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CIS Canton Island Airport
Canton Island Airport (IATA: CIS, ICAO:PCIS) is located in the city of Canton Island, Kiribati.

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IATA Code

CIS

ICAO Code

PCIS

Name

Canton Island Airport

Type

Country / Region

Kiribati (KI)

City

Canton Island

Latitude

-2.7681201

Longitude

-171.7100067

Time Zone

UTC+13:00

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Airport Overview

Canton Island Airport (CIS)

Canton Island Airport is a remote island airfield serving Canton Island in the Republic of Kiribati. The airport record supplied for this page identifies the facility as IATA CIS and ICAO PCIS, located at approximately 2.7681° S, 171.7100° W, with a local time zone of UTC+13:00.

From an air-freight perspective, this is an outlying destination rather than a conventional international cargo gateway. The supplied record shows no registered air or express service counts, so our service team treats every shipment as subject to prior uplift, aircraft, handling and destination acceptance confirmation. Cargo planning should therefore begin with operational feasibility, not only with an air waybill request. Shipments may require a regional gateway connection, special uplift arrangement or an alternative island supply route. Availability of customs attendance, unloading equipment, storage and final delivery support must be confirmed for the specific movement.

Airport name	Canton Island Airport
Location	Canton Island, Kiribati
IATA / ICAO	CIS / PCIS
Coordinates	Latitude -2.7681201; longitude -171.7100067
Local time	UTC+13:00
Logistics classification	Remote island airfield; destination capability must be confirmed shipment by shipment

Key Highlights

Key logistics signals for forwarders

Remote destination profile: Canton Island Airport should not be handled like a scheduled cargo hub or an airport with guaranteed daily uplift.
Pre-confirmation is essential: Our team should verify aircraft acceptance, operating dates, cargo dimensions, payload restrictions and ground support before issuing a firm routing.
Limited local logistics assumption: Do not assume a cargo terminal, cold room, dangerous-goods store, bonded warehouse, forklift or customs broker is available at destination.
Planning priority: Small, robust, non-hazardous consignments are generally easier to coordinate than oversized, temperature-sensitive, live-animal or regulated cargo.
Contingency required: A regional gateway, sea-air combination or alternative island delivery plan may be needed if direct uplift cannot be confirmed.

Cargo Facilities & Services

Facility planning before booking

Canton Island Airport should be treated as a destination requiring a facility-by-facility confirmation. Our service team will obtain the operational details from the actual carrier, aircraft operator, local representative and relevant authorities instead of assuming standard hub services.

Cargo acceptance: Confirm whether cargo is accepted at the aircraft side, through a local handling point or under a charter-specific procedure. Published terminal opening hours should not be presumed.
Storage: Confirm whether short-term covered storage, pallet handling and protection from heat, rain or salt-air exposure are available. Arrange delivery close to uplift where storage is limited.
Temperature control: Do not assume refrigerated or frozen storage. For pharmaceuticals, seafood and other perishables, obtain written confirmation of handover conditions and maximum dwell time.
Dangerous goods: Dangerous-goods acceptance, segregation and emergency-response capability must be confirmed before booking; destination capability may differ from the origin carrier's acceptance.
Customs and delivery: Verify customs attendance, import clearance responsibility, consignee identification and unloading equipment before dispatching the shipment.

Routes & Transit Times

Routing and connection logic

There is no basis in the supplied airport record for promising a regular freighter, express network or fixed passenger-freighter schedule. Our team will seek a confirmed operating solution from the carrier or aircraft operator.
Depending on aircraft availability and the shipment's origin, routing may require uplift through a regional Pacific gateway, followed by a local connection, positioning flight or charter arrangement. The gateway and carrier must be confirmed case by case.
Transit time is affected by infrequent operations, aircraft payload, weather, runway or airfield conditions, transfer availability, customs attendance and the need to consolidate cargo before uplift.
For urgent or mission-critical cargo, our quotation should include a validity period, a latest acceptance deadline and a fallback routing. A booking confirmation is not equivalent to confirmed uplift until the operating party accepts the cargo.

