Air Tungaru

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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.

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 Tuvaluan capital Funafuti, the latter being operated using a de Havilland Heron aircraft.

Destinations[]

An Air Tungaru Boeing 737-200 parked at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in 1992

North America

• United States
  • Honolulu - Daniel K. Inouye International Airport

Oceania

• Kiribati
  • Abaiang - Abaiang Airport
  • Abemama - Abemama Airport
  • Aranuka - Aranuka Airport
  • Arorae - Arorae Airport
  • Beru - Beru Airport
  • Butaritari - Butaritari Airport
  • Kiritimati - Cassidy International Airport
  • Kuria -
  • Maiana -
  • Makin - Makin Airport
  • Marakei - Marakei Airport
  • Nikunau - Nikunau Airport
  • Nonouti -
  • Onotoa - Onotoa Airport
  • Tabiteuea North - Tabiteuea North Airport
  • Tabiteuea South -
  • Tamana - Tamana Airport
  • Tarawa - Bonriki International Airport Hub
• Tuvalu
  • Funafuti - Funafuti International Airport

Fleet[]

Air Tungaru operated the following aircraft:^[1]

See also[]

• List of defunct airlines of Kiribati

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to Air Tungaru at Wikimedia Commons