YBCS · CNS
Cairns International Airport
Cairns International Airport (YBCS / CNS) is a large airport with scheduled airline service serving Cairns, Queensland. The field lies at 10 ft (3 m) above sea level and has a single runway of 10,489 ft (3,197 m), asphalt and lit. Its nearest neighbour is Mareeba Airport (MRG), 22 nm WSW.
Alārium shows aircraft arriving at and departing from CNS in real time and in three dimensions, with current weather from the field’s own METAR, the runway the wind favours, and the movements observed there.
Location
- Elevation
- 10 ft (3 m)
- Coordinates
- -16.8789, 145.7495
- Serving
- Cairns
- Region
- Queensland
- Time zone
- Australia/Brisbane
Runways1 · longest 10,489 ft
Drawn from published thresholds — true bearings, separations and lengths. Widths are exaggerated; at true proportion a runway is a hairline. Not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 10,489 ft3,197 m | 148 ft | Asphalt | Lit |
Nearby airfields
- Nearest paved 3,000 ft
- MRGMareeba Airport · 22 nm WSW
- Airfields within 25 nm
- 2
Field data: OurAirports, public domain. Positions: ADS-B, which does not carry every aircraft.