AviatDataYap International Airport YAP / PTYA
Colonia · Micronesia · Yap Port Authority (YPA) — Yap State government agency; named airport manager John Sigrah per the official FSM Division of Civil Aviation facility page (tci.gov.fm). FSM's national Division of Civil Aviation (a branch of the Dept of Transportation, Communications & Infrastructure) provides regulatory oversight, PPR clearance and the FAA-format Chart Supplement facility data used identically across FSM's four state airports. One secondary logistics-assessment source instead describes Yap State's Department of Public Works & Transportation (DPWT) as airport operator — not corroborated by a primary source (Wikipedia's Yap State article lists a DPWT director among executive officials but does not tie DPWT to airport operations) and possibly reflecting an older or parallel administrative structure; the primary tci.gov.fm listing (named YPA manager, YPA contact details) is treated as authoritative here.
15kpax · 2024
Limited hoursInternational · customs & immigrationJet A-1
ICAO / IATAPTYA / YAP
OperatorYap Port Authority (YPA) — Yap State government agency; named airport manager John Sigrah per the official FSM Division of Civil Aviation facility page (tci.gov.fm). FSM's national Division of Civil Aviation (a branch of the Dept of Transportation, Communications & Infrastructure) provides regulatory oversight, PPR clearance and the FAA-format Chart Supplement facility data used identically across FSM's four state airports. One secondary logistics-assessment source instead describes Yap State's Department of Public Works & Transportation (DPWT) as airport operator — not corroborated by a primary source (Wikipedia's Yap State article lists a DPWT director among executive officials but does not tie DPWT to airport operations) and possibly reflecting an older or parallel administrative structure; the primary tci.gov.fm listing (named YPA manager, YPA contact details) is treated as authoritative here.
Coordinates9.4989°N, 138.0825°E
Elevation91 ft · 28 m
Time zoneCHUT (UTC+10, no DST)
Passengers / yr15,000 (2024)
CustomsYes
Border controlYes
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1
Bonded—
AIP referencePTYA — FAA Pacific Chart Supplement (FSM Division of Civil Aviation aerodrome data; FSM currently has no separate published national eAIP); FAA LID T11 also assigned
Operating hoursNo control tower (uncontrolled field; CTAF 123.6 via Yap Radio). Published ops hours per FSM Division of Civil Aviation: Mon-Fri 1730-0230Z (Security and ARFF staffed 24/7 regardless), Sat-Sun on-call only. Note the Zulu-to-local conversion crosses midnight: 1730-0230Z falls at roughly 0330-1230 local (UTC+10) on the following calendar day, so the weekday labels do not align cleanly between the Zulu and local framings — treat 'Mon-Fri' as the published Zulu day-of-week, not a literal local Mon-Fri business week. PPR required for landing, filed 48 hours in advance with the FSM Secretary of Transportation, Communication & Infrastructure.
TerminalsSingle small combined international/domestic terminal — check-in counters, security screening, a small departure lounge, and an adjoining arrivals area; FSM Customs, Immigration & Quarantine officers attend on arrival of each international flight. Secondary travel-guide sources describe the terminal as under renovation (baggage handling and departure-lounge improvements) as of — not independently confirmed against a primary FSM government source, flag for follow-up.
