Yap State Flag YAP INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (YAP) (PTYA)

Yap International Airport is located in the southern part of the Yap Islands, also called Wa'ab, a group for four continental islands connected by a single reef. The airport receives regular commercial flights from Guam and Palau. Pacific Missionary Aviation makes periodic trips to the outer island airfields of Ulithi & Fais. Woleai Airfield is currently closed for repairs.

 

ABOUT THE YAP ISLANDS

 

Wa'ab is a rugged land of rolling hills and mangrove forests. The capital and major population center is Colonia Town. Also part of Yap State are a collection of outer atolls, some as far as 500 miles from Colonia. The state has a total land area of 39 square miles and supports just over 11,000 people, who speak a variety of dialects related to the Malay languages of Southeast Asia. Yap is most famous for its thriving traditional culture, giant stone money called rai, and graceful manta ray populations. The atoll-dwellers of Yap were some of the most celebrated oceanic navigators in the Pacific, sailing vast distances in their outrigger canoes with only the stars and wave patterns to guide them.

 

BASIC INFORMATION

FAA Identifier:  T11
Lat/Long:  09-29-56.0820N / 138-04-56.9860E
09-29.934700N / 138-04.949767E
9.4989117 / 138.0824961
(estimated)
Elevation:  91 ft. / 27.7 m (surveyed)
Variation:  01E (1990)
From Population Center: 3.5 miles / 5.6 km SW of of COLONIA TOWN, WA'AB
Time Zone:  UTC +10 (year round; does not observe DST)

AIRPORT OPERATIONS

Airport Use:  Open to the public, A018 PPR FOR LANDING TO BE FILED 48 HR IN ADVANCE WITH FSM SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION, COMMUNICATION & INFRASTRUCTURE.
Activation Date:  11/1983
Sectional Chart:  GNC 13
Control Tower:  no
ARTCC: HONOLULU CONTROL FACILITY CENTER
FSS:  HONOLULU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs Facility:  PTYA (NOTAM-D service available)
Wind Indicator:  yes
Segmented Circle:  yes
Lights:  RDO-CTL
ACTVT MIRL; VASIS & REILS RWY 07/25 - 123.6.
Beacon:  white-green (lighted land airport)
International Operations: international airport of entry

AIRPORT COMMUNICATIONS

CTAF: 123.6 (COMS provided by Yap Radio)

AIRPORT SERVICES

Fuel Available:  A1
Airframe Service:  no
Powerplant Service:  no
Bottled Oxygen:  no
Bulk Oxygen:  no

RUNWAY 7 / 25 INFORMATION

Dimensions:  6000 x 150 ft. / 1829 x 46 m  
Surface:  asphalt/grooved, in good condition  
Weight Bearing Capacity: 
Single wheel:  75.0
Double wheel:  160.0
Double tandem:  230.0
 
Runway Edge Lights:  medium intensity  
  RUNWAY 7 RUNWAY 25
Latitude:  09-29.778633N 09-30.090750N
Longitude:  138-04.475500E 138-05.424050E
Elevation:  90.5 ft. 89.4 ft.
Traffic Pattern:  left left
Runway Heading:  071 magnetic, 072 true 251 magnetic, 252 true
Markings:  nonprecision, in fair condition nonprecision, in fair condition
Visual Slope Indicator:  4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway End Identifier Lights: yes yes
Touchdown Point:  yes, no lights yes, no lights
Obstructions:  6 ft. gnd, 404 ft. from runway, 34:1 slope to clear 29 ft. gnd, 1200 ft. from runway, 300 ft. left of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear
PHOTO CREDITS: Airport - David Weekly (Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic). Stone Money - Eric Guinther (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported). Manta - Bartek.cieslak (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported)
Yap International Airport Map

CONTACT INFORMATION

ypa airport manager:    John Sigrah
phone:    691.350.2128 / 4600 / 5089
email:    yapaprt@mail.fm

HOURS OF OPERATION

MONDAY - FRIDAY    1730–0230Z
SATURDAY    On Call
SUNDAY    On Call
Security On-Duty    24 hrs / 7 days
ARFF On-Duty or On-Call    24 hrs / 7 days

WEATHER INFORMATION

Please contact the YPA Airport Manager at 691.350.2128

NOTAMs - YAP INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Click to view NOTAMs via FAA PilotWeb

INSTRUMENT PROCEDURES

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 15 December 2011 at 0901Z and 12 January 2012 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 07    View (174KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 25    View (178KB)
NDB/DME RWY 07    View (192KB)
NDB/DME RWY 25    View (196KB)
NDB RWY 07    View (196KB)
NDB RWY 25    View (195KB)
Special Departure Procedures    View (21KB)

ADDITIONAL REMARKS

RWY 07/25 grooved full length.
Cracks on right and left side of taxi-way.
Yapese Stone MoneyDiving with Manta Rays at Yap