Bonriki International Airport
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.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Government | ||||||||||
| Serves | Tarawa, Kiribati | ||||||||||
| Location | Bonriki, South Tarawa | ||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 9 ft / 3 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 01°22′54″N 173°08′49″E | ||||||||||
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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.