Transport in Kiribati

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2 small airplanes fly out the Gilbert Islands, except for Banaba. One merchant ship connects, from time to time, the Line Islands (Kiritimati, Fanning and Washington) and makes stops en route at the Phoenix Islands.

Railways: 0 km

Highways:
total: 670 km (1996 est.)
paved: NA km
unpaved: NA km
note: 27 km are paved in South Tarawa (2001)

Waterways: small network of canals, totaling 5 km, in Line Islands

Ports and harbors: Banaba, Betio, English Harbor, Kanton

Merchant marine:
total: 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,291 GRT/1,295 metric tons of deadweight (DWT)
ships by type: passenger/cargo 1 (2002 est.)

Airports:

21 (2001)

Main article: List of airports in Kiribati

Main airports:

• Bonriki International Airport
• Cassidy International Airport

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 4
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4 (2002)

Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 16
914 to 1,523 m: 12
under 914 m: 4 (2002)

See also : Kiribati

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