Transportation 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 enroute 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 DWT
ships by type:
passenger/cargo 1 (2002 est.)
Airports: 21 (2001)
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