The IATA airport code for Cairns International Airport is CNS.
The ICAO code for Cairns International Airport is YBCS.
Cairns International Airport (CNS) is located in Cairns, Australia.
The local time zone at Cairns International Airport (CNS) is Australia/Brisbane (GMT+10).
About 147 scheduled departures were counted at Cairns International Airport (CNS) when flight schedules were last measured on September 4, 2026.
For international flights, arrive at least 3 hours before departure; for domestic flights, about 2 hours.
Based on the current departures board at Cairns International Airport (CNS), scheduled flights are operated by Virgin Australia, Jetstar Airways, Qantas Airways, Air New Zealand, and Singapore Airlines.
Destinations on the current departures board at Cairns International Airport (CNS) include Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Townsville, Singapore, and Denpasar.
The board on this page shows arrivals and departures for Cairns International Airport (CNS). It re-checks for updates while the page is open, and every board states how old its data is — busy hubs are refreshed within hours, quieter airports less often.