# Yap International Airport (YAP / PTYA)

**Yap International Airport** (IATA: YAP, ICAO: PTYA) is a large airport in Yap Island, Yap State, Micronesia. It opened in Nov 1983. It has one runway, 1,829 m (6,000 ft) long, asphalt.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: YAP / PTYA
- FAA: T11
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Yap Island, Yap State, Micronesia
- Opened: Nov 1983
- Elevation: 28 m / 91 ft
- Coordinates: 9.4989, 138.0830
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,829 m / 6,000 ft
- Instrument procedures: 6 approaches
- Time zone: UTC+10 · Pacific/Chuuk
- Website: http://www.ict.fm/civilaviation/yap.html
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yap_International_Airport (21 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1152202
- Weather station: PTYA · WMO 91413
- Ident: PTYA

## Timeline

- Nov 1983: Yap International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 07/25 | 1,829 m / 6,000 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Asphalt | 072° / 252° | yes |

## Routes

5 destinations in 3 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (3)

- [ULI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fm-uli.md) Ulithi Airport · Micronesia · 196 km / 122 mi · Pacific Missionary Aviation
- [ROR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ptro.md) Roman Tmetuchl International Airport · Palau · 456 km / 283 mi · Pacific Missionary Aviation
- [GUM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pgum.md) Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport · Guam · 855 km / 531 mi · United Airlines

### Charter (4)

- [ULI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fm-uli.md) Ulithi Airport · Micronesia · 196 km / 122 mi · Caroline Islands Air
- [ROR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ptro.md) Roman Tmetuchl International Airport · Palau · 456 km / 283 mi · Caroline Islands Air
- [TKK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ptkk.md) Chuuk International Airport · Micronesia · 1,530 km / 951 mi · Caroline Islands Air
- [PNI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ptpn.md) Pohnpei International Airport · Micronesia · 2,232 km / 1,387 mi · Caroline Islands Air

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (3)

- [Caroline Islands Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/caroline-islands-air) · 4 · charter
- [Pacific Mission Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pacific-mission-aviation) · 2
- UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,829 m / 6,000 ft | =4,614 of 29,858 | =173 in Oceania | #3 in FM |
| Elevation | 28 m / 91 ft | =37,287 of 43,403 | #1,594 in Oceania | #1 in FM |
| Age | Opened 1983 | =8,556 of 15,079 | =145 in Oceania | #4 in FM |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =526 in Oceania | =1 in FM |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CTAF | CTAF | 123.600 |
| RDO | RDO | 123.600 |

## Nearby airports

No open airport within 150 km / 93 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: “Yap International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yap_International_Airport&oldid=1370284133), revision of 20 Aug 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/ptya/data