Runways (1)
- 07/25 · 1,829 m / 6,000 ft · 46 m wide · Asphalt (grooved)
FSM's westernmost state gateway. Served by United's Guam-Yap-Koror (Palau) shuttle, a separate shorter spur from the main Guam-Chuuk-Pohnpei-Kwajalein-Majuro-Honolulu 'Island Hopper' routing that does not itself call at Yap or Palau — confirmed by the FSM DCA facility page ('receives regular commercial flights from Guam and Palau'); confirm current UA flight numbers/frequency directly, as Micronesia scheduling shifts (United has also been moving Island Hopper equipment to all-737 MAX 8 by ~Q4 2026). Single runway 07/25 (6,000ft/1,829m grooved asphalt, no ILS — only RNAV/GPS and NDB/DME approaches published, CTAF-only via Yap Radio 123.6). CORRECTED: the runway does NOT mirror all three of FSM's other state airports evenly — Pohnpei (09/27, 6,001ft/1,829m) and Chuuk (04/22, 6,006ft/1,831m) are genuinely 6,000ft-class matches, but Kosrae (05/23) is meaningfully shorter at 5,751ft/1,753m, not 6,000ft-class; verified directly against the FSM DCA facility pages for all three. Treat Yap as a genuine no-nearby-alternate gateway — the nearest realistic diversion is Palau (ROR) or Guam (GUM), both well beyond comfortable range for the turboprop/regional equipment typically used, so weather and fuel-reserve margins matter more here than at a typically-sized field. Elevation 91ft/28m (surveyed) confirmed against both the official FSM facility page and Wikipedia. CORRECTED: fuel is Jet A-1 only (listed as 'A1' on both the FSM DCA facility page and AirNav) — no 100LL or other avgas grade is listed at either source; the draft's earlier '100LL' entry was unconfirmed and has been removed. Pax figure (~15,000/yr) is a 2024 planning ESTIMATE — FSM publishes no official airport-level passenger throughput statistics and no newer primary figure was located; treat as indicative only and likely conservative given post-2024 Micronesia tourism recovery. Airport manager name (John Sigrah) is per the primary FSM DCA page; a secondary source (AirNav) lists a different, likely stale name (Venatus Etun Choay) — the primary government source is treated as authoritative.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available
United Airlines (self-handled)
Self-handled by United Airlines: dedicated ground crew loads/offloads United's own Boeing 737-800 Guam-Yap service (2x weekly, Tue/Sat, UA185/186 - confirmed against the live Sep-2026 schedule) and also provides ramp/ground services to Asia Pacific Airlines' (APA) weekly freighter; no independent third-party handling agent at YAP. Per FSM Digital Logistics Capacity Assessment (Logistics Cluster) Yap International Airport profile: "Ground handling for passenger aircraft is handled by United Airlines."
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Aircraft fuel
Available · 2 providers
Vital / FSM Petroleum Company
Primary fuel supplier and into-plane agent at YAP; supplies Jet A-1 (plus diesel/gasoline) from its fuel depot on the east side of the terminal via a single ground port, tanker-delivered (no single-point/hydrant refueling installed). Yap Terminal officer-in-charge: John Gilsowuth (station tel •••, mobile •••); uncontracted customers must prearrange fuel 48 hrs in advance. Per FSM Digital Logistics Capacity Assessment (Logistics Cluster) Yap airport profile and the FSM Petroleum Co. fuel-providers contact list (which lists the Yap terminal contact email as •••, distinct from the Pohnpei HQ's general ••• address used in an earlier draft).
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Pacific Mission Aviation (PMA)
Secondary GA/commuter fuel point on the airport's west apron beside PMA's own hangar, separate from the main FSM Petroleum depot; supplies Jet A-1 and Avgas 100LL (Avgas brought in via ISO-tainers), used mainly for PMA's own outer-island service (weekly to Palau, on-demand to Ulithi, Fais and Woleai) plus other GA/commuter traffic. CORRECTED: an earlier draft attributed this to "PMA's own Cessna Caravan" service - PMA's own published fleet operates twin-engine Beechcraft King Airs and Queen Airs plus a Britten-Norman Islander on the Yap island routes; no Cessna Caravan was found in PMA's current fleet. Per FSM Digital Logistics Capacity Assessment Yap airport profile and PMA's own fleet/route pages (pmapacific.org).
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De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Not listed
Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Not listed
Aircraft cleaning
Unconfirmed
United Airlines (self-handled)
No dedicated aircraft-cleaning company is separately documented for this small station; cabin tidy and lavatory/water servicing is presumed bundled into United's self-handled ramp turnaround (standard for a low-frequency narrow-body operation with no third-party handler present), but this is not independently confirmed in available airport documentation.
