Cairns (IATA: CNS) operates around 66 flights per day to 35 nonstop destinations. Its network includes 20 domestic and 8 international routes, with Jetstar as the leading carrier and Brisbane currently the busiest connection. From CNS, passengers can reach 7 countries across 2 continents, and the longest runway measures 3,209 m (10,528 ft).
Route Network
Cairns Airport connects 28 destinations worldwide, with Brisbane standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to Tokyo, and the shortest flight is to Townsville.
2 hr 45 mins
864 mi · 1,391 km
14
per day
3 hr 30 mins
1,226 mi · 1,973 km
11
per day
4 hr 0 mins
1,437 mi · 2,313 km
9
per day
Townsville (TSV)
(Australia)
– Australia
Alliance Airlines · NC · Qantas · Rex Regional Express · Skytrans
5 airlines
1 hr 15 mins
176 mi · 284 km
6
per day
Horn Island (HID)
(Australia)
– Australia
Qantas · NC
2 airlines
—
CNS → HID
3
per day
Weipa (WEI)
(Australia)
– Australia
Alliance Airlines · Qantas
2 airlines
—
CNS → WEI
3
per day
3 hr 50 mins
1,325 mi · 2,132 km
2
per day
2 hr 50 mins
922 mi · 1,484 km
2
per day
2 hr 5 mins
524 mi · 843 km
2
per day
3 hr 25 mins
1,041 mi · 1,675 km
1
per day
Ayers Rock (AYQ)
(Australia)
– Australia
Qantas
1 airline
3 hr 35 mins
1,111 mi · 1,788 km
1
per day
Nhulunbuy (GOV)
(Australia)
– Australia
Airnorth
1 airline
2 hr 40 mins
677 mi · 1,090 km
1
per day
8 hr 5 mins
3,655 mi · 5,882 km
1
per day
Groote Eylandt (GTE)
(Australia)
– Australia
Alliance Airlines
1 airline
2 hr 40 mins
651 mi · 1,047 km
1
per day
5 hr 20 mins
2,249 mi · 3,619 km
5
per week
5 hr 30 mins
2,133 mi · 3,433 km
5
per week
2 hr 40 mins
820 mi · 1,319 km
5
per week
2 hr 15 mins
486 mi · 782 km
5
per week
8 hr 5 mins
3,612 mi · 5,813 km
5
per week
Proserpine (PPP)
(Australia)
– Australia
Skytrans
1 airline
1 hr 30 mins
309 mi · 498 km
5
per week
7 hr 20 mins
3,111 mi · 5,007 km
5
per week
3 hr 10 mins
904 mi · 1,455 km
5
per week
5 hr 40 mins
2,415 mi · 3,886 km
4
per week
Moranbah (MOV)
(Australia)
– Australia
Skytrans · Qantas
2 airlines
1 hr 45 mins
388 mi · 624 km
4
per week
5 hr 0 mins
2,089 mi · 3,361 km
3
per week
5 hr 30 mins
2,132 mi · 3,432 km
3
per week
Cloncurry (CNJ)
(Australia)
– Australia
Alliance Airlines
1 airline
—
CNS → CNJ
1
per week
Rockhampton (ROK)
(Australia)
– Australia
Malta Air
1 airline
—
CNS → ROK
1
per week
Route and destination data updated October 16, 2026.
Cairns Airport is served by 16 airlines, with Jetstar in the lead at 22% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 54% of routes. eight carriers operate only one route each. A total of five airlines operate international routes, compared with 10 airlines serving domestic routes. Jetstar is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Tokyo with a flight time of 8 hrs 5 mins.
Jetstar
(11 routes)
Qantas
(10 routes)
Alliance Airlines
(6 routes)
Skytrans
(6 routes)
Virgin Australia
(3 routes)
NC
(2 routes)
Rex Regional Express
(2 routes)
Airnorth
(2 routes)
PVT
(1 routes)
Air Niugini
(1 routes)
Air New Zealand
(1 routes)
Singapore Airlines
(1 routes)
Fiji Airways
(1 routes)
Malta Air
(1 routes)
FlexFlight
(1 routes)
Porter Airlines
(1 routes)
Cairns Airport provides direct service to seven countries across two continents. The route network is 71% domestic and 29% international. Japan is the primary international destination.
