Airports / Palau / ROR
Roman Tmetuchl International Airport
PTRO / RORBabelthuap Island, PalauELEV 176 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
246 nm
To the nearest alternate
Yap International Airport (YAP).
Overview
Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (PTRO / ROR) sits in Babelthuap Island, Palau, where it functions as a large commercial airport. The airport sits 176 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into ROR for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Yap International Airport (YAP, 246 nm), Pitu Airport (OTI, 490 nm), and Bislig Airport (BPH, 492 nm).
Charter pricing from ROR depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Babelthuap Airport and Palau International Airport. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Babelthuap Island.
Field capability
ICAO
PTRO
IATA
ROR
FAA / Local
ROR
Elevation
176 ft
Coordinates
7.3670° N · 134.5441° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 246nmYAPYap International AirportYap Island
- 490nmOTIPitu AirportGotalalamo-Morotai Island
- 492nmBPHBislig AirportBislig
- 493nmMXIMati National AirportMati
- 497nmMKWRendani AirportManokwari
- 508nmTDGTandag AirportTandag
Location
Open the full mapPTRO · Roman Tmetuchl International Airport · Babelthuap Island, Palau
