# Nikunau Airport (NIG / NGNU)

**Nikunau Airport** (IATA: NIG, ICAO: NGNU) is a small airport in Nikunau, Gilbert Islands, Kiribati. It opened in Aug 1978.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ngnu

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: NIG / NGNU
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Nikunau, Gilbert Islands, Kiribati
- Opened: Aug 1978
- Elevation: 2 m / 6 ft
- Coordinates: -1.3144, 176.4100
- Time zone: UTC+12 · Pacific/Tarawa
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikunau_Airport (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1107646
- Weather station: NGBR · WMO 91623
- Ident: NGNU

## Timeline

- Aug 1978: Nikunau Airport opens.

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Elevation | 2 m / 6 ft | =42,960 of 43,403 | =2,250 in Oceania | =16 in KI |
| Age | Opened 1978 | =7,719 of 15,079 | =136 in Oceania | #4 in KI |

## Nearby airports

- [BEZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ngbr.md) Beru Airport · 45 km / 28 mi
- [OOT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ngon.md) Onotoa Airport · 112 km / 70 mi
- [TMN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ngtm.md) Tamana Island 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/ngnu/data