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Pilot information for Cairns International Airport

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General information for Cairns International Airport

Airport codes: CNS YBCS
Type: regional airport
Scheduled airline service: yes
Serves: Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Latitude: -16.885799 | 16 53.147964 S | S16 53 08
Longitude: 145.755005 | 145 45.300293 E | E145 45 18
Field elevation: 10 ft/3 m MSL
Magnetic variation: 7.1°E

Radio communication frequencies for Cairns International Airport

A/D: 118.4 MHz (APP/DEP)
ATIS: 113 MHz
CLD: 121.7 MHz (CLNC DEL)
GND: 121.7 MHz
TWR: 124.9 MHz

Members can add and update frequencies.

Runways at Cairns International Airport

12/30
3,035 x 60 ft (925 x 18 m) — paved — not lighted
15/33
10,489 x 148 ft (3,197 x 45 m) — paved — lighted

Members can add and update runway information.

Aviation weather for Cairns International Airport

Current conditions (METAR) for Cairns International Airport

Retrieved 2012/02/22 23:00: 

YBCS 222300Z 15009KT 9999 FEW030 SCT150 29/24 Q1012 NOSIG

Forecast (TAF) for Cairns International Airport

Retrieved 2012/02/19 12:33: 

TAF YBCS 191101Z 1912/2012 15010KT 9999 -RA FEW015 SCT025 
     FM200200 10012KT 9999 -SHRA SCT025 
      TEMPO 1912/1914 3000 SHRA FEW010 BKN020 INTER 1914/2002 3000 SHRA FEW010 BKN020

Notices to Airmen (NOTAM) for Cairns International Airport

Please confirm all NOTAMs at the original source! These are for information only, and may be wrong, out of date, or incomplete.

NOTAM D0554/12: Cairns International Airport (YBCS) 
D0554/12 NOTAMN
Q) YBBB/QSAAU/IV/BO/E/000/999/1653S14545E
A) YBCS
B) 1202290000 C) 1202290200
E) ATIS 'CS' 131.1 NOT AVBL
DUE MAINT
CREATED: 14 Feb 2012 05:23:00 
SOURCE: YBBBZEZX
NOTAM J0542/12: Cairns International Airport (YBCS) 
J0542/12 NOTAMR J0539/12
Q) YBBB/QFAHX/IV/NBO/A/000/999/1653S14545E
A) YBCS
B) 1202160900 C) 1202241000 EST
D) DAILY 0900/1000
E) INCREASED FLYING FOX (BATS) HAZARD EXISTS 
OBSERVED OVERFLYING RWY 15/33 AND APPROACHES
UP TO 400FT AGL
CREATED: 15 Feb 2012 22:23:00 
SOURCE: YBBBZEZX
NOTAM J0446/12: Cairns International Airport (YBCS) 
J0446/12 NOTAMR J0193/12
Q) YBBB/QFAHX/IV/BO/A/000/999/1653S14545E
A) YBCS
B) 1202092347 C) 1203090900 EST
D) DAILY 0700/0900
E) AD BIRD HAZARD
INCREASED BIRD HAZARD EXISTS
FLOCKS OF PIED IMPERIAL PIGEONS IN GROUPS OF 30
TOTAL OF 300 OBSERVED WITHIN A 10 MIN PERIOD
FLYING WEST TO EAST ACROSS NTH END RWY 15/33 BETWEEN TWY B2        
AND BARRON RIVER UP TO 200FT AGL
CREATED: 09 Feb 2012 23:49:00 
SOURCE: YBBBZEZX
NOTAM J0320/12: Cairns International Airport (YBCS) 
J0320/12 NOTAMR J1021/11
Q) YBBB/QMRAU/IV/BO/A/000/999/1653S14545E
A) YBCS
B) 1201302225 C) 1204300600 EST
E) RWY 12/30 AND TWY X NOT AVBL
RWY GUARD LGT AT TWY B RWY 12/30 INT DEACTIVATED
NO CLEARANCE REQUIRED TO CROSS RWY 12/30 ON TWY B
CREATED: 30 Jan 2012 22:27:00 
SOURCE: YBBBZEZX
NOTAM J0166/12: Cairns International Airport (YBCS) 
J0166/12 NOTAMN
Q) YBBB/QOBCE/IV/BO/A/000/999/1653S14545E
A) YBCS
B) 1201192000 C) 1204200600 EST
E) OBST TWO UNPAINTED TOWER CRANES UPTO 186FT AGL 
(CAIRNS BASE HOSPITAL) 5648M FM START OF TORA RWY 15 AND 332M EAST OF
CL. INFRINGES HORIZONTAL SFC BY UP TO 45 FT. LIT BY WHITE STROBE LGTS
HJ AND RED OBST LGTS HN.
RWY 15 TODA - 3256(3.6) 
SUPPLEMENTARY TKOF DIST
RWY 15  2104(1.6) 2665(1.9) 3068(2.2) 3205(2.5) 3251(3.3
CREATED: 18 Jan 2012 05:35:00 
SOURCE: YBBBZEZX