Palau International
ROR · PTRO · Babelthuap Island, · Palau County · map
Palau International is a public-use airport, 4 miles northeast of Babelthuap Island, , 176 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 09/27, is 7,200 feet of asphalt and concrete. It has fuel (Jet A-1).
Weather right now PTRO · observed 3:50 am +09 (18:50 UTC), 64 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the southwest (220°) at 5 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: scattered clouds at 1,500 feet, a broken layer at 11,000 feet, a broken layer at 29,000 feet
- Temperature 81°F (27°C), dew point 77°F (25°C)
- Altimeter 29.87 inHg
The forecast issued Wed 2:40 am +09 (17:40 UTC), good until Thu 3:00 am +09 (18:00 UTC)
- From Wed 3:00 am +09 (18:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 1,600 feet, a broken layer at 11,000 feet VFR
- 30% chance between Wed 3:00 am +09 (18:00 UTC) and 9:00 am +09 (00:00 UTC): visibility 4 miles, rain showers, a broken layer at 1,600 feet MVFR
- From Wed 9:00 am +09 (00:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 1,600 feet, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet and more above VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR PTRO 061850Z 22005KT 10SM SCT015CB BKN110 BKN290 27/25 A2987 RMK CB ALQDS
TAF PTRO 061740Z 0618/0718 25007KT P6SM VCSH SCT016 BKN110 PROB30 0618/0624 4SM SHRA BKN016 FM070000 22012G18KT P6SM VCSH SCT016 SCT050 BKN110
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA ROR · ICAO PTRO
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 176 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon see the remarks below
- Fuel
- Jet A-1
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- Parking
- tiedown
- Notes
- landing fee
- On the chart
- Gnc 13 sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 1E
- In the FAA's files since
- June 1964
Runway
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 7,200 × 150 ft | Asphalt and concrete, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 09: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 27: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 11 ft high 200 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 123.6 |
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Babelthuap Island from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Babelthuap Island, as the owner's town.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 1 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Apts in TT not subj to FAA regs, airspace analysis not required.
- For rotating beacon contact koror radio - 123.6.
- All unscheduled flights must file a flight plan at least 7 days prior to arrival and all flights must contact koror communications on 123.6 at least 20 minutes prior to arrival.
- For medium-intensity runway lights runway 09/27 contact koror radio - 123.6.
- Rescue and firefighting (ARFF) available 24/7.
- Be alert to large number of birds on runway at night.
- All aircraft exceeding 100000 pounds gross weight taxi to threshold turn around before taxing to apron. Aircraft under 100000 pounds gross weight may make a turn around where feasible.
- (E94) weather stn 5 MI from airport.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.