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PTRO Palau International Airport
Babelthuap Island, Palau

GOING TO BABELTHUAP ISLAND?


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024

Location

FAA Identifier: ROR
Lat/Long: 07-22-02.3000N 134-32-39.3000E
07-22.038333N 134-32.655000E
7.3673056,134.5442500
(estimated)
Elevation: 176.5 ft. / 53.8 m (surveyed)
Variation: 01E (1990)
From city: 4 miles NE of BABELTHUAP ISLAND,
Time zone: UTC +9 (year round; does not observe DST)

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 06/1964
Control tower: no
ARTCC: OAKLAND OCEANIC ARTCC CENTER
FSS: HONOLULU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
TO CTC HNL FSS CALL LD 808-836-8054. HNL FSS 1-800-WX-BRIEF NUMBER NOT AVBL FM THIS LOCATION.
NOTAMs facility: HNL (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: CONTINUOUS
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: FOR MIRL RWY 09/27 CTC KOROR RADIO - 123.6.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
FOR ROTG BCN CTC KOROR RADIO - 123.6.
Landing fee: yes

Airport Communications

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

Nearby radio navigation aids

NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
KORORat field37101EROR .-. --- .-.

Airport Services

Fuel available: A1
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 7200 x 150 ft. / 2195 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt/concrete/porous friction courses, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 75.0
Double wheel: 190.0
Double tandem: 300.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 07-22.051833N07-22.024522N
Longitude: 134-32.059683E134-33.251977E
Elevation: 176.2 ft.171.3 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 090 magnetic, 091 true270 magnetic, 271 true
Markings: precision, in good conditionprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: none11 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway, 75 ft. right of centerline

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

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

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 7
Single engine airplanes: 4
Multi engine airplanes: 2
Ultralights: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 22/week *
78% commercial
10% air taxi
4% local general aviation
4% transient general aviation
4% military
* for 12-month period ending 13 December 2004

Additional Remarks

E94 WX STN 5 MI FM ARPT.
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.
ARFF AVBL 24/7.
BE ALERT TO LARGE NUMBER OF BIRDS ON RY AT NIGHT.
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.
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

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 21 March 2024 at 0901Z to 18 April 2024 at 0900z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09   download (183KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27   download (185KB)
NDB RWY 09   download (179KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (149KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (189KB)
 
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Taken in December 2005

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 29-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC+9)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4120:41
Sunrise06:0221:02
Sunset18:1109:11
Evening civil twilight18:3209:32

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  28-Mar-2024 19:43:15
Local (UTC+9)  29-Mar-2024 04:43:15
 
METAR
PTRO 
4nm SW 
281750Z 07005KT 14SM SCT016 BKN110 BKN290 27/24 A2986
TAF
PTRO 
4nm SW 
281740Z 2818/2918 06008KT P6SM VCSH SCT015 BKN150 FM282200 07010G18KT P6SM VCSH SCT015 SCT040 BKN150 FM290700 07008KT P6SM VCSH SCT015 BKN150
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