Direct flights from Cairns International Airport (CNS)

Cairns International Airport in Cairns, Australia has direct flights to 32 airports in 8 countries, flown by 16 airlines. The longest is to Tokyo (NRT) at 5,882 km.

Direct flights from CNS by country

Australia (23)

• ADL Adelaide · 2,132 km · ~3h 5m · Jetstar
• ASP Alice Springs · 1,455 km · ~2h 15m · Qantas
• ABM Amberley · 750 km · ~1h 25m · Volaris Costa Rica
• AUU Aurukun · 559 km · ~1h 10m · Volaris Costa Rica
• BNE Brisbane · 1,391 km · ~2h 10m · American Airlines, Finnair and British Airways +5
• CUQ Coen · 448 km · ~1h 5m · Volaris Costa Rica
• OOL Coolangatta · 1,484 km · ~2h 20m · Jetstar
• DRW Darwin · 1,675 km · ~2h 35m · Jetstar, Qantas and Airnorth
• GOV Gove · 1,090 km · ~1h 50m · Emirates and Qantas
• GTE Groote Eylandt · 1,047 km · ~1h 45m · French Bee
• HTI Hamilton Island · 512 km · ~1h 5m · Qantas
• HID Horn Island · 794 km · ~1h 30m · Qantas
• KWM Kowanyama · 455 km · ~1h 5m · Volaris Costa Rica
• IRG Lockhart River · 526 km · ~1h 10m · Volaris Costa Rica
• MEL Melbourne · 2,313 km · ~3h 20m · Jetstar, Qantas and Virgin Australia
• ISA Mount Isa · 782 km · ~1h 25m · Volaris Costa Rica
• NTN Normanton · 505 km · ~1h 5m · Volaris Costa Rica
• PER Perth · 3,432 km · ~4h 40m · Jetstar
• EDR Pormpuraaw · 496 km · ~1h 5m · Volaris Costa Rica
• SYD Sydney · 1,973 km · ~2h 55m · Jetstar, Qantas and Virgin Australia
• TSV Townsville · 284 km · ~50m · Qantas
• AYQ Uluru · 1,788 km · ~2h 40m · Qantas
• WEI Weipa · 623 km · ~1h 15m · Volaris Costa Rica and Qantas

Japan (2)

• KIX Osaka · 5,813 km · ~7h 35m · Japan Airlines, Jetstar and Qantas
• NRT Tokyo · 5,882 km · ~7h 40m · Japan Airlines, Jetstar and Qantas

Papua New Guinea (2)

• POM Port Moresby · 843 km · ~1h 30m · Air Niugini and Qantas
• RAB Tokua · 1,571 km · ~2h 25m · Air Niugini

Guam (1)

• GUM Agana · 3,379 km · ~4h 35m · United Airlines

Hong Kong (1)

• HKG Hong Kong · 5,568 km · ~7h 15m · Finnair, British Airways and Cathay Pacific

Indonesia (1)

• DPS Denpasar · 3,433 km · ~4h 40m · Jetstar

New Zealand (1)

• AKL Auckland · 3,619 km · ~4h 55m · Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia

Singapore (1)

• SIN Singapore · 5,007 km · ~6h 35m · Singapore Airlines

Airlines flying from CNS

Air New Zealand, Air Niugini, Airnorth, American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Emirates, Finnair, French Bee, Japan Airlines, Jetstar, Qantas, Singapore Airlines, United Airlines, Virgin Australia, Volaris Costa Rica

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Routes come from current airline fares, updated weekly (last update 9 November 2026), plus older schedule data for airports with few recent fares. “Direct” can include a few same-plane flights with a stop. Flight times are estimates from distance. Always check with the airline before booking.