# Hawkins Field (Tarawa), Tarawa, Kiribati

**Hawkins Field (Tarawa)** was an airport in Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, Kiribati. It opened in 1943. It was operated by United States Army Air Forces.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ki-0001

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Operator: United States Army Air Forces
- Serves: Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, Kiribati
- Opened: 1943
- Coordinates: 1.3562, 172.9301
- Time zone: UTC+12 · Pacific/Tarawa
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawkins_Field_(Tarawa) (2 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1935017
- Weather station: NGTT · WMO 91602
- Ident: KI-0001

## Timeline

- 1943: Hawkins Field (Tarawa) opens.

## Nearby airports

- [TRW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ngta.md) Bonriki International Airport · 24 km / 15 mi
- [MNK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ngma.md) Maiana Airport · 41 km / 25 mi
- [ABF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ngab.md) Abaiang Airport · 51 km / 32 mi
- [MZK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ngmk.md) Marakei Airport · 87 km / 54 mi
- [KUC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ngkt.md) Kuria Airport · 139 km / 86 mi
- [AEA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ngtb.md) Abemama Airport · 139 km / 86 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ki-0001/data