Airports / Kiribati / CXI
Cassidy International Airport
PLCH / CXIKiritimati, KiribatiELEV 5 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
908 nm
To the nearest alternate
Canton Island Airport (CIS).
Overview
Cassidy International Airport (PLCH / CXI) sits in Kiritimati, Kiribati, where it functions as a large commercial airport. The field lies at an elevation of 5 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
CXI has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Canton Island Airport (CIS, 908 nm), Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA, 1069 nm), and Hilo International Airport (ITO, 1073 nm).
Quotes for flights out of CXI vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as Christmas Island and Banana. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from CXI, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
PLCH
IATA
CXI
FAA / Local
PLCH
Elevation
5 ft
Coordinates
1.9863° N · 157.3500° 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
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 908nmCISCanton Island AirportAbariringa
- 1069nmKOAEllison Onizuka Kona International Airport at KeāholeKailua-Kona
- 1073nmITOHilo International AirportHilo
- 1086nmMUEWaimea Kohala AirportWaimea (Kamuela)
- 1129nmLNYLanai AirportLanai City
- 1132nmHNMHana AirportHana
Location
Open the full mapPLCH · Cassidy International Airport · Kiritimati, Kiribati