Airline, previous national flag carrier of Kiribati
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Air Tungaru
IATA
ICAO
Callsign
VK
TUN
—
Founded
1977
Ceased operations
1996
Hubs
Bonriki International Airport
Destinations
20
Headquarters
South Tarawa, Kiribati
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.
According to its June 14, 1981 timetable, Air Tungaru initially operated a Boeing 727-100 jetliner with international service between Tarawa and Honolulu, Hawaii, United States via a stop on Kiritimati (listed as Christmas Island in the timetable) as well as nonstop service between Tarawa and the Tuvaluan capital Funafuti, the latter service being operated with a small de Havilland Heron prop aircraft.[1] This same timetable also lists nonstop service between Kiritimati (Christmas Island) and Papeete, Tahiti operated in association with Union de Transports Aériens (UTA), a French airline that was eventually merged into Air France.[2]
AirTungaru was the first airline of Kiribati. As the predecessor of current Air Kiribati, it was Kiribati's national flag carrier. AirTungaru's main...
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of these endeavours, the airport was finally closed in 1976, although AirTungaru used it as an occasional refuelling stop on its Tarawa-Kiritimati-Honolulu...
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Paul (November–December 1999). "Pioneering in the Trusts: Postwar Airline Pioneering in US Trust Territory". Air Enthusiast (84): 35–40. ISSN 0143-5450....
these spirits, together with Nareau the Wise who created the islands of Tungaru (the Gilbert Islands). The Spanish expedition led by Pedro Fernandes de...
these spirits, together with Nareau the Wise who created the islands of Tungaru (the Gilbert Islands). The island was surveyed in 1841 by the US Exploring...
natives who accomanied the British during a visit to the island in 1938. In Tungaru (Gilbertese), “Nei” is roughly the equivalent of Miss or Ms, and “Manganibuka”...
these spirits, together with Nareau the Wise, who created the islands of Tungaru (the Gilbert Islands). The Marakei post office opened around 1912. The...
and Legend in the Gilberts. John Murray, London Grimble, A. F. (1989). Tungaru traditions: Writings on the atoll culture of the Gilberts, Honolulu: University...
The indigenous name often suggested for the Gilbert Islands proper is Tungaru (see e.g., Ernest Sabatier, 1952–1953, or Arthur Grimble, 1989). The rendition...
civilians were relocated to Fanning Island in January 1957 on the copra ship Tungaru, and another 40 on the Tulgai the following month. By mid-March, 44 Gilbertese...
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