Cluster · South Tarawa

Bonriki: airport strip

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

Not field-verified

28″ bags

painful

Time budget

90m

Rescue coverage

100% ≤7′

max p90 5.7′

Places

Rules in force · 5Coral roads, heat and no shade

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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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

Rescue anchors

361 grid cells · 40 m

Green: rescue anchor (always). Amber: heat-only anchor. Red dots: grid cells more than 7 min (p90) from every valid anchor. North is up; not to scale for navigation.

A — Terminal shelter (field-verify)

seated_rest · shelter · valid: always

B — Forecourt benches (field-verify)

seated_rest · valid: always

C — Kiosk (field-verify)

seated_rest · food · valid: always

D — Guesthouse near the airport (field-verify)

seated_rest · food · ac · valid: always

E — Shaded bench (field-verify)

seated_rest · valid: always

F — Shop (field-verify)

food · ac · valid: always

always: 100% covered, max p90 5.7′, worst cell 5.7′ · heat: 100%

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To	How	p50	Climb
Bikenibeu: shops & lagoon shore	Car or minibus west	~10 min	flat

Red lines here

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

Around this cluster

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