Getting Here

How to get to Yap and things to know

Yap is a cluster of islands that stretch for 600 miles in the vast Pacific Ocean. Yap proper, a group of four main islands within a barrier reef, is approximately 500 miles southwest of Guam, 300 miles northeast of Palau, and 800 miles due east of Cebu, Philippines. The other islands that comprise the state of Yap extend eastward towards Chuuk, with one atoll about 80 miles to the south. Yap lies just nine degrees north of the Equator.

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United Airlines

United Airlines currently offers two (2) flights per week from Guam to Yap on Tuesdays and Saturdays. The schedule is as follows:

Tuesdays: Depart Guam 11:35 p.m. – Arrive Yap 1:10 a.m.
Wednesdays: Depart Yap at 2:35 a.m. – Arrive Guam at 4:05 a.m.
Saturdays: Depart Guam 11:35 p.m. – Arrive Yap 1:10 a.m.
Wednesdays: Depart Yap at 2:35 a.m. – Arrive Guam at 4:05 a.m.

For flight information and Bookings
Website: www.united.com
Phone: Yap (691) 350-2702/2788
              Guam & Worldwide: 1-800-864-8331

Pacific Mission Aviation (PMA)

The PMA base in Yap is certified by the FAA and operates two Beechcraft King Airs, two Beechcraft Queen Airs and one Britten-Norman Islander, all twin-engine aircrafts. They offer weekly flights to Palau and also to neighbouring Ulithi atoll and the islands of Fais and Woleai. 

The flight schedule and rates for PMA are as follows:

RouteOne WaySchedule
Yap – Palau$350Tuesdays – Yap to Palau
Wednesdays – Palau-Yap
Yap – Ulithi$100Mondays & Fridays
Yap – Fais$120On Demand
Ulithi – Fais$50On Demand
Yap – Woleai$300On Demand
The above fares are rates for adults. Children (ages 2-12) pay half price and infants (0-1) fly free.

Additional on demand charters are available at $2,000 per hour plus ground time cost of $200 per hour (first hour is free)

For PMAs full schedule, charter rates, flight information, policies and bookings go to:
Website: www.yapaviation.org
E-mail: flypma@gmail.com
Phone: Yap (691) 350 2360 / Palau (680) 775 2747