Canton Island Airport

PCIS · Kiribati

METAR PCIS · Canton Island Airport

20 May 03:00 LT
34m
The METAR station used is 1,265 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction of Wind direction to Wind direction 120° Canton Island Airport 9/27
Wind: 9 kt, 3 beaufort

9 kt

3 kt
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0 ft 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
SCT 1,800
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BKN 2,500
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
BKN 3,700
METAR NLWW 191500Z AUTO 12009KT 080V140 9999 SCT018 BKN025 BKN037 28/25 Q1010 TEMPO 2500 SHRA BKN014 SCT016CB

METAR Canton Island Airport - PCIS/CIS

This field is located in Kiribati. The airport is located at latitude -2.76854 and longitude -171.70853. The airport has one runway: 9/27. The ICAO airport code of this field is PCIS. The airport's IATA code is CIS. The airport is in the Nadi East FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Hihifo Airport on May 20, 2025 03:00, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 120° with a speed of 9 kt. The wind direction varies between 080° and 140°.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are scattered clouds at an altitude of 1,800 ft, broken clouds at an altitude of 2,500 ft and broken clouds at an altitude of 3,700 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 2,500 ft.

The temperature and wind chill are 28 °C. The heat index is 32. The dew point is 25 °C, the relative humidity is 84%. The air pressure at sea level is 1010 hPa (QNH).

Trends

  • Temporary

    Little or no wind from a variable direction. The visibility becomes 2.5 km. Significant weather: showers rain. broken clouds at an altitude of 1,400 ft and scattered clouds cumulonimbus at an altitude of 1,600 ft.

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:23 and sets at 17:22. This applies to Canton Island Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +12 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

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Experiences

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
9/27 102°-282° 3 kt 9 kt 31 %

The direction with the greatest headwind component is highlighted and used for crosswind calculation. This does not necessarily mean this direction is in use.

Clouds

1,800 ft SCT Scattered clouds
2,500 ft BKN Broken clouds
3,700 ft BKN Broken clouds
1,400 ft BKN Temporary Broken clouds
1,600 ft SCT Temporary Scattered clouds cumulonimbus

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 28 °C
Dewpoint 25 °C
Rel. humidity 84%
Heat index 32 °C
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:57 (2:23h)
Midday
11:41
Sunset
17:25

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