PTRO Palau Intl

UNKNOWN

Unknown — not enough evidence to call a runway

We don't know, and saying so beats guessing. No D-ATIS feed here — a voice ATIS/AWOS may exist; check the frequency. No ADS-B traffic data available. Weather observation is 10808 minutes old — treat with caution.

certainty: — evidence: NONE no tower now

Wind 240° true at 8 kt · VFR · 10808 min old

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27 50% 7200 ft · 7 kt head, 4 kt x-left

9 50% 7200 ft · 7 kt TAIL, 4 kt x-right

Why — evidence behind this answer

Runway 27

WIND 7 kt headwind, 4 kt left crosswind 10808 min ago +0.00

Runway 9

WIND 7 kt TAILWIND, 4 kt right crosswind 10808 min ago -0.00

Sources consulted

source	status	age	note
D_ATIS	UNAVAILABLE		No D-ATIS at this field
METAR	OK	10808 min
ADSB	UNAVAILABLE		No ADS-B track history here yet
NOTAM	OK
CIFP	NOT_CONFIGURED		Instrument procedures: phase 4

Recent operations

No operations observed in the last hour. (No ADS-B track history here yet)

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PTRO field & runways

Palau Intl, Babelthuap Island. Field elevation 176 ft. Non-towered (NON-ATCT). Magnetic variation 1.0°E on record, 0.6°W today.

The FAA's variation of record is the number this field was surveyed against; the second is where north points now, from WMM2025. It is moving 0.072°/year west — about 1° every 14 years — which is why runway numbers eventually stop matching their pavement.

Runway data from the FAA NASR 01 Oct 2026 cycle. Where NASR locates both thresholds, the true heading is the bearing between them rather than NASR's whole-degree alignment. Magnetic is that heading against *today's* declination from WMM2025, not the field's variation of record — so it can differ from the chart by the gap between the two shown above. The number painted on the runway is the one ATC uses.
Runway	True	Magnetic	Number	Length	Surface	Pattern	Notes
27	271.3°	271.9°	matches rule gives runway 28 in ~43 yr	7,200 ft	ASPH-CONC	left
9	91.3°	91.9°	matches rule gives runway 10 in ~43 yr	7,200 ft	ASPH-CONC	left

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PTRO ☆ Palau Intl