Editing Transport in Kiribati

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The following article outlines '''transport in Kiribati'''.

==Roadways==
There are 670&nbsp;km of highways in Kiribati (1996 est.) of which 27&nbsp;km are paved in South Tarawa (2001). The longest stretch of road travels from South Tarawa to North Tarawa.

There are no railways.

==Water transport==
Ports and harbours include Banaba, Betio, English Harbor, and Kanton. There is a small network of canals, totaling 5&nbsp;km, in the [[Line Islands]].
The Merchant marine includes the ships of the Kiribati JMR Group that operates the Coral Sea Shipping Line, which has three ships: ''Coral Sea number 1'', ''Coral Sea number 2'' and ''Coral Sea number 3''.<ref name="PN0507">{{cite web| title=Kiribati private business buys Tuvalu's Nivaga II to operate in Kiribati| work=RADIO KIRIBATI/PACNEWS|date= 25 May 2017|url= http://www.pina.com.fj/index.php?p=pacnews&m=read&o=93141604659265acd9a8aa537778fa|access-date=25 May 2017}}</ref> One merchant ship connects, from time to time, the Line Islands ([[Kiritimati]], Fanning and Washington) and makes stops en route at the Phoenix Islands.

==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>

== See also ==
* [[Kiribati]]
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== References ==
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*{{cite web | url=http://peacecorpsonline.typepad.com/peacecorpsonline/kiribati/ | title=Peace Corps reducing current program in Kiribati | publisher=peacecorpsonline.typepad.com | date=July 23, 2007 | access-date=December 20, 2011}}

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==External links==
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