# Bonriki International Airport (TRW / NGTA)

**Bonriki International Airport** (IATA: TRW, ICAO: NGTA) is a large airport in South Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, Kiribati. It opened in Dec 1943. It has one runway, 2,011 m (6,598 ft) long, asphalt.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: TRW / NGTA
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: South Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, Kiribati
- Opened: Dec 1943
- Elevation: 3 m / 9 ft
- Coordinates: 1.3816, 173.1470
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,011 m / 6,598 ft
- Time zone: UTC+12 · Pacific/Tarawa
- Website: http://bonrikiinternational.com
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonriki_International_Airport (28 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q522496
- Weather station: NGTA · WMO 91610
- Ident: NGTA

## Timeline

- Dec 1943: Bonriki International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 2,011 m / 6,598 ft | 41 m / 135 ft | Asphalt | 097° / 277° | yes |

## Routes

7 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (7)

- [ABF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ngab.md) Abaiang Airport · Kiribati · 48 km / 30 mi · Air Kiribati
- [MZK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ngmk.md) Marakei Airport · Kiribati · 77 km / 48 mi · Air Kiribati
- [AEA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ngtb.md) Abemama Airport · Kiribati · 125 km / 78 mi · Air Kiribati
- [BBG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ngtu.md) Butaritari Airport · Kiribati · 193 km / 120 mi · Air Kiribati
- [MTK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ngmn.md) Makin Island Airport · Kiribati · 222 km / 138 mi · Air Kiribati
- [TBF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ngte.md) Tabiteuea North Airport · Kiribati · 342 km / 213 mi · Air Kiribati
- [NAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nffn.md) Nadi International Airport · Fiji · 2,180 km / 1,355 mi · Fiji Airways

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from TRW, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (2)

- IK [Air Kiribati](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-kiribati) · 6
- [Coral Sun Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/coral-sun-airways)

### Passenger (1)

- FJ [Fiji Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fiji-airways) · 1

Former hub of [Air Tungaru](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-tungaru).

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,011 m / 6,598 ft | =3,801 of 29,858 | #113 in Oceania | #2 in KI |
| Elevation | 3 m / 9 ft | =42,649 of 43,403 | =2,189 in Oceania | =6 in KI |
| Age | Opened 1943 | =2,016 of 15,079 | =57 in Oceania | #2 in KI |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =526 in Oceania | =1 in KI |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AFIS | FSS | 118.100 |
| CTAF | TARAWA RDO | 118.100 |
| CTAF | TARAWA RDO | 1133.900 |

## Nearby airports

- [MNK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ngma.md) Maiana Airport · 44 km / 27 mi
- [ABF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ngab.md) Abaiang Airport · 48 km / 30 mi
- [MZK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ngmk.md) Marakei Airport · 77 km / 48 mi
- [AEA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ngtb.md) Abemama Airport · 125 km / 78 mi
- [KUC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ngkt.md) Kuria Airport · 133 km / 83 mi
- [AAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nguk.md) Aranuka Airport · 144 km / 89 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)
- [Wikipedia: “Bonriki International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bonriki_International_Airport&oldid=1363021613), revision of 7 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [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/ngta/data