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Airport
Cairns International Airport
YBCS · CNS
AU · AU-QLD · INTL AIRPORT
HIGHverified May 2026
Overview
Geography
- ARP coordinates
- -16.8789, 145.7495
- Elevation
- 10 ft (3.05 m)
- Timezone
- Australia/Brisbane
Operations
- Customs
- No
- Immigration
- No
- 24h operations
- No
- PPR required
- No
- Curfew
- No
- ARFF (ICAO)
- —
- Status
- OPERATIONAL
Identifiers
- ICAOYBCS
- IATACNS
- GPS_CODEYBCS
Runways (2)
15/333,197 m × 45 m
Geometry
| Length | 3,197 m (10,489 ft) |
|---|---|
| Width | 45 m |
Runway ends
15
| Threshold | -16.8658, 145.7440 |
|---|
33
| Threshold | -16.8923, 145.7560 |
|---|
12/30Closed925 m × 18 m
Geometry
| Length | 925 m (3,035 ft) |
|---|---|
| Width | 18 m |
Runway ends
12
| Threshold | -16.8807, 145.7520 |
|---|
30
| Threshold | -16.8855, 145.7590 |
|---|
ATC frequencies
Tower
- 124.900 MHzTWR
Ground
- 121.700 MHzGND
ATIS
- 113.000 MHzATIS