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Kiribati has 3 International gateways. These are located on Tarawa, Kiritimati and Kanton Islands.

Air Pacific flies to Kiritimati (Christmas) Island from both Honolulu and Fiji. Flights will commence on 25th May with booking available through your travel agent or Air Pacific.

The flight schedule from Nadi is as follows:

• Nadi (Fiji) to Kiritimati (Christmas) Island departsTuesdays at 11.59pm and arrives at Kiritimati (Christmas) at 6.35am on Wednesday, giving you a full day of fishing.
• Flights return to Nadi the following Wednesday, departing Kiritimati (Christmas) at 4pm and arriving Nadi at 6.40pm the same day.

The flight schedule from Honolulu:

• Departs from Honolulu at 11.59am on Tuesdays, arriving on Kiritimati (Christmas) at 3pm on Wednesday Island.
• The return flight departs at 7.35am on a Wednesday and arrives back in Honolulu at 10.35 on aTuesday.

Please be mindful of crossing the international datelines on all flights that depart from Honolulu and the impact this will have on your connections.
Bookings can be made through www.airpacific.com or your travel agent.

Before the 25th of May

Kiritimati (Christmas) Island has an ‘interim’ weekly charter service departing from Honolulu on Tuesdays and arriving at Kiritimati on Wednesday (note the plane crosses the international dateline). The service departs from Honolulu on 9:00 am at Honolulu General Aviation Section. Bookings can be made through:

Tel (work): (+1) 808 853 8764
Tel (mobile): (+1) 808 499 4912
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Website: http://www.temauritravel.com

NOTE: Non US Citizens wanting to travel to Kiritimati Island may require a valid USA Visa when transitting through Honolulu, Hawaii. You will need to contact your USA Embassy to determine your specific visa requirements. Please also be aware there is luggage restrictions on this flight and you should confirm at the time of booking. The Kiribati government is in the process of reviewing flight services to Kiritimati Island and would expect a new service to be on route by late 2009.

Tarawa

Air Pacific

Tarawa is serviced twice out of Fiji by Air Pacific. Flights depart from Nadi on Tuesdays and Thursdays and take 3 hours. Air Pacific codes shares with Qantas and Cathay Pacific with connection availabe from Australia, New Zealand, United States and now from Europe through Hong Kong.  For more information on flights and scheduling contact Air Pacific at www.airpacific.com.

Our Airline is now offering new flights between Brisbane, Honiara, Nauru and Tarawa . The airline operates a return service from these destinations arriving in Tarawa on a Saturday and then departing back to Brisbane on Monday morning.

Kanton Island

Kanton Island is accessible only by private flight and boat charters - if you would like more information about private charters, please contact our office ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).

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