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Local time zone: Australia/Brisbane · currently 7:42 AM local
Cairns International Airport (CNS) currently has nonstop service to 32 destinations on 11 airlines in our latest departure data. The busiest route is to Brisbane (BNE), served by 3 carriers, and the largest operator here is Jetstar with nonstops to 11 destinations. 8 of its routes are international.
Route data as of August 27, 2026, based on a 7-day departures sample.
You can fly nonstop from CNS to 32 destinations, including 8 international routes. Current schedules show about 55 flights per day across those routes. The busiest options start with Brisbane (BNE), Sydney (SYD), Melbourne (MEL).
8 international routes in this schedule set
Australia 24 · Japan 2 · New Zealand 2
11-12/day on 3 airlines
Airbus A320 family · Boeing 737 · Embraer E-Jet
These routes have enough tracked flights or schedule depth for a full guide with duration, distance, airlines, aircraft, and frequency.
Ranked by destinations served, then daily frequency.
Grouped by departure terminal in our schedule data, with each carrier's share of that terminal's captured departures.
Ranked by airlines operating the route. Routes with enough tracked data or schedule depth link to full route guides.
Cairns International Airport (CNS / YBCS) is located in Cairns, Australia.
The IATA code is CNS. The ICAO code is YBCS.
The busiest scheduled route from CNS in our current departure data is CNS to BNE (Brisbane), with 11-12/day across 3 airlines.
Jetstar is the largest operator in our CNS schedule data, serving 11 destinations with 15-16/day.
CNS has 8 international routes and 24 domestic routes in the current schedule set.
11 airlines operate at CNS. Top carriers include Jetstar, Qantas, Skytrans, Virgin Australia, Rex Regional Express.
CNS has direct flights to 32 destinations including Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Townsville, Horn Island.
View live arrivals and departures at CNS on FlightRadar24.
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