Air Tungaru
Air Tungaru was the first airline of Kiribati. As the predecessor of current Air Kiribati, it was Kiribati's national flag carrier. Air Tungaru's main base was the international airport at Kiribati's capital, South Tarawa. From there, regular service was provided to all 16 domestic airports in the Gilbert Islands.
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| Founded | 1977 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 1994 | ||||||
| Hubs | Bonriki International Airport | ||||||
| Destinations | 20 | ||||||
| Headquarters | South Tarawa, Kiribati | ||||||
Air Tungaru jet at Bonriki Airport, Tarawa, mid 1980s
Using a Boeing 727-100 airplane, the airline operated also an international service between Tarawa and Honolulu, United States via Kanton Island or Kiritimati and between Tarawa and the Tuvalu an capital Funafuti, the latter being operated using a de Havilland Heron aircraft.
Destinations
North America
- United States
- Honolulu - Honolulu International Airport
Oceania
- Kiribati
- Abaiang - Abaiang Atoll Airport
- Abemama - Abemama Atoll Airport
- Aranuka - Aranuka Airport
- Arorae - Arorae Island Airport
- Beru - Beru Island Airport
- Butaritari - Butaritari Atoll Airport
- Kiritimati - Cassidy International Airport
- Kuria - Kuria Airport
- Maiana - Maiana Airport
- Makin - Makin Airport
- Marakei - Marakei Airport
- Nikunau - Nikunau Airport
- Nonouti - Nonouti Airport
- Onotoa - Onotoa Airport
- Tabiteuea North - Tabiteuea North Airport
- Tabiteuea South - Tabiteuea South Airport
- Tamana - Tamana Airport
- Tarawa - Bonriki International Airport Hub
- Tuvalu
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