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Highest Airports in Kiribati

Airports in Kiribati ranked by elevation above sea level.

📅 2026📏 metres15 entries🇰🇮 See all of this country’s rankings →
Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.
1
Washington Island AirstripTeraina · 30 ft above sea level
9 m
2
Abaiang AirportAbaiang · 26 ft above sea level
8 m
3
Marakei AirportMarakei · 10 ft above sea level
3 m
4
Nonouti AirportNonouti · 10 ft above sea level
3 m
5
Bonriki International AirportSouth Tarawa · 9 ft above sea level
3 m
6
Canton Island AirportAbariringa · 9 ft above sea level
3 m
7
Abemama AirportAbemama · 8 ft above sea level
2 m
8
Maiana AirportMaiana · 8 ft above sea level
2 m
9
Onotoa AirportOnotoa · 7 ft above sea level
2 m
10
Tabiteuea North Airport7 ft above sea level
2 m
11
Aranuka AirportBuariki · 6 ft above sea level
2 m
12
Beru AirportBeru · 6 ft above sea level
2 m
13
Nikunau AirportNikunau · 6 ft above sea level
2 m
14
Butaritari AirportButaritari · 5 ft above sea level
2 m
15
Cassidy International AirportKiritimati · 5 ft above sea level
2 m

Highlights

Within Kiribati, Washington Island Airstrip ranks first in 2026 with 9 m, followed by Abaiang Airport (8 m) and Marakei Airport (3 m).

Across 15 entries, values run from 9 m (Washington Island Airstrip) to 2 m (Cassidy International Airport), with a median of 2 m.

Source: OurAirports, airports and runway datasets, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: OurAirports, airports and runway datasets · Public domain (OurAirports) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Airport and runway records are community maintained and released to the public domain; no guarantee of accuracy is made. Only active small, medium, and large airports are included.