YBCS / CNS

Cairns International Airport

ICAO

YBCS

IATA

CNS

City

Cairns

Country

Australia

Type

Large

Coordinates

-16.8789, 145.7495

Elevation

10 ft / 3 m

Local time

16:07 UTC+10

Sunrise / sunset

19:52 / 08:15 UTC

local: 05:52 / 18:15

Map

OpenStreetMap ↗

Runways and wind

Wind

060° / 12 kt

Active runway (advice)

Head / crosswind

1 / 12 kt from right

True headings. For simulation, not real-world flying.

Runways · 2

Runway	Size	Surface	Headings	Lights
12 / 30 closed	925 m × 18 m	Asphalt	126° / 306°	—
15 / 33	3197 m × 45 m	Asphalt	156° / 336°	✓

OurAirports data. The actual runway condition may differ. True headings.

Weather

official METAR

METARYBCS 100600Z AUTO 06012KT 9999 // NCD 28/21 Q1013

TAFYBCS 100419Z 1005/1100 05012KT 9999 FEW035 FM100800 08010KT 9999 SCT025 FM101200 18005KT 9999 SCT020 FM102300 13008KT 9999 FEW030

METAR: 2026-10-10 06:00 UTC · 8 min ago · TAF: 2026-10-10 04:19 UTC · 109 min ago

Decode

TAF

Frequencies

ATISATIS113

CLDCLNC DEL121.7

GNDGND121.7

TWRTWR124.9

A/DAPP/DEP118.4

OurAirports frequencies, may be outdated. Check charts in the sim.

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