Canton Island Airport

Canton Island Airport
Characteristics
ICAO code	PCIS
IATA code	CIS
Coordinates	2 ° 46 ′ 9 ″ S , 171 ° 42 ′ 19 ″ W Coordinates: 2 ° 46 ′ 9 ″ S , 171 ° 42 ′ 19 ″ W
Height above MSL	3 m (10 ft )
Basic data
opening	1939
closure	1975
Start-and runway
09/27	1809 m × 43 m asphalt

The Canton Iceland Airport (too German about Airport Canton Island ) is a disused for regular airport on the Kiribati island Canton in the Pacific . It is only available as an emergency landing site.

history

The airport was built by Pan American Airways between 1938 and 1939 as a stopover on the route from Hawaii to New Zealand . During the Second World War , the United States expanded its military positions in the region. By January 1942, Canton Airport was to be expanded for B-17 bombers , which was completed by December 28, 1942. As early as 1939 an agreement was reached with the British on a joint administration of the island.

The airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces during the course of the World War, particularly until 1943 . On November 1, 1943, a Japanese submarine bombed the airport, after which it was given civilian duties.

In the 1950s, the airport continued to be a frequent stopover point for Pan American Airways, British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines , Qantas, and Canadian Pacific Air Lines . With the development of aircraft with a significantly longer range, around the beginning of the 1960s, the importance of the Canton Island Airport decreased significantly. In 1965 the last scheduled air traffic was stopped and the airport closed in 1975.

Web links

Airport data on World Aero Data ( 2006 )

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Canton Island (Canton). Pacific Wrecks, May 3, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
^ Richard Leighton, Robert Coakley: The War Department - Global Logistics And Strategy 1940–1943, United States Army In World War II. Washington, DC 1995, Center Of Military History, LCCN: 55-60001.
^ ^A ^b Karl Dod: The Corps Of Engineers: The War Against Japan, United States Army In World War II. Washington, DC 1987, Center Of Military History, LCCN: 66-60004.
↑ Maurice Matloff, Edwin Snell: The War Department: Strategic Planning For Coalition Warfare 1941-1942, United States Army in World War II. Washington, DC in 1999, Center Of Military History, LCCN: 53,061,477th

[pacific-1] Canton Island (Canton). Pacific Wrecks, May 3, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2016.

[2] Richard Leighton, Robert Coakley: The War Department - Global Logistics And Strategy 1940–1943, United States Army In World War II. Washington, DC 1995, Center Of Military History, LCCN: 55-60001.

[dod-3] A ^b Karl Dod: The Corps Of Engineers: The War Against Japan, United States Army In World War II. Washington, DC 1987, Center Of Military History, LCCN: 66-60004.

[4] Maurice Matloff, Edwin Snell: The War Department: Strategic Planning For Coalition Warfare 1941-1942, United States Army in World War II. Washington, DC in 1999, Center Of Military History, LCCN: 53,061,477th