Cairns International Airport
Cairns, Australia
Cairns Airport (IATA: CNS, ICAO: YBCS) is an international airport in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. It is the seventh busiest airport in Australia. The airport is located 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north of the Cairns central business district in the suburb of Aeroglen. The airport lies between Mount Whitfield to the west and Trinity Bay to the east. The airport has direct flights to 10 international and 27 domestic destinations and many general aviation flights including a number of helicopter operators. Flights are operated to all major Australian cities and tourist destinations, regional communities in Far North Queensland, and a number of international destinations in the Asia-Pacific region with connections to the rest of the world. The airport formed the main base for Australian Airlines prior to its ceasing of operations in June 2006. It is also a base for the Royal Flying Doctor Service and the search and rescue helicopters. Over 4.8 million passengers used the airport in 2023/24. Owned by the Government of Queensland, it is leased to JPMorgan Asset Management under a 99-year lease.
Airport data from the OpenFlights open database.