Arorae Airport
Arorae Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Arorae | ||||||||||
| Location | Tamaroa | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 6 ft / 2 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 2°36′58.54″S 176°48′7.56″E / 2.6162611°S 176.8021000°E | ||||||||||
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AIS Location of the airport in Kiribati | |||||||||||
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Arorae Airport (IATA: AIS, ICAO: NGTR) is the airport serving Arorae, Kiribati. It is located in the north of the island, north of the village of Tamaroa.[1]
The airport is served by Air Kiribati from Tabiteuea North Airport, which is connected with the international airport at South Tarawa, but lands at Tamana on its way from Arorae back to Tabiteuea North.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Kiribati | Tabiteuea North,[2] Tamana[3] |
Air Kiribati connection with Tamana
Landing at Tamana is not a fuel stop. Since this is the only time throughout the week Tamana is served, passengers can arrive or depart from there. Thus, if someone wants to fly from Tamana to Arorae, they must make the detour via Tabiteuea North (which lies much further from Tamana than Arorae does), and wait a full week there, until the next flight to Arorae (because from Tabiteuea North, the plane continues its way to Bonriki International Airport).
Notes
- ^ "AIS - Arorae Island, G, KI - Airport - Great Circle Mapper".
- ^ Only way back; way there is via Tamana.
- ^ Only way there; way back is via Tabiteua North.