Cairns Airport

Airport Information

Cairns Airport

Cairns Airport is one of Australia’s leading regional airports, providing air links to a variety of regional, domestic, and international destinations. Pre-COVID, Cairns Airport welcomed over 5 million passengers per year.

Described as ‘descending into paradise’, Cairns Airport is the gateway to the World Heritage Great Barrier Reef and Tropical Rainforests of North Queensland and is just 7km from the Cairns CBD.

Cairns Airport offers direct domestic flights to Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Darwin, Townsville, Newcastle, Whitsunday Coast and other various regional centres across North Queensland. Passengers can also fly internationally direct to Singapore, Port Moresby, Japan and New Zealand.

Airport News

History Made as AirAsia Indonesia Arrives in Cairns

History has been made at Cairns Airport today with the touch down of the first AirAsia service. The inaugural flight landed in Cairns about 6am and reloaded with local passengers before departing back to Bali (Denpasar) …

New Cairns Airport Precinct Revealed

Work is commencing on a new aviation precinct at Cairns Airport. The Eastern Aviation Precinct will include an array of purpose-built infrastructure and facilities, enabling key local industries, businesses and airport partners to expand operations and …

Take-off for Cairns and Mackay Airports thanks to NAIF funding

Cairns and Mackay Airports will benefit from up to $155 million worth of expansions and upgrades thanks to a loan approved by the Australian Government’s Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF).  The loan to North Queensland Airports …

Contact

Cairns Airport
Airport Ave
Cairns City
QLD 4870
Australia
  • (07) 4080 6703

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