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Cluster · South Tarawa

Bonriki: airport strip

Wait cluster: the terminal and the road outside; use it for a late flight, not for a sight.

Key facts

28″ bags
painful
Time budget
90m
Rescue coverage
100% ≤7′
max p90 5.7′
Places
0
Bonriki
BonrikiPhoto: Enzino, CC BY-SA 4.0
Rules in force · 8Coral roads, heat and no shade
  • Oceania ↗Oceania's island states guard their farms and reefs at the border: tick 'yes' on the arrival card for any food, plant, animal product, soil or used outdoor gear, and let the officer decide.
  • Oceania ↗Across the tropical South Pacific, cyclones are possible from November to April: choose insurance that covers weather delays and keep one spare night before a long-haul departure.
  • Micronesia ↗Micronesia runs on a handful of weekly flights, so one cancellation can cost several days: build slack into every connection between islands.
  • Kiribati ↗Entry rules vary by passport and some nationalities need a visa in advance: check Kiribati immigration or a Kiribati mission before booking, and carry an onward ticket.
  • Kiribati ↗Declare food, plants and animal products on arrival; atolls are protected against pests.
  • Gilbert Islands (Tarawa) ↗Flights to and from Tarawa are few and can be cancelled: keep at least one spare day before any onward international connection.
  • South Tarawa ↗Coral roads, heat and no shade: bags go from the car to the door, never on a walk.
  • South Tarawa ↗After dark, ride door to door; stretches of the main road are unlit and there is no reliable late transport.
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Walking weather, next 5 days

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Plan

How the ground walks, and what is here

Bound and physics

The airport terminal and the road at the eastern end (approximate box).

Slope
flat
Stairs
None
Shade
low
Surface
road edge, terminal forecourt
Sleep here or visit
visit

On the ground

Where to rest, how to leave, where to sleep nearby

Rescue anchors

6 places to rest · checked on a 40 m (130 ft) grid

A rescue anchor is a spot where you can stop and recover if the walk goes wrong: a bench, a café, a toilet. Every letter on the map is one anchor, and each has a card below. We check that any point in the cluster is within about 7 minutes’ walk of one, so you are never far from somewhere to sit down.

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Map © OpenStreetMap contributors. Lettered circles: rescue anchors (green works in any conditions, amber only on hot days). Dashed outline: the cluster. Red dots: spots more than 7 min from any anchor (none if you see no red). North is up; not for navigation.

Terminal shelter

Place to sit · Shelter from rain · works in any conditions

Forecourt benches

Place to sit · works in any conditions

Kiosk

Place to sit · Food & drink · works in any conditions

Guesthouse near the airport

Place to sit · Food & drink · ac · works in any conditions

Shaded bench

Place to sit · works in any conditions

Shop

Food & drink · ac · works in any conditions

100% of the cluster is within 7 min of an anchor in any conditions (slowest walker, worst cell 5.7 min) · 100% on hot days

Nodes in this cluster

No place pages yet

Nodes here are used by the planner only.

Edges out

directed
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Bikenibeu: shops & lagoon shoreCar or minibus west~10 minflat

Red lines here

  • Do not photograph the runway or aircraft.
  • Confirm the departure time the day before: flights are few.

Deep dive

Around this cluster

Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.