Naval Station Rota

Naval Station Rota, also known as NAVSTA Rota, is a Spanish naval base, that is jointly used by the Spanish Navy and the United States Navy. Located in Rota in the , NAVSTA Rota is the largest American military community in Spain, housing U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps personnel.
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  • Type: Military installation
  • Description: United States Navy base in Spain
  • Also known as: “Base Naval de Rota”, “LERT”, “Naval Air Station Rota”, “NAVSTA Rota”, “Rota”, “Rota Navy Airport”, and “ROZ”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rota Lighthouse and Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la O (Rota).

Lighthouse
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is situated 3 km west of Naval Station Rota.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 3 km west of Naval Station Rota.

Beach
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is a beach, which is situated 3½ km west of Naval Station Rota.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rota and El Puerto de Santa María.

Town
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is a municipality and town in the , , Spain. Its surface area is 84 km. It belongs to two associations, the Association of Municipalities of Cádiz Bay along with the municipalities of Cádiz, Jerez de la Frontera, El Puerto… is situated 3 km west of Naval Station Rota.

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is a city in in Andalusia. With a population of 90,000 in 2025, it's the south tip of the sherry-producing triangle also delineated by Jerez and Sanlúcar de Barrameda.

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is the chief city of Province in Andalusia, the southernmost part of Spain. It has a charming old centre, and thanks to its position on a sandy island even its newer districts are pleasant, with little industry. In 2025 the population was 110,000.

Naval Station Rota

Latitude
36.614° or 36° 36′ 50″ north
Longitude
-6.32568° or 6° 19′ 33″ west
Open location code
8C8MJM7F+JP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 39736545
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­base
Wiki­data ID
Q729530
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Naval Station Rota” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Rotako itsas-basea”
  • Catalan: “Base Naval de Rota”
  • Cebuano: “Naval Station Rota”
  • Chinese: “羅塔海軍基地”
  • Czech: “Námořní základna Rota”
  • Estonian: “Rota mereväebaas”
  • French: “base navale de Rota”
  • French: “Base navale de Rota”
  • Galician: “Base Naval de Rota”
  • German: “Marinebasis Rota”
  • Hebrew: “בסיס הצי רוטה”
  • Indonesian: “LERT”
  • Indonesian: “ROZ”
  • Japanese: “ロタ海軍ステーション”
  • Japanese: “ロタ海軍基地”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Rota Navy”
  • Malay: “Stesen Tentera Laut Rota”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Marinehavnen Rota (Spania)”
  • Norwegian: “Rota orlogsstasjon”
  • Polish: “Naval Station Rota”
  • Russian: “Рота (ВМБ)”
  • Russian: “Рота”
  • Spanish: “base aeronaval de Rota”
  • Spanish: “Base de Rota”
  • Spanish: “Base Naval de Rota”
  • Spanish: “Estación Naval de Rota”
  • Spanish: “NAVSTA Rota”
  • Spanish: “Rota”
  • Swedish: “Marinbasen Rota”
  • Swedish: “Naval Station Rota”
  • “LERT”
  • “ROZ”

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