Airports / Australia / CNS
Cairns International Airport
YBCS / CNSCairns, AustraliaELEV 10 FT
Based operators
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
2 operators
Charter fleet based on the field
More resident charter operators than 58% of the 650 US fields with a based fleet on the register.
22 nm
To the nearest alternate
Mareeba Airport (MRG).
Overview
Cairns International Airport, listed as YBCS / CNS, is a large commercial airport in Cairns, Australia. The field lies at an elevation of 10 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
Charter departments call it home: Nautilus Aviation and SmartLynx Australia base aircraft at CNS. Useful alternates include Mareeba Airport (MRG, 22 nm), Cooktown Airport (CTN, 92 nm), and Townsville Airport / RAAF Base Townsville (TSV, 154 nm).
Quotes for flights out of CNS vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from CNS, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
YBCS
IATA
CNS
FAA / Local
YBCS
Elevation
10 ft
Coordinates
16.8789° S · 145.7495° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Australia fields
state range 7–4,260 ft
At 10 ft, CNS sits lower than 98% of the 191 Australia fields on the register.
Based charter operators2
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 22nmMRGMareeba AirportMareeba
- 92nmCTNCooktown Airport
- 154nmTSVTownsville Airport / RAAF Base TownsvilleTownsville
- 242nmCUQCoen AirportCoen
- 245nmKWMKowanyama AirportKowanyama
- 269nmPPPProserpine Whitsunday Coast AirportProserpine
Location
Open the full mapYBCS · Cairns International Airport · Cairns, Australia