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Encyclopedia > Cassidy International Airport
Cassidy International Airport
IATA: CXI - ICAO: PLCH
Summary
Airport type Public
Serves Banana
Elevation AMSL ft (2 m)
Coordinates 01°59′10″N, 157°20′59″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
08/26 6,900 2,103 Asphalt

Cassidy International Airport (IATA: CXIICAO: PLCH) is an airport located north of Banana, Kiritimati, Kiribati. It's the second international airport of Kiribati, the only one with a North American destination and the only airport in the Kiribatian part of the Line Islands with IATA and/or ICAO code. Since Air Kiribati doesn't own aircraft capable to fly between the Gilbert Islands (where all other operational airports in Kiribati are located) and the remote other islands, there are no domestic flights to and from Kiritimati. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The or meter (see spelling differences) is a measure of length. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The or meter (see spelling differences) is a measure of length. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... For the island in the Indian Ocean, see Christmas Island. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... The Line Islands are a group of mostly atolls in the central Pacific Ocean, south of the Hawaiian Islands. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Air Kiribati is the national airline of Kiribati operating local passenger services within the Kiribati Islands (formerly known as the Gilbert Islands). ... The Gilbert Islands are a chain of 16 atolls and coral islands in the Pacific Ocean, part of the nation Kiribati. ...


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