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Cassidy International Airport

Kiritimati, Kiribati

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ICAO

PLCH

Elevation

5 ft

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The Essence of Cassidy International Airport

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Location

Kiritimati · L · Kiribati

Connectivity

4 routes · 2 destinations

Position

1.986°, -157.350° · 5 ft elev.

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Gateway to the world's largest coral atoll.

Location

Kiritimati, Kiribati

Cassidy International Airport serves Kiritimati, also known as Christmas Island, the largest coral atoll in the world by land area and part of the Republic of Kiribati in the central Pacific Ocean. The airport provides the primary air link connecting this remote island to the outside world, supporting both the local population and visitors drawn by the island's exceptional sport fishing and birdwatching opportunities. The airport is named after a local figure and operates with a modest infrastructure befitting its remote location. It sits close to the island's main settlement areas and handles infrequent international service given the island's small population of several thousand residents.

Terminals

The airport has a single small terminal building with basic passenger facilities suited to its low traffic volume.

Getting to & from

Ground transport from the airport to the island's main settlements is primarily by taxi or pre-arranged vehicle, as public transit options are very limited.

Airlines here

Fiji Airways has historically operated service to Cassidy International Airport, connecting Kiritimati to Nadi, Fiji.

Notable facts

›Kiritimati (Christmas Island) is the largest coral atoll in the world by land area, at roughly 388 square kilometres.
›The ICAO code PLCH reflects the airport's location in the central Pacific.
›Kiritimati is one of the first inhabited places in the world to experience each new year due to its UTC+14 time zone.
›The island was used by the United Kingdom and United States for nuclear weapons testing in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
›The airport serves a population of only a few thousand residents, making scheduled service limited and infrequent.

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Airlines serving this airport

Air Pacific

Qantas

Routes

CXI → NANFJ · 73W

CXI → HNLFJ · 73W

CXI → HNLQF · 73W

CXI → NANQF · 73W

Aircraft operating here

73W4 routes

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Encyclopaedia

Cassidy International Airport is an airport located north of Banana, a settlement on Kiritimati (Christmas) island in Kiribati. Until 2018, it was the only airport in the Kiribati part of the Line Islands with an IATA or ICAO code.

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