Cairns International Airport

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METAR: SPECI YBCS 031500Z AUTO 00000KT 1100 BR NCD 19/18 Q1015

TAF: TAF YBCS 031404Z 0315/0412 23005KT 9999 SCT012 BKN025 FM032300 35006KT 9999 SCT018 FM040100 02010KT 9999 FEW040 FM040800 23005KT 9999 FEW025

Reporting Station: YBCS (0.9 NM at True Heading of 320)
Visibility: 0.68SM
Flight Category: LIFR
Altimeter: 1015
Temperature: 19 C (66.2 F)
Dewpoint: 18 C (64.4 F)

Location

Latitude: 
 16-53-08.8779S (-16.885799)
Longitude: 
 145-45-18.0176E (145.755005)
Elevation: 
 10 feet MSL (3 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 6.5 E (as of June 2026 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC +10.0 (Standard Time)
UTC +10.0 (Daylight Savings Time)

Contacts

CNS Airport web site
CNS Airport email
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Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Public
Type: 
 Airport
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1010 feet (308 m)

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

TWR:  124.9
CLNC DEL:  121.7
GND:  121.7
APP/DEP:  118.4
ATIS:  113
   

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Flight Service Stations

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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near CNS

Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

NOTAMs

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NM of YBCS

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NM of YBCS

Remarks

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Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: [X] 12/30
15/33
Longest Runway: 15/33 is 10489 ft (3197 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

CNS Airport Runway Details

Runway [X] 12/30  3035 ft x 60 ft (925 m x 18 m)

Runway [X] 12

Runway [X] 30
Elevation: 
 9 6
Latitude: 
 -16.8806991577 -16.8854999542
Longitude: 
 145.75199890136 145.75900268554
Runway True Alignment: 
 126 306
Glide Path Angle: 
 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
Threshold Elevation: 
 9 6

Runway 15/33  10489 ft x 148 ft (3197 m x 45 m)
Runway Edge Lights:  Yes Intensity

Runway 15

Runway 33
Elevation: 
 9 7
Latitude: 
 -16.8658008575 -16.8922996520
Longitude: 
 145.74400329589 145.75599670410
Runway True Alignment: 
 156 336
Glide Path Angle: 
 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
REIL: 
 Yes Yes
Threshold Elevation: 
 9 7

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