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).
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What is the airport code for Palau International?
Its FAA code is ROR, and its ICAO code is PTRO.
Where is Palau International?
It is 4 miles northeast of Babelthuap Island, , 176 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Palau International?
Its one runway, 09/27, is 7,200 feet long, asphalt and concrete.
Does Palau International have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Palau International?
The FAA's airport file lists Jet A-1.
Where can you fly nonstop from Palau International?
Airline flights go to 1 airport, the busiest of them Guam International. Every route
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
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 and services
- Jet A-1; the services card below
- Notes
- landing fee
- On the chart
- Gnc 13 sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 1E
- In the FAA's files since
- June 1964
Runway
For understanding the field, 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 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA · each fuel's page: who burns it, where else it is sold
- Fuel
- Jet A-1
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- cargo handling, charter flights
- Notes
- landing fee charged
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- 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.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 304 departures from ROR in those twelve months, carrying 20,142 passengers in 50,236 seats (40% filled), to 1 destination (1 abroad) on 2 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koror → Guam International ROR–GUM | 304 | 20,142 | United Air Lines Inc., Asia Pacific |
All 1 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Babelthuap Island from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Babelthuap Island, as the owner's town.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
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. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 1 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 1 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Guam International (GUM) 304 flights in twelve months · United Air Lines Inc., Asia Pacific
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/ROR.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of November 3, 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.