Australia
- 58/day
Papua New Guinea
- 2/day
Japan
- 2/day
New Zealand
- 1/day
Indonesia
- 1/day
Singapore
- 1/day
Fiji
- 0/day
Delays
Delay Performance (24 hour average)
- Departures
- on-time
- 1 min (-100%) vs last 24 hours
- 24h trend
- Arrivals
- 5 min early
- 1 min (-187.3%) vs last 24 hours
- 24h trend
- Cancelled Departures
- 2 flights (24 hour total)
Oct 20
2026
11:00 - 12:00
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 3 min early3 min early3 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 20
2026
10:00 - 11:00
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 2 min early2 min early2 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 20
2026
09:00 - 10:00
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 7 min early7 min early7 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 20
2026
08:00 - 09:00
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 10 min early10 min early10 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 20
2026
07:00 - 08:00
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 12 min early12 min early12 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 20
2026
05:00 - 06:00
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 5 min early5 min early5 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 20
2026
04:00 - 05:00
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 5 min early5 min early5 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 20
2026
03:00 - 04:00
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 4 min early4 min early4 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 20
2026
02:00 - 03:00
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 5 min early5 min early5 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 20
2026
01:00 - 02:00
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 7 min early7 min early7 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 20
2026
00:00 - 01:00
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 6 min early6 min early6 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 1
Oct 19
2026
23:00 - 00:00
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 5 min early5 min early5 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 1
Oct 19
2026
21:00 - 22:00
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 19
2026
20:00 - 21:00
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- ———
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 19
2026
19:00 - 20:00
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 19
2026
18:00 - 19:00
- Departure
- ———
- Arrival
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 19
2026
17:00 - 18:00
- Departure
- ———
- Arrival
- ———
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 19
2026
14:00 - 15:00
- Departure
- ———
- Arrival
- 5 min late5 min late5 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 19
2026
13:00 - 14:00
- Departure
- ———
- Arrival
- 8 min late8 min late8 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 19
2026
12:00 - 13:00
- Departure
- ———
- Arrival
- 2 min late2 min late2 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0
| Time | Departure | Arrival | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|
|
11:00 - 12:00 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 3 min early3 min early3 minutes early | 0 |
|
10:00 - 11:00 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 2 min early2 min early2 minutes early | 0 |
|
09:00 - 10:00 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 7 min early7 min early7 minutes early | 0 |
|
08:00 - 09:00 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 10 min early10 min early10 minutes early | 0 |
|
07:00 - 08:00 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 12 min early12 min early12 minutes early | 0 |
|
05:00 - 06:00 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 5 min early5 min early5 minutes early | 0 |
|
04:00 - 05:00 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 5 min early5 min early5 minutes early | 0 |
|
03:00 - 04:00 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 4 min early4 min early4 minutes early | 0 |
|
02:00 - 03:00 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 5 min early5 min early5 minutes early | 0 |
|
01:00 - 02:00 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 7 min early7 min early7 minutes early | 0 |
|
00:00 - 01:00 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 6 min early6 min early6 minutes early | 1 |
|
23:00 - 00:00 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 5 min early5 min early5 minutes early | 1 |
|
21:00 - 22:00 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | on-timeon-timeon-time | 0 |
|
20:00 - 21:00 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | ——— | 0 |
|
19:00 - 20:00 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | on-timeon-timeon-time | 0 |
|
18:00 - 19:00 |
——— | on-timeon-timeon-time | 0 |
|
17:00 - 18:00 |
——— | ——— | 0 |
|
14:00 - 15:00 |
——— | 5 min late5 min late5 minutes late | 0 |
|
13:00 - 14:00 |
——— | 8 min late8 min late8 minutes late | 0 |
|
12:00 - 13:00 |
——— | 2 min late2 min late2 minutes late | 0 |
Delay Performance (7 day average)
- Departures
- 2 min late
- 1 min (+239.3%) vs last week
- 7d trend
- Arrivals
- on-time
- 4 min (+90.9%) vs last week
- 7d trend
- Cancelled Departures
- 13 flights (7 day total)
Oct 19
2026
- Departure
- 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late
- Arrival
- 6 min late6 min late6 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 3
Oct 18
2026
- Departure
- 2 min late2 min late2 minutes late
