Cairns International Airport
Cairns, Australia

Cairns International Airport
Tropical gateway to the Great Barrier Reef and Far North Queensland.
- ›Cairns Airport is one of only a handful of Australian airports with a dedicated international terminal capable of handling wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 747 and Airbus A380.
- ›The airport sits at an elevation of approximately 10 feet (3 metres) above sea level, making it susceptible to weather events during cyclone season.
- ›It is the eighth-busiest airport in Australia by passenger movements.
- ›The airport plays a vital role in medical evacuations for remote communities across Far North Queensland and the Torres Strait.
- ›A major terminal redevelopment and expansion project was completed in the 2010s to improve passenger amenity and capacity.
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Cairns Airport is an international airport in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. It is the seventh busiest airport in Australia. The airport is located 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north of the Cairns central business district in the suburb of Aeroglen. The airport lies between Mount Whitfield to the west and Trinity Bay to the east.
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