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Butaritari Airport

Butaritari, Kiribati

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Location

Butaritari · G · Kiribati

Position

3.086°, 172.811° · 5 ft elev.

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Remote Pacific gateway serving Butaritari Atoll, Kiribati.

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Butaritari, Kiribati

Butaritari Airport (IATA: BBG, ICAO: NGTU) is a small domestic airport located on Butaritari Atoll in the Gilbert Islands group of Kiribati. It serves as the primary air link for the island's population, connecting the atoll to the capital Tarawa and other islands within the nation. The airport features a single unpaved or lightly paved airstrip suitable for small propeller-driven aircraft. Air Kiribati operates scheduled domestic services to and from Butaritari, making the airport essential for passenger movement, freight, and medical evacuations in this remote part of the central Pacific. Given the extremely remote location and limited infrastructure, the airport has minimal facilities. Scheduled services are infrequent, and the airport plays a critical role in sustaining the island community's connectivity with the rest of Kiribati.

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The airport has a single basic terminal building with minimal passenger amenities.

Getting to & from

Ground transport on the atoll is limited to local vehicles and boats connecting the airport to nearby villages.

Airlines here

Air Kiribati operates domestic services connecting Butaritari to South Tarawa and other Gilbert Islands destinations.

Notable facts

›Butaritari Atoll was the site of a World War II Japanese military base and was captured by U.S. Marines in 1943.
›The airport serves one of the more northerly atolls in the Gilbert Islands chain.
›Air Kiribati is the sole airline providing scheduled services to the airport.
›The runway is short and suited only for small turboprop aircraft.
›The airport is critical for medical evacuations given the lack of advanced healthcare facilities on the atoll.

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Butaritari Airport is an airport on Butaritari in the Pacific Ocean island nation of Kiribati.

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Airport in Butaritari, Kiribati

Butaritari Airport is an airport on Butaritari in the Pacific Ocean island nation of Kiribati.

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