International Flights
Kiribati has two international gateways – located in Tarawa and Kiritimati (Christmas Island) – serviced by three airlines offering direct connections to Nadi (Fiji), Nauru, and Majuro (Marshall Islands).
Tarawa (Bonriki International Airport – TRW)
Fiji Airways offers twice-weekly direct flights to Tarawa from Nadi, Fiji, departing every Monday and Thursday. The flight takes approximately 3 hours and provides a smooth and reliable connection between Kiribati and one of the Pacific’s main air travel hubs. Through codeshare agreements with Qantas and Cathay Pacific, passengers can connect easily from Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and several Asian cities, making Tarawa more accessible to global travelers and investors.
- Fiji Airways: https://www.fijiairways.com/en-eu
Tarawa (Bonriki International Airport – TRW)
Nauru Airlines operates weekly direct flights to Tarawa from Nauru and Majuro (Marshall Islands), strengthening Kiribati’s connectivity across Micronesia. It also runs a multi-stop regional route connecting Brisbane → Honiara → Nauru → Tarawa, offering a valuable air bridge from Australia to Kiribati. Flights typically arrive in Tarawa on Monday mornings and return to Brisbane via the same route on Wednesdays around noon, supporting both passenger and business travel across the Pacific.
Kiritimati (Christmas Island - Cassidy International Airport - CXI)
Nauru Airlines offers weekly direct flights between Tarawa and Kiritimati, helping to bridge the vast distance between the Gilbert and Line Islands. This route departs Tarawa on Mondays, arriving in Kiritimati the same day, and returns on Wednesdays. While not international, this service is key for domestic connectivity and is often integrated into broader regional routes that link Kiribati with destinations like Brisbane, Majuro, and Pohnpei, via Nauru.
- Nauru Airlines: https://www.nauruair.com/
Tarawa (Bonriki International Airport – TRW)
Air Kiribati provides a once a week service linking Tarawa and Tuvalu (Funafuti). The service departs Tarawa at 12pm on Wednesday and arrives in Funafuti at 3pm it then departs at 4pm and arrives back in Tarawa at 7pm. The service uses Air Kiribati's Dash 8 100 series aircraft which has the capacity to take up to 35 passengers each way.
- Air Kiribati: https://airkiribati.com.ki/