AviatDataNauru International Airport INU / ANYN
Yaren · Nauru · Republic of Nauru Civil Aviation Authority (national government-owned and operated); co-located with Nauru Airlines, the state-owned flag carrier that hubs here
25kpax · 2024
Limited hoursInternational · customs & immigrationJet A-1
ICAO / IATAANYN / INU
OperatorRepublic of Nauru Civil Aviation Authority (national government-owned and operated); co-located with Nauru Airlines, the state-owned flag carrier that hubs here
Coordinates0.5475°S, 166.9191°E
Elevation23 ft · 7 m
Time zoneNRT (UTC+12, no DST)
Passengers / yr25,000 (2024)
CustomsYes
Border controlYes
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1
Bonded—
AIP referenceANYN - no independent Nauru AIP portal located during; safety oversight sits with the Pacific Aviation Safety Office (PASO), with domestic AIP/NOTAM issuance via the Republic of Nauru Civil Aviation Authority - confirm current publisher before relying on this for flight planning.
Operating hoursDaylight VFR operations only (no ILS/IFR approach); Flight Information Service provided by the Republic of Nauru Civil Aviation Authority, no dedicated tower. No PPR for scheduled Nauru Airlines services. Confirmed unique feature: the island's coastal ring road crosses the runway at both thresholds - road traffic is halted for each landing and takeoff. Runway resurfacing works are confirmed by Nauru Airlines' own current schedule notice to affect operations Jun-Sep 2026 (schedule modifications possible) - check NOTAMs for the live status.
TerminalsSingle small international terminal serving all traffic; government-run ground handling; bowser-truck refuelling (reliability caveat - see note).
Runways (1)
- 12/30 · 2,150 m / 7,054 ft · 45 m wide · Asphalt
Airport contact
Pax ~25,000/yr is an unverified estimate carried from the draft, not a figure confirmed against a primary 2024 source. Independent traffic data (World Bank/IndexMundi) instead show extreme historical volatility - a peak near 210,000/yr around 2008-2009 during the Australian regional-processing-centre period, collapsing to 9,356 in 2020 - so treat 25,000 as directional only and re-verify. Sole airport for Nauru and the hub for Nauru Airlines' Boeing 737 Pacific network (Brisbane-Nauru-Tarawa-Majuro-Pohnpei-Koror, plus Nadi/Suva and Kiritimati) - a remote-atoll, single-runway field with no ILS and a severe diversion profile (nearest alternates Tarawa or Majuro, 1,000+ nm). Runway resurfacing works disrupting/modifying schedules Jun-Sep 2026 are confirmed directly on Nauru Airlines' own site. A separately-circulating claim that refuelling-truck unserviceability suspended nearly all flights 20 Jul-10 Aug 2026 could NOT be independently corroborated (no primary source found, and it is notably absent from the airline's own disruption notice) - treat as unverified rather than confirmed, and check current fuel and runway NOTAMs before planning.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available
Nauru Airlines
Sole ground handler at Nauru International Airport; self-handles all Nauru Airlines mainline passenger and freighter turnarounds, with its country office based in the terminal building. Documented by the WFP/Logistics Cluster Nauru airport assessment ("Nauru Airlines facilitates ground handling at the Nauru International Airport") and by the airport's own infrastructure table (Ground Handling Services: Yes).
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Aircraft fuel
Available
Vital Energy Inc.
Sole importer of Jet A-1 (plus petrol and diesel) into Nauru, landed via pipeline at the port and trucked to the airport (fleet includes 1x 14kL and 1x 17kL Jet A-1 tankers). Jet A-1 is confirmed available at the airport per the Logistics Cluster's infrastructure table (AVGAS is not stocked); listed as "Sole importer of petrol, diesel and Jet A1 fuel into Nauru" in the Logistics Cluster's fuel-providers contact list.
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De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Not listed
Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Not listed
Aircraft cleaning
Not listed
Ground support equipment
Unconfirmed
Nauru Airlines
The field's own ramp equipment (1x hi-loader, loading ramps, a disability passenger lift) is used for turnarounds per the Logistics Cluster's airport infrastructure table; Nauru Airlines is the only operator running ramp turns at INU, but exact ownership/maintenance responsibility for the equipment is not stated in available sources.
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Cargo handling
Available
Nauru Airlines
Operates the weekly Thursday Brisbane freighter plus belly cargo on the daily passenger service. The airport has no separate cargo-terminal operator: freight is offloaded to the aircraft parking apron / a small 4m x 4m indoor store (plus a 3,645 sqm open-air area) and released to consignees after Customs clearance, per the WFP/Logistics Cluster's Nauru airport capacity assessment.
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Aviation security
Available
Directorate of Civil Aviation
Airport security (carry-on baggage and passenger screening) is directly employed and managed by the Directorate of Civil Aviation, the airport's managing authority, per the Logistics Cluster assessment ("Airport security is employed and managed by the Directorate of Civil Aviation"); a new screening machine and pat-down scanners were expected by end of 2024.
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Passenger & crew transport
Available · 2 providers
Capelle and Partner
Long-established (est. 1965) Nauru conglomerate operating car rental out of the Ewa district, a short drive from the airport; listed as a vehicle-rental provider in the WFP/Logistics Cluster's Nauru additional-services contact list.
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GoodWorks Rental
Car rental operator based in Aiwo, adjacent to the airport; listed as a vehicle-rental provider in the WFP/Logistics Cluster's Nauru additional-services contact list.
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Flight support
Available
Directorate of Civil Aviation
Managing authority for Nauru International Airport under the Civil Aviation Act 2011; point of contact for the tower/ATC function (Manager •••, Office •••) and publisher of Nauru's AIP, handling flight-planning/overflight-landing coordination for the field.
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Hotel & travel
Available
Menen Hotel
Largest hotel on Nauru, a short drive from the airport; offers a discounted rate for airline personnel and is the principal on-island accommodation used by visiting airline crew and officials. Listed in the WFP/Logistics Cluster's Nauru accommodation contact list.
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