FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | ROR |
| Lat/Long: | 07-22-02.2920N / 134-32-39.3990E
07-22.038200N / 134-32.656650E
7.3673033 / 134.5442775
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 176 ft. / 53.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 01E (1990) |
| From city: | 4 miles NE of BABELTHUAP ISLAND, |
| Zip code: | 9,9,9 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/1964 |
| Sectional chart: | GNC 13 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HONOLULU CONTROL FACILITY 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: | PTRO (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | RDO REQ
FOR MIRL RWY 09/27 AND ROTG BCN CTC KOROR RADIO - 123.6. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Landing fee: | yes |
| International operations: | customs landing rights airport |
Airport Communications
- KOROR RADIO MONITORS KOROR /RDR/ NDB WHEN IN USE.
- COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDED BY KOROR RADIO ON FREQ 123.6.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| KOROR | | at field | | 4 | | 01E | | ROR | .-. --- .-. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 115 JET-A1
A1+ JET FUEL STORED AT ARPT; 100 AND 130 OCTANE IN DOCK AREA. |
| 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 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 07-22.051867N | | 07-22.024517N |
| Longitude: | 134-32.060500E | | 134-33.252800E |
| Elevation: | 176.2 ft. | | 171.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 090 magnetic, 091 true | | 270 magnetic, 271 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 11 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 96940
Phone 680-587-3539 |
| Manager: | CALEB KOSHIBA
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & TRADE
REPUBLIC OF PALAU
Phone 680-488-2111 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 4 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| 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 2 HRS PRIOR TO SKED ACFT ARR AND UNTIL 1 HR AFT DEP. |
| - | CAUTION: LARGE NUMBER OF BIRDS ON RWY AT NGT. |
| - | 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 CALL 011-680-488-2111 FAX 011-680-488-3207. |
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 between 5 June 2008 at 0901Z and 3 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (182KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (182KB) |
| NDB RWY 09 | |
download (197KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (15KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (21KB) |
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Shane Gilman
Taken in December 2005
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Download PDF
of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 06-Jul-2008
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(UTC+9) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:29 | | 20:29 |
| Sunrise | | 05:52 | | 20:52 |
| Sunset | | 18:22 | | 09:22 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:44 | | 09:44 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Jul-2008 06:00:36 |
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| Local (UTC+9) | 06-Jul-2008 15:00:36 |
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| METAR |
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PTRO
4nm SW | 060459Z 15003KT 15SM BKN016TCU BKN300 29/24 A2981 RMK TCU VC SW-N-NE
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PTKR
4nm SW | 060452Z 00000KT 15SM SCT018TCU BKN300 28/25 A2979 RMK TCU VC SW-NW-NE SLP087 T02750245
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| TAF |
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PTRO
4nm SW | 060541Z 060606 18005KT P6SM VCSH SCT018 SCT120
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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