Cairns, Queensland, is served by a variety of airlines, providing both domestic and international flights. The main airlines operating in Cairns include Qantas, Virgin Australia, Jetstar, Air New Zealand, and Singapore Airlines. In addition to these major carriers, several smaller airlines also service Cairns Airport, such as Regional Express Airlines (ZL), Air Niugini (PX), Alliance Airlines (QQ), Airnorth (TL), Skytrans (QN), and Hinterland Aviation (OI).
Cairns Airport (IATA: CNS, ICAO: YBCS) is an international airport that serves as the gateway to North Queensland. It offers direct flights from major Australian cities like Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, and Darwin, as well as from several regional centers. Internationally, direct flights are available from Auckland, Port Moresby, Tokyo, Osaka, Bali, and Singapore. Passengers can easily connect to various worldwide destinations through codeshare partnerships with international airlines from Cairns Airport.