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Cairns International Airport – live arrivals and departures

Cairns: aircraft flying to and from the airport right now, the latest take-offs and landings detected by radar, and current aviation weather.

Weather nowMETAR 06:00

29°C

Wind: from 50° (NE), 19 km/h · 10 km or more

METAR YBCS 280500Z AUTO 05010KT 9999 // NCD 29/23 Q1014

5departed CNS (airborne)

7flying to CNS now

63take-offs in 24 h

54landings in 24 h

Traffic today, hour by hour (UTC)– aircraft within 40 km

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Departures and arrivals detected by radar

Take-off	Flight	To	Airline	Type	Registration	Now
05:02 UTC	VA784	Brisbane BNE	Virgin Australia	B738	VH-YQM	12,074 m · 372 km
05:00 UTC	JQ945	Melbourne MEL	Jetstar Airways	A320	VH-X3L	11,396 m · 410 km
04:30 UTC	QN78	Cairns CNS	Aero-North Aviation Services	DH8A	VH-QQG	out of range
04:20 UTC	OI155	Cooktown Airport CTN	–	C208	VH-TFQ	out of range
04:20 UTC	QN54	Lockhart River IRG	Aero-North Aviation Services	DH8A	VH-QQF	out of range
04:10 UTC	QF1887	Brisbane BNE	–	E190	VH-XVT	10,688 m · 1,134 km
04:10 UTC	JQ15	Osaka KIX	Jetstar Airways	B788		12,212 m · 1,179 km
04:00 UTC	OI155	Cooktown Airport CTN	–	C208	VH-TFQ	out of range
03:15 UTC	OI167	YPMP YPMP	–	C208	VH-LZK	out of range
03:10 UTC	TL362	Alice Springs ASP	Airnorth	E190	VH-A2I	out of range
03:00 UTC	JQ25	Narita NRT	Jetstar Airways	B788	VH-VKG	out of range
02:50 UTC	QF923	Sydney SYD	Qantas	B738	VH-VXG	out of range
02:45 UTC	ZL5453	Normanton NTN	Regional Express	SF34	VH-ZLJ	out of range
02:30 UTC	JQ933	Brisbane BNE	Jetstar Airways	A320	VH-X3N	out of range
02:10 UTC	VA780	Brisbane BNE	Virgin Australia	B738	VH-YFW	7,792 m · 1,483 km

Landing	Flight	From	Airline	Type	Registration	Now
05:30 UTC	TL361	Alice Springs ASP	Airnorth	E190	VH-XFM	on the ground
05:22 UTC	VA1419	Sydney SYD	Virgin Australia	B38M	VH-8VI	out of range
05:22 UTC	QN66	YNPE YNPE	Aero-North Aviation Services	DH8A	VH-QQI	out of range
05:17 UTC	QF712	Brisbane BNE	Qantas	B738	VH-VYI	out of range
04:10 UTC	ZL5474	Normanton NTN	Regional Express	SF34	VH-ZLO	out of range
04:00 UTC	VA783	Brisbane BNE	Virgin Australia	B738	VH-YQM	12,074 m · 372 km
03:45 UTC	MC73	YMBA YMBA	Air Mobility Command	BE20	VH-8UY	out of range
03:45 UTC	JQ952	Sydney SYD	Jetstar Airways	A320	VH-X3L	11,396 m · 410 km
03:15 UTC	QN712	Townsville TSV	Aero-North Aviation Services	DH8A	VH-QQG	out of range
03:10 UTC	QF1932	Yulara AYQ	–	E190	VH-XVT	10,688 m · 1,134 km
03:05 UTC	OI182	Lockhart River IRG	–	C208	VH-TFQ	out of range
02:45 UTC	QF2344	Townsville TSV	–	DH8D	VH-QOW	out of range
02:30 UTC	OI435	YKID YKID	–	C208	VH-CZF	out of range
02:25 UTC	OI163	YPMP YPMP	–	C208	VH-LZK	out of range

Flight	Airline / type	Altitude	Distance
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Routes come from flight schedules (AirLabs); we detect take-offs and landings by comparing aircraft positions every 2–3 minutes. This is not the airport’s official arrivals and departures board. Official airport website ↗

Connections in the air now

Brisbane BNE4
Townsville TSV2
Melbourne MEL2
Singapore SIN1
Sydney SYD1
Horn HID1
Osaka KIX1

Flights in the air right now, by scheduled route.

Airport data

Runway 15/333,197 m
Elevation3 m
LocationCairns
CountryAustralia
Coordinates-16.879, 145.750

Aviation weather

Wind: from 50° (NE), 19 km/h
Visibility: 10 km or more
Clouds: no significant cloud
Temperature: 29 °C (dew point 23 °C)
Pressure (QNH): 1014 hPa

TAF AMD YBCS 280416Z 2804/2900 06010KT 9999 -SHRA SCT025 FM280600 09010KT 9999 NSW SCT025 FM280900 18004KT 9999 -SHRA SCT020 INTER 2814/2900 5000 SHRA BKN018

Runway data: OurAirports (public domain). Source: aviationweather.gov (NOAA), updated every 10 minutes. Wikipedia ↗

Nearest airports

Port Moresby Jacksons POM842 km

About Cairns airport

Cairns (CNS) is the airport of Cairns (Australia), 3 m above sea level. The FlyRadar24 radar detects about 102 take-offs and landings here per day on average (data from the last 2 days). Most frequent destinations: Brisbane (BNE), Townsville (TSV), Melbourne (MEL), Sydney (SYD), Osaka (KIX). The longest runway (15/33) is 3,197 m long.

Cairns Airport – FAQ

How many planes are flying to Cairns right now?

Right now 7 aircraft bound for Cairns are in the air, and 5 flights that departed from it are still en route.

How many take-offs and landings does Cairns have?

In the last 24 hours the radar detected 63 take-offs and 54 landings at Cairns.

Where are planes from Cairns flying right now?

Most flights in the air right now are heading to: Brisbane (BNE), Melbourne (MEL), Horn (HID), Osaka (KIX).

Which runway is in use at Cairns right now?

Runways at Cairns: 15/33 (3,197 m). Aircraft take off and land into the wind, so the direction changes with the weather.