AirplaneTracker

Cairns (CNS) live flight tracker

Aircraft within 40 nautical miles of Cairns International Airport, Cairns, Australia, right now — on approach, on the ground and passing overhead.

—Airborne nearby

—On the ground

—Airlines present

YBCSICAO code

Live — refreshing every 30s CNS at -16.879, 145.749

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The ADS-B network is not responding, so this page has nothing to show — that is a fault at our end, not an empty sky over CNS. It normally clears within a few minutes.

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About Cairns International Airport

Cairns International Airport carries the IATA code CNS and the ICAO code YBCS. It sits at -16.8789, 145.7495 in Cairns, Australia, and is classified as a large airport with scheduled passenger service.

The codes are worth keeping straight, because they are not interchangeable. CNS is the three-letter IATA code — the one on your boarding pass and your baggage tag. YBCS is the four-character ICAO code air traffic control and flight planning systems use. This page tracks by position, so it shows every aircraft in the area regardless of which code its flight plan was filed under.

Positions come from volunteer ADS-B receivers and are provided for general interest. This is not a source of arrival or departure times — for those, check with the airline or the airport directly.