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Canton Island Airport

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Canton Island Airport

Summary

Canton Island Airport is an airport[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Canton Island Airport is located in Phoenix Islands[3].
  • Canton Island Airport is in the country of Kiribati[4].
  • Canton Island Airport's instance of is recorded as airport[5].
  • Canton Island Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as CIS[6].
  • Canton Island Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as PCIS[7].
  • Canton Island Airport's Commons category is recorded as Canton Island Airport[8].
  • Canton Island Airport's located in time zone is recorded as Pacific/Enderbury[9].
  • Canton Island Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -2.769167, 'lon': -171.705278}[10].
  • Canton Island Airport's date of official opening is recorded as +1939-00-00T00:00:00Z[11].
  • Canton Island Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3'}[12].
  • Canton Island Airport's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'lat': -2.76812, 'lon': -171.71001}[13].

Body

Geography

Canton Island Airport is in the country of Kiribati[4]. It is located in Phoenix Islands[3].

Physical Characteristics

Canton Island Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3'}[12].

Designation and Status

Canton Island Airport's instance of is recorded as airport[5].

Why It Matters

Canton Island Airport ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

Kiribati

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Phoenix Islands
    Coordinate location → {'lat': -2.769167, 'lon': -171.705278}
    Located in time zone → Pacific/Enderbury
    Instance of → airport
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Airport", "PCIS"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257634|batch #257634]]"
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