Major international airport · Australia
Cairns International Airport
IATA: CNS ICAO: YBCS
Scheduled service
Airport details
| IATA code | CNS |
| ICAO code | YBCS |
| Serves | Cairns |
| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | -16.87892, 145.74948 |
| Elevation | 10 ft (3 m) |
| Website | Official site |
| Map | OpenStreetMap |
Location
Direct flights from CNS
26 destinations served nonstop · route list refreshed 2 Sep 2026
| Destination | Airport | Airlines | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Townsville | TSV · AU | QantasLink, Rex Airlines | 285 km | Route → |
| Kowanyama | KWM · AU | Skytrans Australia | 454 km | Route → |
| Pormpuraaw | EDR · AU | Skytrans Australia | 495 km | Route → |
| Normanton | NTN · AU | Rex Airlines | 505 km | Route → |
| Lockhart River | IRG · AU | Skytrans Australia | 525 km | Route → |
| Aurukun | AUU · AU | Skytrans Australia | 584 km | Route → |
| Mackay | MKY · AU | QantasLink | 598 km | Route → |
| Weipa | WEI · AU | QantasLink | 622 km | Route → |
| Moranbah | MOV · AU | Skytrans Australia | 625 km | Route → |
| Burketown Airport | BUC · AU | Rex Airlines | 667 km | Route → |
| Mornington Island Airport | ONG · AU | Rex Airlines | 700 km | Route → |
| Doomadgee Airport | DMD · AU | Rex Airlines | 744 km | Route → |
| Bamaga | ABM · AU | Skytrans Australia | 749 km | Route → |
| Mount Isa | ISA · AU | Rex Airlines | 782 km | Route → |
| Horn | HID · AU | QantasLink | 793 km | Route → |
| Port Moresby | POM · PG | Air Niugini | 842 km | Route → |
| Nhulunbuy | GOV · AU | Airnorth | 1,089 km | Route → |
| Brisbane | BNE · AU | Jetstar, Qantas, QantasLink, Virgin Australia | 1,392 km | Route → |
| Alice Springs | ASP · AU | Airnorth | 1,454 km | Route → |
| Darwin | DRW · AU | Airnorth, QantasLink | 1,674 km | Route → |
| Yulara | AYQ · AU | QantasLink | 1,788 km | Route → |
| Sydney (Mascot) | SYD · AU | Jetstar, Qantas, Virgin Australia | 1,974 km | Route → |
| Adelaide | ADL · AU | Jetstar | 2,133 km | Route → |
| Melbourne | MEL · AU | Qantas, Virgin Australia | 2,314 km | Route → |
| Nadi | NAN · FJ | Fiji Airways | 3,361 km | Route → |
| Kuta, Badung | DPS · ID | Jetstar | 3,432 km | Route → |