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Babelthuap Airport, officially Roman Tmetuchl International Airport, is the principal airport serving the Republic of Palau, situated on Babelthuap Island in the State of Airai. It offers a single long paved runway with no ILS but published NDB and RNAV (GPS) approaches, making it a straightforward if remote destination for the simulator pilot exploring the western Pacific.
Babelthuap Airport, also known as Palau International Airport and officially named Roman Tmetuchl International Airport, is the main gateway airport for the Republic of Palau. It lies on Babelthuap Island within the State of Airai and carries the ICAO identifier PTRO and IATA code ROR. For a visiting VFR or IFR pilot in the simulator, it presents a single generously long hard-surfaced runway set among the forested terrain of Babelthuap, with instrument approaches available despite the absence of an ILS.
The airport sits on Babelthuap Island in the State of Airai, Palau, at coordinates 7.3673 N, 134.544 E and an elevation of 171 feet. No further detail on the surrounding FIR, controlled airspace classification, or nearby aerodromes is available.
The airfield has a single physical runway, 09/27, aligned east-west. It is 7,180 feet long, has a hard surface, and is lit at both ends. There is no ILS on either runway direction.
An FSS service is available on 123.6 MHz, identified as Koror Radio. There is no ILS at the field, but instrument approach procedures are published for an NDB approach to Runway 09, and RNAV (GPS) approaches to both Runway 09 and Runway 27.
Babelthuap Airport functions as a large airport with scheduled airline service, acting as the main air link for Palau. Its single runway supports both international and domestic operations, and pilots can fly NDB or RNAV (GPS) approaches to either end of the runway in the absence of an ILS.