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Cairns International airport (Australia)

Cairns International airport is located near Cairns, with Edge Hill at 1mi↑, Cairns at 1mi↑, Holloways Beach at 3mi↑, Redlynch at 4mi↑, Woree at 4mi↑, Yorkeys Knob at 5mi↑,

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Elevation : 3 m = 10ft

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weather : few clouds at Edge Hill

quelques nuages
88°F
72 ↗ 88°F

wind ↑ 8mph

Aviation weather for Cairns International airport YBCS CNS

METAR for Cairns International airport YBCS CNS

YBCS 142230Z AUTO 35005KT 290V090 9999 // NCD 28/22 Q1009

Decoded METAR for Cairns International airport YBCS CNS

METAR issued by YBCS on Sunday, December 14, 2025 at 22:30 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 5 hours and 51 minutes ago.

visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.

The temperature is 28°C = 82°F, dew point is 22°C = 72°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 70 %.

QNH is 1009hPa = 29.8inHg

Wind 9km/h = 5kt, direction is 350°.

Sky clear.

TAF for Cairns International airport YBCS CNS

YBCS 142010Z 1421/1518 16006KT 9999 SCT025 FM150000 04012KT 9999 FEW035 FM150800 08008KT 9999 FEW025 FM151100 16006KT 9999 BKN025

Decoded TAF for Cairns International airport YBCS CNS

TAF issued by YBCS on Sunday, December 14, 2025 at 20:10 UTC, issued 8 hours and 11 minutes. weather forecast for 21 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.

from Sunday, December 14, 2025 à 21:00 heure TU to Sunday, December 14, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC

1421/1518 16006KT 9999 SCT025

wind 6kt = 11km/h, direction is 160°

Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.

scattered clouds at 2500ft = 760m

from Sunday, December 14, 2025 à 00:00 heure TU to Monday, December 15, 2025 à 08:00 heure UTC

FM150000 04012KT 9999 FEW035

wind 12kt = 22km/h, direction is 40°

Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.

few clouds at 3500ft = 1070m

from Monday, December 15, 2025 à 08:00 heure TU to Monday, December 15, 2025 à 11:00 heure UTC

FM150800 08008KT 9999 FEW025

wind 8kt = 15km/h, direction is 80°

Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.

few clouds at 2500ft = 760m

from Monday, December 15, 2025 à 11:00 heure TU to Monday, December 15, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC

FM151100 16006KT 9999 BKN025

wind 6kt = 11km/h, direction is 160°

Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.

broken at 2500ft = 760m

VAC for Cairns International airport YBCS CNS

The Visual Approach Chart (VAC Visual Approach Chart) is provided without any guarantee of its timeliness. The pilot is the only person responsible for the verification of its validity before using it operationally to prepare a flight or to use it during its navigation.

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