- Arrival
- 2 min early2 min early2 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 17
2026
- Departure
- 2 min late2 min late2 minutes late
- Arrival
- 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 2
Oct 16
2026
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 4 min early4 min early4 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 2
Oct 15
2026
- Departure
- 4 min late4 min late4 minutes late
- Arrival
- 3 min late3 min late3 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 2
Oct 14
2026
- Departure
- 2 min late2 min late2 minutes late
- Arrival
- 3 min early3 min early3 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 4
Oct 13
2026
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 6 min early6 min early6 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
| Date | Departure | Arrival | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Oct 19, 2026 |
1 min late1 min late1 minutes late | 6 min late6 min late6 minutes late | 3 |
|
Oct 18, 2026 |
2 min late2 min late2 minutes late | 2 min early2 min early2 minutes early | 0 |
|
Oct 17, 2026 |
2 min late2 min late2 minutes late | 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early | 2 |
|
Oct 16, 2026 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 4 min early4 min early4 minutes early | 2 |
|
Oct 15, 2026 |
4 min late4 min late4 minutes late | 3 min late3 min late3 minutes late | 2 |
|
Oct 14, 2026 |
2 min late2 min late2 minutes late | 3 min early3 min early3 minutes early | 4 |
|
Oct 13, 2026 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 6 min early6 min early6 minutes early | 0 |
Delay Performance (30 day average)
- Departures
- 2 min late
- 1 min (+132.2%) vs last 30 days
- 30d trend
- Arrivals
- 1 min early
- 3 min (+75.3%) vs last 30 days
- 30d trend
- Cancelled Departures
- 42 flights (30 day total)
Oct 19
2026
- Departure
- 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late
- Arrival
- 6 min late6 min late6 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 3
Oct 18
2026
- Departure
- 2 min late2 min late2 minutes late
- Arrival
- 2 min early2 min early2 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 17
2026
- Departure
- 2 min late2 min late2 minutes late
- Arrival
- 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 2
Oct 16
2026
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 4 min early4 min early4 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 2
Oct 15
2026
- Departure
- 4 min late4 min late4 minutes late
- Arrival
- 3 min late3 min late3 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 2
Oct 14
2026
- Departure
- 2 min late2 min late2 minutes late
- Arrival
- 3 min early3 min early3 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 4
Oct 13
2026
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 6 min early6 min early6 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 12
2026
- Departure
- 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late
- Arrival
- 6 min early6 min early6 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 11
2026
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 9 min early9 min early9 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 10
2026
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 9 min early9 min early9 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 9
2026
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 16 min early16 min early16 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 8
2026
- Departure
- 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late
- Arrival
- 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 3
Oct 7
2026
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 2 min early2 min early2 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 5
Oct 6
2026
- Departure
- 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late
- Arrival
- 2 min early2 min early2 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 2
Oct 5
2026
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 3 min early3 min early3 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 4
2026
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 9 min early9 min early9 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 2
Oct 3
2026
- Departure
- 5 min late5 min late5 minutes late
- Arrival
- 3 min early3 min early3 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 2
Oct 2
2026
- Departure
- 2 min late2 min late2 minutes late
- Arrival
- 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 2
Oct 1
2026
- Departure
- 3 min late3 min late3 minutes late
- Arrival
- 2 min late2 min late2 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0
Sep 30
2026
- Departure
- 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late
- Arrival
- 5 min early5 min early5 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 2
Sep 29
2026
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 1
Sep 28
2026
- Departure
- 4 min late4 min late4 minutes late
- Arrival
- 10 min late10 min late10 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 2
Sep 27
2026
- Departure
- 2 min late2 min late2 minutes late
- Arrival
- 2 min late2 min late2 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 4
Sep 26
2026
- Departure
- 3 min late3 min late3 minutes late
- Arrival
- 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Sep 25
2026
- Departure
- 2 min late2 min late2 minutes late
- Arrival
- 2 min late2 min late2 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0
Sep 24
2026
- Departure
- 4 min late4 min late4 minutes late
