron Seven NineHSM-79		HSM-79	Griffins
2023-	12ª Escuadrillaeslla 012	12th Squadron	eslla 012	Nival
2025-	14ª Escuadrillaeslla 014	14th Squadron	eslla 014	Sable

News

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  First Two Spanish Navy NH90 Transport Helicopters Arrive at Rota

  Jul 30, 2025 · 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
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  HSM-79 New Detachment at Rota Spain

  Jun 19, 2022 · 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)
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  C-5M Completed Brigades Swap in Afghanistan

  Apr 25, 2017 · 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
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  Spain 10th Naval Squadron Reaches 50,000 Flight Hours

  Dec 11, 2015 · The Décima Escuadrilla (Tenth Squadron) of the Spanish Naval Aviation celebrates 50,000 flight hours with their SH-60B Seahawk.