Bonriki International Airport
Bonriki International Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Government | ||||||||||
Serves | Tarawa, Kiribati | ||||||||||
Location | Bonriki, South Tarawa | ||||||||||
Hub for | |||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 9 ft / 3 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 01°22′54″N 173°08′49″E / 1.38167°N 173.14694°E | ||||||||||
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Bonriki International Airport (IATA: TRW, ICAO: NGTA) is an international airport in Kiribati, serving as the main gateway to the country. It is located in its capital, South Tarawa, which is a group of islets in the atoll of Tarawa in the Gilbert Islands, precisely on Bonriki.
Fiji's national carrier, Fiji Airways connects Kiribati with Nadi, which is Fiji Airways' hub and Fiji's main international gateway. Nauru Airlines flies to Nauru International Airport, continuing to Honiara, the capital of Solomon Islands.
The airport is the hub of the only two Kiribati airlines, flag carrier Air Kiribati and the 2009-established Coral Sun Airways, with both airlines mainly flying domestic routes within the Gilbert Islands. Air Kiribati and Coral Sun Airways both serve all 16 other airports in the Gilbert Islands, but not all these destinations are flown directly from Tarawa.
History
The airport was built in December 1943 by
Almost immediately after the completion of the runway, it became the nexus of
In April 1944, the land-based units moved forward to Kwajalein Airfield in the Marshall Islands, and shortly thereafter, Mullinix was reduced to an emergency airfield. By the end of the war, the Americans abandoned the facilities and the airfield was turned into a civilian airport.[3][4][5]
Facilities
The airport is at an
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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Air Kiribati | Abaiang, Abemama, Butaritari, Kuria, Maiana, Makin, Marakei, Nonouti, Tabiteuea North |
Nadi[6]
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Nauru Airlines | Kiritimati,[7] Koror,[8] Majuro, Nauru, Pohnpei[9] |
Solomon Airlines | Honiara |
See also
References
- ^ a b Airport information for NGTA[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ^ Airport information for TRW at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ^ This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
- ^ www.pacificwrecks.com
- ^ "Fiji Airways Flight Schedules". Fiji Airways. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ^ "Nauru Airlines / Air Kiribati Begins Regular Tarawa – Kiritimati Service From Aug 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "Nauru Airlines NW23 Service Changes: Palau Dec 2023 Launch". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ "NAURU AIRLINES RESUMES POHNPEI SERVICE FROM MID-OCT 2022". AeroRoutes. 2 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
External links
- Arrivals and Departures for Bonriki Airport
- Current weather for Tarawa, Kiribati (NGTA) at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for TRW / NGTA at Aviation Safety Network