Terminal Procedures

PTRO — Palau Intl

BABELTHUAP ISLAND · 6 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

FAA RORElevation 176 ft1 runwayLongest 7,200 ftNon-toweredFuel Jet A-1Volume PC-1Not for navigation
PTRO airport diagram — runways, taxiways and ramp layout
PTRO airport diagram The official FAA airport diagram — runways, taxiways, ramp layout and hold-short positions. Download PDF

3 published instrument approaches: 2 RNAV (GPS), 1 NDB, serving 2 runway ends.

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Instrument approach procedures

ChartAmendment
NDB RWY 09 chart previewNDB RWY 090DPDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 090DPDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 270CPDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

ChartAmendment
TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMSPDF
ALTERNATE MINIMUMS chart previewALTERNATE MINIMUMSPDF

Minimums pages cover a whole volume, so the same document is shared by every airport in it.

PTRO airport information

Control tower
No
Attendance
Continuous
ARTCC
Oakland Oceanic Artcc Center
Flight service
Honolulu
NOTAM facility
HNL (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
1E
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), see remarks
Wind indicator
Lighted
Segmented circle
Yes
Fuel
Jet A-1
Bottled oxygen
None
Parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
Yes
Customs
Landing rights airport
Activated
June 1964
Airport area
480 acres
Ownership
Publicly owned
Sectional
Gnc 13
Last FAA inspection
2004-12-13

From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.

PTRO radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF123.6

Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.

Runways

7,200 × 150 ft0927N2,000 ft
Runway layout at PTRO, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
09/277,200 ft150 ftAsphalt over concrete FairMedium intensity
  09 91°TPAPI (4-box) 3°
  27 271°TPAPI (4-box) 3°

Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.

Where PTRO is

Latitude, longitude7.3673030, 134.5442640
Elevation176 ft
From Babelthuap Island4 nm NE

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FAA remarks for PTRO

  • APTS IN TT NOT SUBJ TO FAA REGS, AIRSPACE ANALYSIS NOT RQRD.
  • FOR ROTG BCN CTC KOROR RADIO - 123.6.
  • 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.
  • FOR MIRL RWY 09/27 CTC KOROR RADIO - 123.6.
  • TO CTC HNL FSS CALL LD 808-836-8054. HNL FSS 1-800-WX-BRIEF NUMBER NOT AVBL FM THIS LOCATION.
  • 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
  • (E94) WX STN 5 MI FM ARPT.

Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.

Common questions about PTRO

What charts are available for PTRO?

6 current FAA charts for Palau Intl, including 3 instrument approachs, 1 airport diagram. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for PTRO?

CTAF 123.6. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.

How long is the runway at PTRO?

Palau Intl has 1 runway. The longest is 09/27 at 7,200 ft by 150 ft, asphalt over concrete. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does PTRO have an ILS approach?

No ILS is published. In total PTRO has 3 published instrument approaches, of which 2 are RNAV (GPS).

Where can I download the PTRO airport diagram?

The official FAA airport diagram for Palau Intl is free to download at the top of this page. It shows runways, taxiways, ramp layout and hold-short positions, and is reissued every 28 days.

Is PTRO a towered airport?

No — Palau Intl has no control tower. Traffic co-ordinates on a common frequency rather than with a controller, which is listed in the frequencies table on this page.

Are these PTRO charts current?

They are from the FAA cycle effective 6 August 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. We publish each new cycle on its effective date. They are for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.

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