Airports / Kiribati / CIS
Canton Island Airport
PCIS / CISAbariringa, KiribatiELEV 9 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
644 nm
To the nearest alternate
Funafuti International Airport (FUN).
Overview
Canton Island Airport, listed as PCIS / CIS, is a mid-sized airport in Abariringa, Kiribati. Field elevation is 9 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list CIS as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Funafuti International Airport (FUN, 644 nm), Faleolo International Airport (APW, 664 nm), and Hihifo Airport (WLS, 683 nm).
Trip costs from CIS are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Kanton Island. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from CIS to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
PCIS
IATA
CIS
FAA / Local
PCIS
Elevation
9 ft
Coordinates
2.7681° S · 171.7100° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 644nmFUNFunafuti International AirportFunafuti
- 664nmAPWFaleolo International AirportApia
- 683nmWLSHihifo AirportWallis Island
- 697nmPPGPago Pago International AirportPago Pago
- 816nmTBFTabiteuea North Airport
- 908nmCXICassidy International AirportKiritimati
Location
Open the full mapPCIS · Canton Island Airport · Abariringa, Kiribati