List of airports in Palau
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This is a list of airport
s in Palau
, sorted by location.
The Republic of Palau , is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean
. It emerged from United Nations
trusteeship
(administered by the United States
) in 1994. It is one of the world's youngest and smallest sovereign states. In English, the name is sometimes spelled Belau in accordance with the native pronunciation.
Airport
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s in Palau
Palau
Palau , officially the Republic of Palau , is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean, east of the Philippines and south of Tokyo. In 1978, after three decades as being part of the United Nations trusteeship, Palau chose independence instead of becoming part of the Federated States of Micronesia, a...
, sorted by location.
The Republic of Palau , is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
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. It emerged from United Nations
United Nations
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trusteeship
United Nations Trusteeship Council
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(administered by the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
) in 1994. It is one of the world's youngest and smallest sovereign states. In English, the name is sometimes spelled Belau in accordance with the native pronunciation.
Airports
Airport names shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled service on commercial airlines.| State States of Palau Palau is divided into sixteen administrative regions, called states .-External links:**... |
Island | ICAO | IATA IATA airport code An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association... |
FAA | Airport name | Coordinates Geographic coordinate system A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on the Earth to be specified by a set of numbers. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represent vertical position, and two or three of the numbers represent horizontal position... |
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| Airai Airai Airai, located on the southern coast of Babeldaob island, is the second-most populous state of Palau. It contains the country's chief airport, Airai International Airport, and is connected by the Koror-Babeldaob Bridge to nearby Koror Island.... |
Babeldaob Babeldaob Babeldaob is the largest island in the island nation of Palau. Its area, 331 km² , makes up over 70% of the area of the entire country, and about 30% of the population, with about 6,000 people living there... (Babelthuap) |
PTRO | ROR | ROR | Roman Tmetuchl International Airport | 07°22′02"N 134°32′39"E |
| Angaur Angaur Angaur or Ngeaur is an island in the island nation of Palau. The island, which forms its own state, has an area of 8 km² . Its population is 188 . State capital is the village of Ngeremasch on the western side... |
Angaur | ANG | Angaur Airstrip Angaur Airstrip Angaur Airstrip is a small airstrip on Angaur, one of the islands of Palau. It also served as an airfield during World War II.-History:The day the island was declared secured on September 20, 1944, construction of the airstrip began. American forces built a 7000' x 150' coral strip later surfaced... |
06°54′23"N 134°08′42"E | ||
| Peleliu Peleliu Peleliu is an island in the island nation of Palau. Peleliu forms, along with two small islands to its northeast, one of the sixteen states of Palau. It is located northeast of Angaur and southwest of Koror.... |
Peleliu | C23 | Peleliu Airfield Peleliu Airfield -See also:* USAAF in the Central Pacific-External links:*... |
06°59′54"N 134°13′58"E |
See also
- Transport in Palau
- List of airports by ICAO code: P#PT - Federated States of Micronesia, Palau
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Aviation/Airline destination lists: Oceania#Palau