Palau International Airport

Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (IATA code: ROR, ICAO code: PTRO), also known as Babelthuap/Koror Airport or Airai Airport and formerly known as Palau International Airport, is the main airport of Palau. It is situated 4 miles (6 kilometers) from Koror and 15 miles (25 kilometers) from Ngerulmud.

Covering an area of 480 acres (190 ha), the airport handles about 200,000 passenger movements per year, and operates approximately 30 flights per week scheduled and chartered.

The airport’s old terminal is currently used as the freight and customs terminal, adjacent to the passenger terminal. Extensions to the passenger terminal commenced in 2018, to improve passenger flow and capacity. These extensions covered the area of the cargo terminal. The cargo terminal was relocated to the western side of the passenger terminal.

The airport handles a small amount of incoming cargo through the scheduled United Airlines flight service. UA also has the contract to provide postal services to Palau. The predominant cargo movement (by weight) is that of fresh fish exports, which are sent via UA to different destinations and are hubbed in Guam. Fresh fish makes up approximately 4 metric tons per day, shipped in 120 kg boxes.

The airport has two aprons; the main apron has 3 hard stands and 3 air bridges. The north, or secondary apron is currently used for charter aircraft parking. Facilities are well maintained, and all are operational. Ground handling equipment is operated by United Airlines and BTTC and are in fair to good condition.