Air Kiribati is the national airline of Kiribati operating local passenger services within the Kiribati Islands (formerly known as the Gilbert Islands). It also operates charters, medical evacuation and search and rescue services. Its main base is Bonriki International Airport (TRW), Tarawa. The word airline can also have these meanings: see Airline (disambiguation). ... The Gilbert Islands are a chain of 16 atolls and coral islands in the Pacific Ocean, part of the nation Kiribati. ... Tarawa is an atoll in the central Pacific Ocean, previously the capital of the former British colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands. ...

Code Data

• IATA Code: 4A

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History

The airline was established and started operations on April 1 1995, after the collapse of the previous national airline Air Tungaru, which had been formed on 31 October 1977. In March 2004 Air Kiribati ended its international operations. It is owned 100% by the Government of Kiribati. Jump to: navigation, search April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1995: Events A Concorde sets a new speed record for a round-the-world flight. ... Jump to: navigation, search October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 61 days remaining, as the final day of October. ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 2004(MMIV) is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Services

Air Kiribati operates only domestic flights since 2003 (and most of the Gilbert Islands are linked but Banaba Island). The Line Islands and Phoenix Islands are too far for direct flights. Until 2004, Aloha Airlines connected Honolulu to Christmas Island on behalf of Air Kiribati, but because of Aloha difficulties, there have been no more flights since April 2004. Since October 4, 2005, a new service is operated by fidjian Air Pacific, every Tuesday, from Honolulu, with 24 places chartered on each flight by Air Kiribati. Jump to: navigation, search 2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Gilbert Islands are a chain of 16 atolls and coral islands in the Pacific Ocean, part of the nation Kiribati. ... Banaba Island (also Ocean Island), an island in the Pacific Ocean, lies west of the Gilbert Island chain and east of Nauru. ... The Line Islands are a group of mostly atolls in the central Pacific Ocean, south of the Hawaiian Islands. ... The Phoenix Islands are a sparsely populated island chain in the Pacific Ocean, east of the Gilbert Islands and west of the Line Islands. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2004(MMIV) is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Aloha Airlines (IATA: AQ, ICAO: AAH, and Callsign: Aloha) is an airline headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. It operates extensive scheduled services within the Hawaiian Islands, and between Hawaii and the USA west coast. ... Honolulu as seen from the International Space Station Honolulu is the largest city and the capital of the U.S. state of Hawai‘i. ... Jump to: navigation, search Air Pacific 747 Air Pacific is the international airline of Fiji and is based in Nadi. ...

Flight diversions can also be arranged when required. Medievac and SAR are always considered priority.

Fleet

The Air Kiribati fleet consists of 1 Britten-Norman BN2A Islander aircraft (at January 2005). BN-2B Islander II operated by Ryukyu Air Commuter The Britten-Norman Islander (also known as the BN-2) is a light utility aircraft manufactured by Britten-Norman of Britain. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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