# Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR / PTRO)

**Roman Tmetuchl International Airport** (IATA: ROR, ICAO: PTRO) is a large airport in Babelthuap Island, Airai, Palau. It opened in Jun 1964. It has one runway, 2,195 m (7,200 ft) long, asphalt. In 2021 it handled 13 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ptro

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: ROR / PTRO
- FAA: ROR
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Babelthuap Island, Airai, Palau
- Opened: Jun 1964
- Elevation: 54 m / 177 ft
- Coordinates: 7.3670, 134.5441
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,195 m / 7,200 ft
- Instrument procedures: 3 approaches
- Passengers: 13,393 (2021)
- Time zone: UTC+9 · Pacific/Palau
- Website: https://www.palau-airport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Tmetuchl_International_Airport (24 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1147092
- Weather station: PTRO · WMO 91408
- Ident: PTRO

## Timeline

- Jun 1964: Roman Tmetuchl International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 2,195 m / 7,200 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Asphalt | 091° / 271° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/06432AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | 195,893 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 249,143 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 270,696 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 242,481 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 311,304 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 366,286 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 313,254 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 276,084 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 243,737 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 207,996 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 44,538 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 13,393 | Wikidata |

## Routes

9 destinations in 8 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (8)

- [C23](https://dromopedia.com/airports/c23.md) Peleliu Airport · Palau · 54 km / 34 mi · Belau Air
- [ANG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ang.md) Angaur · Palau · 67 km / 42 mi · Belau Air
- [YAP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ptya.md) Yap International Airport · Micronesia · 456 km / 283 mi · Caroline Islands Air
- [GUM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pgum.md) Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport · Guam · 1,311 km / 815 mi · United Airlines
- [MNL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rpll.md) Ninoy Aquino International Airport · Philippines · 1,675 km / 1,041 mi · United Airlines, Philippine Airlines
- [TPE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rctp.md) Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport · Taiwan · 2,424 km / 1,506 mi · China Airlines
- [NRT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjaa.md) Narita International Airport · Japan · 3,214 km / 1,997 mi · United Airlines
- [BNE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybbn.md) Brisbane International Airport · Australia · 4,350 km / 2,703 mi · Qantas Airways

### Charter (1)

- [HKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vhhh.md) Hong Kong International Airport · Hong Kong SAR China · 2,764 km / 1,717 mi · Hong Kong Airlines, Greater Bay Airlines

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from ROR, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (8)

- UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 3
- [Belau Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/belau-air) · 2
- [Caroline Islands Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/caroline-islands-air) · 1
- CI [China Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/china-airlines) · 1
- [Greater Bay Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/greater-bay-airlines) · 1 · charter
- HX [Hong Kong Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/hong-kong-airlines) · 1 · charter
- PR [Philippine Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/philippine-airlines) · 1
- QF [Qantas Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qantas-airways) · 1

Former hub of [PacificFlier](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pacificflier), [Palau Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/palau-airways), [Palau Micronesia Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/palau-micronesia-air).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 13K (2021) | #2,577 of 3,974 | #136 in Oceania |  |
| Longest runway | 2,195 m / 7,200 ft | =3,349 of 29,858 | #80 in Oceania | #1 in PW |
| Elevation | 54 m / 177 ft | =34,587 of 43,403 | #1,354 in Oceania | #1 in PW |
| Age | Opened 1964 | =5,263 of 15,079 | =106 in Oceania | #1 in PW |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =526 in Oceania | =1 in PW |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FSS | KOROR RDO | 123.600 |

## Nearby airports

- [C23](https://dromopedia.com/airports/c23.md) Peleliu Airport · 54 km / 33 mi
- [ANG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ang.md) Angaur · 67 km / 42 mi

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Roman Tmetuchl International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Roman_Tmetuchl_International_Airport&oldid=1373198504), revision of 4 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ptro/data