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Cairns International Airport (IATA: CNS, ICAO: YBCS) is the primary international gateway into the region and is also served by many domestic flights. Cairns airport has two terminals; a domestic terminal and an international terminal, both within walking distance from each other.
The international airlines serving Cairns are:
Jetstar from Tokyo-Narita, Osaka-Kansai (effective April 2010), and Singapore; codeshares with their parent carrier, Qantas .
Air Niugini flying from Port Moresby.
Air New Zealand flying from Auckland.
Cathay Pacific from Hong Kong 4 times a week.
Airlines PNG flying from Port Moresby, Tabuil and Mt Hagen.
Continental Airlines flying from Guam.
Airfast Indonesia flying from Timika.
Korean Air flying from Incheon.
The domestic airlines serving Cairns are:
Qantas flying from Horn Island, Weipa, Gove/Nhulunbuy, Alice Springs, Yulara (Uluru), Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane.
Virgin Australia flying from Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.
Jetstar flying from Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Darwin, Perth, the Gold Coast, and Brisbane.
Tiger Airways from Melbourne
SkyTrans flying from regional Queensland including Townsville and Mount Isa.
The hourly-or-so Airport Shuttle bus into town costs $7, while a taxi will do the same trip directly to your destination for around $15.
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