Key airport information may also be found at: http://worldaerodata.com/ 

There are two international airports in Kiribati: 

• Bonriki International Airport on Tarawa Island  

• Cassidy International Airport on Kiritimati (Christmas Island) 

Bonriki International Airport 

Additionally, Kiribati has another 21 domestic airports, of which 19 are recognized by IATA and/or ICAO and 18 provide scheduled domestic airline services. 

Problems are experienced periodically with maintenance at outer island airstrips, but local capacity is currently adequate to handle these problems using equipment available to island councils. 

The Civil Aviation Authority of Kiribati (CAAK) under the Ministry of Information, Communications and Transport (MICT) is responsible for all aviation activities in the country including the facilitation of requests for non-scheduled international air operators to use the Kiribati airport (landing permit) or Kiribati airspace (overfly permit). 

Kiribati has one domestic airline: Air Kiribati Ltd which is based at Bonriki International Airport and serves destinations across Kiribati twice a week with a direct flight from Tarawa to Christmas Island every Monday. Air Kiribati operates weekly flights between Christmas Island and the other two inhabited islands (Fanning and Washington) in the Line Group, but it does not fly to Kanton Island. There are refuelling facilities in Tarawa, Christmas Island, Fanning and Tabiteuea North. Overall national capacity is sufficient for current needs. 

For more information on government agency and airport company contact information, please see the following links: 4.1 Government Contact List and 4.5 Airport Companies Contact List Procedures for Foreign Registered Aircraft 

• The CAAK is responsible for landing permits in respect to non-scheduled flights.   

• Regarding the Kiribati upper airspace, Airports Fiji Limited (AFL) provides oceanic Air Traffic Management (ATM) services in the upper airspace of the Nadi Flight Information Region (FIR). The sovereign territories of Kiribati lie within the Nadi FIR, therefore, it is AFL that controls the Kiribati upper airspace. 

• For the registration of foreign aircrafts, please contact the Acting Director Civil Aviation (ans.ai@mict.gov.ki).  

• Additionally, the CAAK requires 3-5 working days to process landing permits. Listed below are the documents needed when applying for a landing permit:  

1. Copy of general declaration; 

2. A valid certificate of airworthiness for the aircraft; 

3. A valid aircraft insurance; 

4. Certificate of registration; and   

5. Passport biodata of crew and passengers.   

  A landing fee and parking fee is part of this process. 

• A landing fee shall be payable in respect of any landing of an aircraft, at a specified airport on each journey from a place outside and within Kiribati, at the following rate:  

• At a maximum take-off weight (MTOW) of up to 5,700 kg: AUD 15 (fixed)  

• From 5,701 kg to 15,000 kg: AUD 5.00 per 1,000 kg or part thereof  

• From 15,001 kg to 40,000 kg: AUD 6.00 per 1,000 kg or part thereof  

• From 40,001 kg to 50,000 kg: AUD 7.50 per 1,000 kg or part thereof  

• Above 50,000 kg: AUD 15.00 per 1,000 kg or part thereof.   

Parking fees for such visiting aircrafts will be charged at a rate of AUD 100.00 for the first three hours and beyond at a rate of AUD 10.00 per hour or part thereof.