Live flights at Cassidy International Airport (CXI)

CXI PLCH  Kiritimati, KI

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CXI at a glance

  • What it is: Cassidy International Airport is a regional airport serving Kiritimati, KI.
  • Codes: CXI on your ticket, PLCH on the radar.
  • Size: 1 runway at 5 ft above sea level.
  • Local time zone: Pacific/Kiritimati (UTC+14), so every time shown for CXI is local rather than UTC.
1
Runways
5 ft
Field elevation

About Cassidy International Airport

Cassidy International Airport lies in the tropics at 1.99° N, 157.35° W, on Pacific/Kiritimati time (UTC+14). Tropical airports contend with heat and humidity, both of which thin the air and lengthen takeoff runs, and with convective storms that build fast in the afternoon.

Cassidy International Airport has 1 runway. The longest, 08/26, measures 6,900 ft by 98 ft, which puts the field in the narrowbody standard category: the A320 and 737 families are at home here; widebodies would be tight. The surface is asphalt. It is lit for night operations.

Runway 08/26 is aligned roughly east/west, which is the clearest hint you get about the prevailing wind here: runways are built to face the wind that blows most often, because aircraft take off and land into it. Every runway here shares that east/west alignment, so a strong crosswind means a crosswind landing rather than a switch to another strip.

At 5 ft the field is effectively at sea level, which is the friendliest case for aircraft performance: maximum lift, maximum thrust and the shortest takeoff runs an aircraft is capable of.

Runways at CXI

RunwayLengthWidthSurfaceLighting
08/26 6,900 ft (2,103 m) 98 ft Asphalt Lit

Runway numbers are the magnetic heading rounded to ten degrees, which is why they change when the magnetic field drifts - runway numbers explained.

IATA / ICAO
CXI / PLCH
Location
Kiritimati, KI 1.986, -157.350
Time zone
Pacific/Kiritimati
Opened
Website

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How a field like this runs day to day is covered in how airports work. The codes CXI and PLCH are explained in airport codes decoded.

Data sources and review

Reviewed 2026-07-29 by Flight-Tracker.net Editorial Team

This profile is generated from the airport's published coordinates, elevation and runway records. It does not claim live terminal or passenger totals.

Read our airport data sourcing and review process, or inspect the machine-readable reference dataset.

Frequently asked questions about CXI

What is the airport code for Cassidy International Airport?

Cassidy International Airport uses the IATA code CXI on tickets and baggage tags, and the ICAO code PLCH in flight plans and on radar. The leading “P” in PLCH is the region marker: ICAO codes are grouped geographically, which is why airports near each other usually share their first letter or two while their IATA codes look unrelated.

How many runways does CXI have?

Cassidy International Airport operates 1 runway. The field sits at 5 ft above sea level.

What time zone is CXI in?

Cassidy International Airport operates on Pacific/Kiritimati local time. Scheduled departure and arrival times for this airport are always published in local time, not UTC.

Can I track flights at CXI live?

Yes. The map on this page shows every aircraft broadcasting its position within about 55 km of Cassidy International Airport. The boards split them into departures, arrivals and traffic passing overhead, all timed in Pacific/Kiritimati.