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Cairns · Australia

CNS Cairns International Airport

Local timeUTC+10Australia/Brisbane
Runways1longest 10,489 ft3,197 m
Elevation10 ft3 mabove sea level
CodesCNS · YBCSIATA · ICAO

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Runways

Runway layout of Cairns International Airport, drawn to scale from surveyed runway-end positionsRunway 15/33: 10,489 ft (3,197 m), asphalt15331 km · 3,281 ftN
Drawn to scale by JetSet Authority from OurAirports’ runway-end coordinates. Taxiways and buildings are not shown. Not for navigation.
RunwayLengthWidthSurface
15/33
149° / 329° true		 10,489 ft3,197 m148 ft45 masphalt · lit

Runway numbers are the magnetic heading divided by ten, rounded; L, C and R mark parallel runways. Displaced thresholds shorten the usable length at some ends.

Location and time

Coordinates16.9°S, 145.7°E (-16.8789, 145.7495)
RegionQueensland, Australia
Time zoneAustralia/Brisbane: UTC+10 all year (no daylight saving time)
Official sitewww.cairnsairport.com.au/

Distances and flight times to world hubs

Great circles from CNS to 20 major hubsATLLAXJFKORDYYZMEXGRULHRCDGFRAISTDXBDOHJNBDELSINHKGPEKHNDSYDCNS
HubDistanceFrom CNSTo CNS
Sydney SYD1,974 km1,226 mi3 h 15 min3 h 20 min
Singapore SIN5,006 km3,111 mi6 h 50 min6 h 40 min
Hong Kong HKG5,567 km3,459 mi7 h 30 min7 h 15 min
Tokyo HND5,864 km3,643 mi7 h 45 min7 h 40 min
Beijing PEK7,016 km4,359 mi9 h 10 min8 h 50 min
Delhi DEL8,938 km5,554 mi11 h 30 min10 h 55 min
Dubai DXB10,835 km6,733 mi13 h 40 min13 h 05 min
Doha DOH11,202 km6,961 mi14 h 05 min13 h 30 min
Los Angeles LAX11,571 km7,190 mi13 h 45 min14 h 45 min
Johannesburg JNB11,741 km7,296 mi15 h 35 min13 h 20 min
Mexico City MEX13,201 km8,203 mi15 h 45 min16 h 20 min
Istanbul IST13,478 km8,375 mi17 h 15 min15 h 35 min
Chicago ORD14,234 km8,845 mi16 h 20 min18 h 15 min
Atlanta ATL14,694 km9,131 mi17 h18 h 35 min
Frankfurt FRA14,715 km9,144 mi18 h 40 min16 h 55 min
Toronto YYZ14,830 km9,215 mi17 h19 h
Paris CDG15,145 km9,410 mi19 h 10 min17 h 25 min
London LHR15,152 km9,415 mi19 h17 h 35 min
São Paulo GRU15,340 km9,532 mi18 h19 h
New York JFK15,403 km9,571 mi17 h 35 min19 h 45 min

Estimated scheduled flight times for a nonstop flight; whether one operates is not something we track. Linked hubs have a full route page.

Nearest airports with scheduled flights

AirportDistance
Cooktown Airport CTN
Cooktown Airport		171 km106 mi NNW
Townsville TSV
Townsville Airport / RAAF Base Townsville		285 km177 mi SSE
Coen CUQ
Coen Airport		447 km278 mi NW
Kowanyama KWM
Kowanyama Airport		454 km282 mi WNW
Proserpine PPP
Proserpine Whitsunday Coast Airport		499 km310 mi SE
Normanton NTN
Normanton Airport		505 km314 mi W
Hamilton Island HTI
Hamilton Island Airport		513 km319 mi SE
Lockhart River IRG
Lockhart River Airport		525 km326 mi NNW

How far can you get?

Of the 265 airports with guides on this site, roughly this many are within a nonstop flight of:

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Route guides from CNS

Radio frequencies
ServiceDescriptionMHz
Approach/departureAPP/DEP118.400
ATIS (recorded airport information)ATIS113.000
Clearance deliveryCLNC DEL121.700
GroundGND121.700
TowerTWR124.900

From OurAirports’ community-maintained list. Frequencies change; check the current official publication. Not for navigation.

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