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Kiritimati (Christmas Island), Line Islands

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Location & QuickFacts

Airport ICAO Code:PLCH
Airport IATA Code:CXI
Longitude/Latitude:W 157° 20' 59.20"/N 01° 59' 10.18"
-157.349778/1.986161
Elevation:5 ft / 1.52 m
Location:Kiritimati (Christmas Island), Line Islands
Magnetic Variation:E 9°03.4' (2008-04)
Time Zone:UTC-10

Airport Communications

Type Name Freq 1 Freq 2 Freq 3 Freq 4 Freq 5
Information AFIS118.1 M3425 K6553 K8846 K8867 K

Communication Remarks

  • Information - 11339 13300 Avbl for all notified movements.

Runway Information

Runway 08/26

Dimension:6900 x 98 ft / 2103.1 x 29.9 m
Surface:Asphalt, asphaltic concrete, tar macadam, or bitumen bound macadam.
  Runway 08 Runway 26
Longitude:-157.359222 / W 157° 21' 33.20"-157.340708 / W 157° 20' 26.55"
Latitude:1.986328 / N 01° 59' 10.78"1.986317 / N 01° 59' 10.74"
End Elevation:5.0 ft5.0 ft
Alignment:081.0261.0
Slope:0.00.0
Touchdown Zone Elev.:UnknownUnknown
Lighting System 1:Low Intensity Runway Lighting SystemLow Intensity Runway Lighting System
Lighting System 2:Runway End Identifier LightsRunway End Identifier Lights
Lighting System 3:PAPI - Precision Approach Path Indicator

Remarks

Caution - 150' mast 2 NM SW of arpt.
Fuel - PPR for 600 gal or more. (NC-100, A1)
Lighting - PAPI Rwy 08 TCH 57'. Rwy 08-26 edge lgt now spaced in rows at intervals of 312' apart.
Miscellanouis - All non-sked flt are req to notify civ avn, Tarawa, not later than 1 wk prior to arr giving ETA and ETD.
Operating Hours - Opr SR-SS with 48 hr PN, manned only when flt are opr.
Restricted - Half turns in turning nodes rqr for acft over 12,566 lb.

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