Editing Transport in Kiribati (section)

==Air travel==
2 small aeroplanes fly out of the Gilbert Islands, except for Banaba. Beginning in January 2009, Kiribati has two domestic airlines: [[Air Kiribati]] and [[Coral Sun Airways]]. Both airlines are based in Tarawa's [[Bonriki International Airport]] and serve destinations across the Gilbert Islands only<!-- source in [[Air Kiribati]] and [[Coral Sun Airways]]-->. Neither the Phoenix nor Line Islands are served by the domestic carriers. The only served airport by any airline is [[Cassidy International Airport]] on [[Kiritimati]]. [[Fiji]]'s national carrier [[Fiji Airways]] provides an international service from Fiji's main airport, [[Nadi International Airport]] to Cassidy Airport as well as to Bonriki Airport. [[Fiji Airways]] currently flies a twice weekly flight from [[Nadi International Airport]] to Bonriki, Kiribati.

=== Airports ===
As of 2010, there are [[List of airports in Kiribati|23 airports in Kiribati]], of which 4 have paved runways, the only international ones being [[Bonriki International Airport]] and [[Cassidy International Airport]]. Bonriki International Airport is currently undergoing an upgrade program to bring airport security up to IATA standards - this includes the construction of a fence around the entire perimeter.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.worldbank.org/projects/procurement/noticeoverview?lang=en&id=OP00027179& |title=Procurement Notices - Airfield Civil Works ? Security Fencing for Bonriki International Airport, Tarawa, Kiribati &#124; the World Bank |access-date=2015-06-16 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085631/http://www.worldbank.org/projects/procurement/noticeoverview?lang=en&id=OP00027179& |url-status=dead }}</ref>