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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.

Bonriki International Airport
IATA: TRW ICAO: NGTA
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Government
Serves	Tarawa, Kiribati
Location	Bonriki, South Tarawa
Hub for	Air Kiribati Coral Sun Airways
Elevation AMSL	9 ft / 3 m
Coordinates	01°22′54″N 173°08′49″E
Website	bonrikiinternational.com
Map
TRW/NGTA Location of airport in Bonriki , South Tarawa , Kiribati Show map of Kiribati TRW/NGTA TRW/NGTA (Oceania) Show map of Oceania
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 09/27 2,011 6,598 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

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, and further to Brisbane, Australia. This service was suspended from July 2008 to November 2009, but later replaced by the same route with Solomon Airlines (Bonriki-Honiara-Brisbane).[3]

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. Coral Sun Airways is considering buying another, larger aircraft, capable of flying to the Phoenix Islands and Line Islands. As of 2018, only the Line Islands can be flown to, but these can only be reached by flying via Fiji.

History

The airport was built in December 1943 by United States Navy Seabees and was named "Mullinix Field", in honor of Rear Admiral Henry M. Mullinix, who died in the sinking of the USS Liscome Bay on 24 November 1943 after it was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine off the Gilbert Islands.

Almost immediately after the completion of the runway, it became the nexus of United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) operations from Tarawa, as the runway at nearby Hawkins Field on Betio was too short for safe bomber operations. The longer runway at Mullinix became the base for the VII Bomber Command Headquarters, which directed operations against Japanese forces in the Marshall Islands. In addition, the USAAF stationed the B-24 Liberator-equipped 11th Bombardment Group and B-25 Mitchell-equipped 41st Bombardment Group at the airfield.

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.[4][5][6]

Facilities

The airport is at an elevation of 9 feet (3 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 09/27 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,011 by 41 metres (6,598 ft × 135 ft).[1]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Air Kiribati	Abaiang, Abemama, Butaritari, Funafuti, Kuria, Maiana, Makin, Marakei, Nonouti, Tabiteuea North
Fiji Airways	Nadi[7]
Nauru Airlines	Brisbane, Majuro, Nauru, Pohnpei [8]
Solomon Airlines	Honiara

See also

• USAAF in the Central Pacific

References

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

На других языках

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[de] Flughafen Bonriki

Der Flughafen Bonriki oder Bonriki International Airport (IATA-Code: TRW, ICAO-Code: NGTA) ist ein internationaler Flughafen in der Republik Kiribati. Er befindet sich auf der Insel Bonriki, die wiederum am östlichen Ende des Atolls Tarawa liegt. Bonriki und ihre Nachbarinseln bilden zusammen die kiribatische Hauptstadt South Tarawa. Der Flughafen ist rund 7 km vom nächstgrößeren Ort Bikenibeu, 24 km von Bairiki und 29 km von Betio entfernt.

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- [en] Bonriki International Airport

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[es] Aeropuerto Internacional Bonriki

El Aeropuerto Internacional Bonriki, es el principal aeropuerto de Kiribati. Opera con los principales puntos de Oceanía.

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[fr] Aéroport international de Bonriki

L'aéroport international de Bonriki (code IATA : TRW • code OACI : NGTA) est l'aéroport de Tarawa-Sud, la capitale de la République des Kiribati. Il est situé à Bonriki, à l'extrémité orientale de la ville et de l'atoll. Il a remplacé l'aéroport de Betio, démantelé après la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Il a été construit en décembre 1943 par les Seabees de l'United States Navy et nommé Mullinix Field, à l'occasion de la bataille de Tarawa. Rendu aux autorités civiles britanniques de la colonie des îles Gilbert en 1945, il est devenu le principal aéroport de l'archipel, puis de la République en 1979.

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[it] Aeroporto di Bonriki

L'aeroporto di Bonriki (IATA: TRW, ICAO: NGTA) è la maggior aviosuperficie di Kiribati. Sorge sull'omonima isola, nel territorio di Tarawa Sud (atollo di Tarawa, Isole Gilbert) ed è, insieme all'analoga infrastruttura dell'isola Christmas, la principale "porta d'ingresso" per la piccola nazione del Pacifico.

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[ru] Бонрики (аэропорт)

Международный аэропорт Бонрики (англ. Bonriki International Airport, (ИАТА: TRW, ИКАО: NGTA)) — международный аэропорт Республики Кирибати. Является базовым аэропортом авиакомпании Air Kiribati. Два пассажирских, один грузовой терминал.

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