- Arrival
- 3 min late3 min late3 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0
Sep 23
2026
- Departure
- 8 min late8 min late8 minutes late
- Arrival
- 8 min late8 min late8 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 2
Sep 22
2026
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 2 min early2 min early2 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 2
Sep 21
2026
- Departure
- 3 min late3 min late3 minutes late
- Arrival
- 3 min late3 min late3 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0
Sep 20
2026
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 2 min early2 min early2 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
| Date | Departure | Arrival | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Oct 19, 2026 |
1 min late1 min late1 minutes late | 6 min late6 min late6 minutes late | 3 |
|
Oct 18, 2026 |
2 min late2 min late2 minutes late | 2 min early2 min early2 minutes early | 0 |
|
Oct 17, 2026 |
2 min late2 min late2 minutes late | 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early | 2 |
|
Oct 16, 2026 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 4 min early4 min early4 minutes early | 2 |
|
Oct 15, 2026 |
4 min late4 min late4 minutes late | 3 min late3 min late3 minutes late | 2 |
|
Oct 14, 2026 |
2 min late2 min late2 minutes late | 3 min early3 min early3 minutes early | 4 |
|
Oct 13, 2026 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 6 min early6 min early6 minutes early | 0 |
|
Oct 12, 2026 |
1 min late1 min late1 minutes late | 6 min early6 min early6 minutes early | 0 |
|
Oct 11, 2026 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 9 min early9 min early9 minutes early | 0 |
|
Oct 10, 2026 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 9 min early9 min early9 minutes early | 0 |
|
Oct 9, 2026 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 16 min early16 min early16 minutes early | 0 |
|
Oct 8, 2026 |
1 min late1 min late1 minutes late | 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early | 3 |
|
Oct 7, 2026 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 2 min early2 min early2 minutes early | 5 |
|
Oct 6, 2026 |
1 min late1 min late1 minutes late | 2 min early2 min early2 minutes early | 2 |
|
Oct 5, 2026 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 3 min early3 min early3 minutes early | 0 |
|
Oct 4, 2026 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 9 min early9 min early9 minutes early | 2 |
|
Oct 3, 2026 |
5 min late5 min late5 minutes late | 3 min early3 min early3 minutes early | 2 |
|
Oct 2, 2026 |
2 min late2 min late2 minutes late | 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early | 2 |
|
Oct 1, 2026 |
3 min late3 min late3 minutes late | 2 min late2 min late2 minutes late | 0 |
|
Sep 30, 2026 |
1 min late1 min late1 minutes late | 5 min early5 min early5 minutes early | 2 |
|
Sep 29, 2026 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late | 1 |
|
Sep 28, 2026 |
4 min late4 min late4 minutes late | 10 min late10 min late10 minutes late | 2 |
|
Sep 27, 2026 |
2 min late2 min late2 minutes late | 2 min late2 min late2 minutes late | 4 |
|
Sep 26, 2026 |
3 min late3 min late3 minutes late | 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early | 0 |
|
Sep 25, 2026 |
2 min late2 min late2 minutes late | 2 min late2 min late2 minutes late | 0 |
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Sep 24, 2026 |
4 min late4 min late4 minutes late | 3 min late3 min late3 minutes late | 0 |
|
Sep 23, 2026 |
8 min late8 min late8 minutes late | 8 min late8 min late8 minutes late | 2 |
|
Sep 22, 2026 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 2 min early2 min early2 minutes early | 2 |
|
Sep 21, 2026 |
3 min late3 min late3 minutes late | 3 min late3 min late3 minutes late | 0 |
|
Sep 20, 2026 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 2 min early2 min early2 minutes early | 0 |
Global Rankings
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10,528 ft 3,209 m 10,528 ft · 3,209 m | 148 ft 45 m 148 ft · 45 m | Asphalt | |
| 10,528 ft 3,209 m 10,528 ft · 3,209 m | 148 ft 45 m 148 ft · 45 m | Asphalt | |
| 3,035 ft 925 m 3,035 ft · 925 m | 60 ft 18 m 60 ft · 18 m | Closed | |
| 3,035 ft 925 m 3,035 ft · 925 m | 60 ft 18 m 60 ft · 18 m | Closed |
Runway Length
9 aircraft cannot operate at Cairns Airport due to runway length constraints. The airport’s longest runway is 10,528 ft (3,209 m), which is below the typical takeoff or landing distance required by the aircraft listed here.
| Aircraft | Takeoff | Landing |
|---|---|---|
| Boeing 777-300 | 10,597 ft 3,230 m 10,597 ft · 3,230 m | 5,906 ft 1,800 m 5,906 ft · 1,800 m |
| Boeing 747-100 | 10,650 ft 3,246 m 10,650 ft · 3,246 m | 6,168 ft 1,880 m 6,168 ft · 1,880 m |
| Boeing 747-8 VIP / BBJ | 10,801 ft 3,292 m 10,801 ft · 3,292 m | 7,001 ft 2,134 m 7,001 ft · 2,134 m |
| Boeing 747-8 Freighter | 10,801 ft 3,292 m 10,801 ft · 3,292 m | 7,001 ft 2,134 m 7,001 ft · 2,134 m |
| Boeing 747-300 | 10,827 ft 3,300 m 10,827 ft · 3,300 m | 6,919 ft 2,109 m 6,919 ft · 2,109 m |
| Boeing 747-400F | 10,827 ft 3,300 m 10,827 ft · 3,300 m | 6,890 ft 2,100 m 6,890 ft · 2,100 m |
| Boeing 747-400ER | 10,892 ft 3,320 m 10,892 ft · 3,320 m | 7,136 ft 2,175 m 7,136 ft · 2,175 m |
| Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde | 11,250 ft 3,429 m 11,250 ft · 3,429 m | 7,218 ft 2,200 m 7,218 ft · 2,200 m |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 | 11,499 ft 3,505 m 11,499 ft · 3,505 m | 5,909 ft 1,801 m 5,909 ft · 1,801 m |