Palau International Airport

PW Flag

Babelthuap Island Weather

METAR: PTRO 171150Z 11005KT 13SM FEW009 BKN014CB OVC110 26/25 A2982 RMK CB ALQDS AND OHD

TAF: PTRO 171120Z 1712/1812 VRB06KT P6SM VCSH FEW009 BKN014 OVC110 TEMPO 1712/1714 6SM -SHRA FM171400 08008KT P6SM VCSH FEW009 SCT015 BKN110 FM180100 06009G16KT P6SM VCSH FEW009 SCT015 BKN110

Reporting Station: PTRO (0.0 NM at True Heading of 219)
Visibility: 13SM
Flight Category: MVFR
Altimeter: 1009.9
Temperature: 26 C (78.8 F)
Dewpoint: 25 C (77 F)

Location

Latitude: 
07-22-02.3000N (7.367306)
Longitude: 
134-32-39.3000E (134.54425)
Elevation: 
176.5 feet MSL (54 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
0.4 W (as of April 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC +9.0 (Standard Time)
UTC +9.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
04 N.M. NE of Babelthuap Island, Babelthuap Island
Found On: 
Gnc 13 Chart

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
PETER POLLOI
P.O. BOX 1471
KOROR, PALAU, PW 96940
680-775-7622
REPUBLIC OF PALAU
P.O. BOX 1471
KOROR, PALAU, PW 96940
680-587-3539

Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Public
Type: 
Airport
Activation Date: 
06/1964
Control tower: 
No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
Months/Days/Hours
ALL/ALL/ALL
Boundary ARTCC: 
ZAK (Oakland Oceanic Artcc)
Responsible ARTCC: 
ZAK (Oakland Oceanic Artcc)
Lighting Schedule: 
SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
1176 feet (358 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
HNL
NOTAM-D Service: 
Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
No
Customs Landing Rights: 
No
Military Landing Rights: 
Yes
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  4
Multi Engine:  2
Ultralights:  1

Annual Operations (as of 12/13/2004)

Total Operations:  1142
Commercial:  890 77.9%
Air Taxi:  115 10.1%
GA Local:  50 4.4%
GA Itinerant:  44 3.9%
Military Aircraft:  43 3.8%

Communications

CTAF:  123.600

  • KOROR RADIO MONITORS KOROR /RDR/ NDB WHEN IN USE.
  • COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY KOROR RADIO ON FREQ 123.6.
   

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Flight Service Stations

Primary Alternate
FSS on Field:  N
FSS Name (ID):  Honolulu(HNL)
Frequency: 
Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

Instrument Procedures / Charts

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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near ROR

Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

NOTAMs

List ALL PTRO NOTAMs

NOTAM Radius Search

NOTAMS within

Enter NOTAM radius search distance

This field is required
NM of PTRO

NOTAM Flight Path Search (Enter from two to five locations below)

NOTAMS within

Enter NOTAM radius search distance

This field is required
NM of PTRO

Remarks

A110-1 ALL UNSKED FLTS MUST FILE A FLT PLAN AT LEAST 7 DAYS PRIOR TO ARRIVAL AND ALL FLTS MUST CTC KOROR COMMUNICATIONS ON 123.6 AT LEAST 20 MINUTES PRIOR TO ARRIVAL.
A110-2 ARFF AVBL 24/7.
A110-3 BE ALERT TO LARGE NUMBER OF BIRDS ON RY AT NIGHT.
A110-4 ALL ACFT EXCEEDING 100000 LBS GWT TAXI TO THR TURN AROUND BEFORE TAXING TO APRON. ACFT UNDER 100000 LBS GWT MAY MAKE A TURN AROUND WHERE FEASIBLE.
A110-5 ENTRY PERMIT RQRD CALL 011-680-488-2498 FAX 011-680-488-4385; LANDING PERMIT RQRD MUST GIVE SEVEN DAYS NOTICE EMAIL: POLICEPIA@GMAIL.COM; MPIICOFFICE@GMAIL.COM CALL: 680-587-1411;680-587-2182
A110-6 (E94) WX STN 5 MI FM ARPT.
A81-APT FOR MIRL RWY 09/27 CTC KOROR RADIO - 123.6.
A81-BCN FOR ROTG BCN CTC KOROR RADIO - 123.6.
A86 TO CTC HNL FSS CALL LD 808-836-8054. HNL FSS 1-800-WX-BRIEF NUMBER NOT AVBL FM THIS LOCATION.
E111 APTS IN TT NOT SUBJ TO FAA REGS, AIRSPACE ANALYSIS NOT RQRD.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 09/27
Longest Runway: 09/27 is 7200 ft (2195 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

ROR Airport Runway Details

Runway 09/27  7200 ft x 150 ft (2195 m x 46 m)
Surface:  Asphalt/Concrete - Fair condition - Porous friction course
Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear:  75.0
Dual Wheel Landing Gear:  190.0
Dual Tandem Wheel Landing Gear:  300.0

Runway 09

Runway 27

Elevation: 
176.2 171.3
Latitude: 
07-22-03.1100N 07-22-01.4713N
Longitude: 
134-32-03.5810E 134-33-15.1186E
Runway True Alignment: 
091 271
Glide Path Angle: 
3.0 degrees 3.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
Left Left
Runway Markings Type: 
Precision Instrument Precision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:
Good Good
Object at End: 
TREES
Object Height: 
11
Distance from End: 
200
Object Centerline Offset: 
75 ft. right of centerline
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway 4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
REIL: 
Yes Yes
Touchdown Lights: 
No No
Centerline Lights: 
No No
Threshold Crossing Height: 
52 52

Services

Airframe Repair: 
None
Powerplant Repair: 
None
Bottled Oxygen: 
None
Bulk Oxygen: 
None
Fuel Available: 
Jet A-1
Landing Fees: 
Yes
Parking: 
Tiedowns available

Maps & Diagrams

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