Butaritari Airport

NGTU · Gilbert Islands, Kiribati

About Butaritari Airport

ICAO NGTU
IATA BBG
FIR Nadi East FIR
Region Gilbert Islands
Country Kiribati
Runways 6/24
Type Small airport
Coordinates (ARP) 3.08583, 172.81101   030509N 1724840E
Coordinates (Center) 3.0867, 172.8122   030512N 1724844E
Variation 9.3° E (2024)
Timezone Tarawa (+12 h)
Local time May 1, 2024 15:51

Butaritari Airport

Butaritari Airport is a small airport in Gilbert Islands, Kiribati. The airport is located at latitude 3.08670 and longitude 172.81220. The airport has one runway: 6/24. The ICAO airport code of this field is NGTU. The airport's IATA code is BBG. Nearby other airfields are Makin Island Airport, Marakei Airport, Abaiang Airport and Bonriki International Airport.

Butaritari Airport does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Bonriki International Airport, which is 193 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Nadi East.

Butaritari Airport is in the timezone of Pacific/Tarawa. Difference with UTC is +12 h. Today the sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 18:32. This applies to Butaritari Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +12 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

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The airport may be closed or require prior permission. True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Runways

ID True Heading Magnetic Heading Latitude Longitude Approx. length
6 068° 058° 3.0892 172.8187 1,542 m
24 248° 238° 3.0842 172.8057

Do not use for flight planning.
True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Runway lengths are calculated as the distance between the coordinates of the runway ends. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Nearby airports

Airport ID Distance Direction
Makin Island Airport NGMN 38 km 031°
Marakei Airport NGMK 125 km 155°
Abaiang Airport NGAB 145 km 169°

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