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Ground support equipment
Unconfirmed
CTSI Logistics (Micronesian Forwarders, Yap station)
Owns/stations one FMC-type cargo loader (6,800kg class) at YAP for loading/offloading LD-7-size pallets and larger containers; one part of the FSM Digital Logistics Capacity Assessment Yap profile attributes day-to-day operation to the Micronesian Forwarders station, another part of the same document lists the operator as United Airlines ops staff, so the operating party is kept unconfirmed pending clarification.
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Cargo handling
Available · 2 providers
United Airlines (self-handled)
United's ground crew is the only freight-handling provider at YAP ("no regular general freight handling provider" per the source); handles belly cargo on UA's own flights plus loading/offloading for Asia Pacific Airlines' freighter carrying US mail and parcels (inbound freight averages ~8,000kg/week incl. ~500kg mail). CORRECTED: an earlier draft said the APA freighter runs "twice weekly" - the source's own Yap-specific performance-indicator text instead says one APA cargo flight/week, and APA's live Sep-2026 published schedule confirms a single weekly PGUM-PTRO(Palau)-PTYA-PGUM rotation; the "twice weekly" line sits in a boilerplate Cargo Terminal Charges paragraph reused near-verbatim across other FSM state-airport pages and is not corroborated. Airport has no dedicated cargo terminal/warehouse. Per FSM Digital Logistics Capacity Assessment Yap airport profile.
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CTSI Logistics (Micronesian Forwarders, Yap station)
Yap-station freight-forwarding/3PL agent (local trading name Micronesian Forwarders; PO Box 1453, Kingtex Building, Dololab, Dalipebinaw, Yap, FSM 96943) handling international air/sea freight consolidation, customs-clearance coordination and warehousing tied to airport cargo movements; general agent for Mariana Express Lines (MELL) in Yap since 1997. Per the company's Micronesia station listings and the FSM Digital Logistics Capacity Assessment airport profile. · Mon-Fri 09:00-18:00, Sat 09:00-13:00
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Aviation security
Available
Yap Port Authority (YPA) - Airport Administration
Airport security is run directly by the airport administration, Yap Port Authority (YPA) - manager John Sigrah per the primary FSM Division of Civil Aviation facility page - overseen nationally by FSM's Dept. of Transport, Communications & Infrastructure / Civil Aviation Division: fully fenced airfield, photo-ID-controlled security gate, non-staff visitors escorted, security on duty 24 hrs/7 days. CORRECTED: an earlier draft credited this to a "Yap State Dept. of Public Works & Transportation" - that name appears in one secondary logistics-assessment document, but the primary FSM government facility page (tci.gov.fm) names the operator YPA with manager John Sigrah, consistent with this airport's own verified operator field, and is treated as authoritative here. Per FSM Digital Logistics Capacity Assessment Yap airport profile and tci.gov.fm. · 24/7
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Passenger & crew transport
Not listed
Flight support
PPR
Yap Port Authority (YPA) - Airport Administration
No independent commercial FBO at YAP; the Airport Manager's office (Yap Port Authority - Airport Manager John Sigrah, tel ••• / 4600 / 5089) is the point of contact for PPR and arrival coordination (PPR for landing must be filed 48 hrs in advance with the FSM Secretary of Transportation, Communication & Infrastructure), parking arrangements, and weather-facility liaison for GA and business aircraft, since there is no on-site control tower or weather office (Honolulu Control Facility provides area control; tci.gov.fm directs weather queries to "the YPA Airport Manager"). CORRECTED: an earlier draft also named a "DPW&T Director Theo Thinifel" as a contact - no primary source could be located naming this person, and the DPW&T attribution itself is the uncorroborated secondary-source variant noted above, so this credit has been dropped. Per the FSM Division of Civil Aviation Yap airport page (tci.gov.fm) and FSM Digital Logistics Capacity Assessment.
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Hotel & travel
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