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This is a list of airports in Kiribati, sorted by location.
Kiribati, officially the Republic of Kiribati, is an
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This is a list of airports in Kiribati, sorted by location.
Kiribati, officially the Republic of Kiribati, is an island nation
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located in the central tropical Pacific Ocean. It is composed of 32 atolls and one raised coral island, dispersed over straddling the equator
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, and bordering the International Date Line
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to the east.
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Airports
Kiribati has 23 airports, of which 21 are recognised byIATA
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and/or ICAO
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. Of these, two are international airports and 20 provide scheduled domestic airline service.
One airport, Hawkins Field, in Betio, has been dismantled since 1946.
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See also
* Transport in Kiribati * List of airports by ICAO code: N#NG - Kiribati (Gilbert Islands), Tuvalu * List of airports by ICAO code: P#PC - Kiribati (Canton Airfield, Phoenix Islands) * List of airports by ICAO code: P#PL - Line Islands (Kiribati (eastern) and U.S. territories) * Wikipedia: WikiProject Aviation/Airline destination lists: Oceania#KiribatiReferences
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Airports
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