Hinterland & Key Cargo

Demand profile around Canton Island

The practical service area is Canton Island and its immediate remote-island community, rather than a large commercial hinterland. Cargo demand is more likely to be linked to essential supply, maintenance and public-service requirements than to regular export manufacturing.

Typical planning categories may include packaged food, bottled water, household necessities and other island-supply items, subject to consignee demand and aircraft payload.
Maintenance and operational shipments may include tools, replacement parts, communications equipment, construction materials and compact technical supplies.
Governmental, humanitarian, environmental or project cargo may require pre-arranged delivery personnel, controlled handover and additional documentation.
Perishables, chilled products, medicines and vaccines require confirmed temperature control and a named receiving party; they should not be dispatched on the assumption of local cold storage.
Oversized machinery, vehicles, batteries, fuels and other special cargo may need a dedicated aircraft or an alternative sea and air logistics plan.

Operations & Compliance

Execution controls for remote-island cargo

Cut-off control: Obtain the actual cargo acceptance and documentation cut-off from the operating carrier. Remote uplift may close earlier than a standard airport schedule because cargo must be positioned and checked in advance.
Documentation: Prepare a complete air waybill, commercial invoice, packing list, accurate commodity description, package count, dimensions, gross weight, shipper and consignee details, and any import or project permits required by the authorities.
Restricted cargo: Batteries, aerosols, chemicals, fuels, dry ice, firearms, medicines, live animals and other regulated articles require advance classification and written acceptance. Never conceal a regulated commodity under a generic description.
Final delivery: Confirm who will collect the shipment, whether identification or local authorization is required, what unloading equipment is available and how customs examination or abandoned cargo will be handled.

Shipping Tips

Recommended booking workflow

Send our service team the complete cargo profile before requesting a price: commodity, pieces, dimensions, gross weight, stackability, declared value, battery content, temperature requirement and final consignee contact.
Use compact, moisture-resistant packaging with clear piece markings, strong handles and a packing list accessible without opening every package. Build in protection against rough manual transfer where palletized handling is unavailable.
For remote delivery, nominate a consignee who can respond quickly to arrival notices and arrange immediate collection. Avoid planning long airport dwell time unless storage has been explicitly confirmed.
For cargo that cannot tolerate uncertain uplift, ask our team to compare a regional gateway connection, charter option, sea-air solution or alternate island delivery point before production dispatch.

FAQs

Frequently asked questions

Can Canton Island Airport receive ordinary commercial cargo?

Acceptance cannot be assumed from the airport code alone. Our service team must confirm an operating flight, cargo acceptance procedure, aircraft payload, local handling and consignee arrangements for the requested date.

Can we book a fixed transit time to Canton Island?

We do not promise a fixed transit time without confirmed uplift. Remote operations may depend on aircraft positioning, weather, payload, transfer opportunities and local clearance. We will provide an operational estimate only after the routing is accepted.

Is a cold chain or dangerous-goods service available?

These services require separate confirmation. The shipper must provide the applicable temperature range or dangerous-goods classification, packaging details and handling requirements before our team seeks acceptance from the carrier and destination operator.

What should the consignee prepare at destination?

The consignee should be ready with import documents, identity or authorization evidence, customs coordination, collection timing and suitable unloading resources. Our team will verify local arrangements before dispatch where a contact is available.

What is the best alternative if direct air uplift is unavailable?

We will compare a regional gateway connection, charter or positioning flight, sea-air movement and an alternate delivery point according to urgency, cargo type, cost and island access. The appropriate option depends on the confirmed operating network at the time of booking.

Data Sources & Provenance

Data basis and verification boundary

Airport identifiers, name, location, coordinates, time zone and the supplied air-service counters on this page are taken from the airport record provided for Canton Island Airport. Operational items that can change by flight, season or operator—such as acceptance, schedules, handling, customs attendance, storage, aircraft type and transit time—are presented as planning conditions and must be reconfirmed before shipment dispatch.

Identifier and aviation reference standards: iata.org
International aviation reference standards: icao.int
Shipment-specific verification: our service team will confirm the operating carrier, local handling party, customs process and final-delivery arrangements before issuing a firm execution plan.