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Direct flights from Cairns CNS

Cairns International (IATA: CNS, ICAO: YBCS) is a medium size airport and the second largest airport in Australia. There are on average 75 passenger flights scheduled to take-off from Cairns every day to 37 non-stop destinations in 7 countries and 6 U.S states. Airlines flying direct from Cairns (CNS) include Qantas, Jetstar, Virgin Australia and 10 others.

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Non-stop routes from CNS:

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The bars shows which airlines have the most departures from Cairns next week (2026-06-29 to 2026-07-05).
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Airlines with flights from Cairns International

There are 13 different airlines at Cairns (CNS) with direct flights to 37 destinations in 7 countries.

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Cairns (CNS) facts

  • Airlines
    13
  • Destinations
    37
  • Hubs
    Qantas (Focus city)
    Jetstar (Operating base.)
    Rex Airlines (Operating base.)
    Skytrans
    Hinterland Aviation
  • Average daily flights
    75
  • Longest route
  • Latest additions
  • Terminals
    Terminal 2
    Terminal 1
    Terminal R
  • Schengen
    No
  • Time zone
    Australia/Brisbane
  • Coordinates
    -16.876538, 145.754041

Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne are the most popular destinations from Cairns (CNS).

You can fly to 36 destinations in 8 countries. See the full list of all flight routes on directflights.com.

There are 14 airlines with direct flights from Cairns. Jetstar, Qantas and Virgin Australia are the most popular ones.

2 big alliances are flying from Cairns. Oneworld and Star Alliance.

Yes. CNS is an airport hub for Skytrans and Hinterland Aviation.
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