Cairns International Airport (YBCS) Info

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Weather

ATIS

ATIS YBCS O 091808 APCH: EXP INST APCH RWY: 15 SFC COND: SFC COND CODE 6, 6, 6. WHOLE RWY DRY. WND: 140/12 VIS: GREATER THAN 10 KM WX: SH IN AREA CLD: SCT030 TMP: 22 + QNH: 1018


METAR/SPECI

METAR YBCS 091830Z AUTO 17010KT 9999 // FEW031 BKN061 23/19 Q1019 RMK RF00.0/000.2


TAF

TAF YBCS 091705Z 0918/1018 17010KT 9999 SHOWERS OF LIGHT RAIN SCT025 FM100000 12014KT 9999 SHOWERS OF LIGHT RAIN SCT030 FM100900 18008KT 9999 SHOWERS OF LIGHT RAIN SCT025 INTER 0918/1012 10014KT 5000 SHOWERS OF MODERATE RAIN BKN013 RMK T 22 22 25 26 Q 1019 1020 1021 1020 TAF3


Runways

Ident Surface Length Width
15 9kt headwind 3kt crosswind from the right
33 9kt tailwind 3kt crosswind from the left

Wind data is from 7 minutes ago

Map

NOTAMs

C387/25 AIP DEP AND APCH (DAP) YBCS AMD DME OR GNSS ARRIVAL PROCEDURES - PAGE 1 IFL TO CS ARRIVAL CHANGE 'IFL TO CS' TO 'OLSIN TO CS' DUE TO IFL NDB DECOMMISSIONED FROM 08 140627 TO PERM

Future

From 14/08/2026 06:27 (UTC)


C289/26 UA OPS (MULTI ROTOR BLW 150KG) WILL TAKE PLACE OPR WI 500M OF PSN 165733S 1454615E BRG 162 MAG 4.5NM FM ARP CS 'UNMANNED TOLL 1011' OPR WILL MNT TWR FREQ 124.9 OPR CTC TEL: ****** SFC TO 299FT AGL FROM 06 142000 TO 06 150030

Future

14/06/2026 20:00 to 15/06/2026 00:30 (UTC)


C290/26 FIREWORKS DISPLAY WILL TAKE PLACE PSN 165501.9S 1454646.2E 'CAIRNS BEACH LOOKOUT' BRG 143 MAG 2.8NM FM ARP OPR CTC TEL: ****** SFC TO 380FT AGL FROM 06 111925 TO 06 111955

Future

11/06/2026 19:25 to 11/06/2026 19:55 (UTC)


C269/26 DME 'ICN' 109.5/32X RWY33 (ASSOCIATED WITH LOC 'ICN') U/S DUE MAINT EXC ON 60MIN PN FOR OPR RQMNTS FROM 06 102200 TO 06 110600

Next 48 Hours

10/06/2026 22:00 to 11/06/2026 06:00 (UTC)


C268/26 LOC 'ICN' 109.5 RWY 33 ON TEST, DO NOT USE FALSE INDICATIONS POSSIBLE EXC ON 60MIN PN FOR OPR RQMNTS FROM 06 102200 TO 06 110600

Next 48 Hours

10/06/2026 22:00 to 11/06/2026 06:00 (UTC)


C267/26 ILS 'ICS' 109.9 RWY 15 ON TEST, DO NOT USE FALSE INDICATIONS POSSIBLE EXC ON 15MIN PN FOR OPR RQMNTS FROM 06 092200 TO 06 100600

Next 24 Hours

09/06/2026 22:00 to 10/06/2026 06:00 (UTC)


C292/26 TWY G BTN TWY G2 AND TWY G3 CLSD FROM 06 090255 TO 06 120700 EST

Now

09/06/2026 02:55 to 12/06/2026 07:00 Estimated (UTC)


C284/26 UA OPS WILL TAKE PLACE WI 3NM RADIUS OF ARP REMOTELY PILOTED ACFT SYSTEM (RPAS) ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH TRIAL CTC CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY (CASA) VIA TEL: +61 3 9518 2736 SFC TO 400FT AGL FROM 06 010616 TO 08 280000 HJ

Now

01/06/2026 06:16 to 28/08/2026 00:00 (UTC)


C266/26 TWY A4 CL LGT U/S TWY A BTN TWY A3 AND TWY Y CL LGT U/S LIT BY TEMPO BLUE EDGE LGT FROM 05 282231 TO 08 310700 EST

Now

28/05/2026 22:31 to 31/08/2026 07:00 Estimated (UTC)


C251/26 AD CHART AMD HLS 2 AND HLS 3 DECOMMISSIONED AMD ENR SUP AUSTRALIA (ERSA) AND DEP AND APCH PROC (DAP) FROM 05 210315 TO PERM

Now

From 21/05/2026 03:15 (UTC)


C249/26 LOCAL TRAFFIC REGULATIONS AMD ADD THE FLW: HLS 1 AVBL WITH 24HR PN TO AD REP OFFICER AMD ENR SUP AUSTRALIA (ERSA) FROM 05 210314 TO PERM

Now

From 21/05/2026 03:14 (UTC)


C241/26 REPLACE C201/26 OBST LGT 1120FT AMSL U/S PSN 165258.2S 1454418.0E APRX BRG 305 MAG 2NM FM ARP FROM 05 180207 TO 06 150700 EST

Now

18/05/2026 02:07 to 15/06/2026 07:00 Estimated (UTC)


C221/26 REPLACE C188/26 OBST LGT (ON TERRAIN) 757FT AMSL U/S PSN 165300S 1454419E 'LUMLEY HILL' APRX BRG 185 MAG 1672M FM START OF TAKE OFF RWY 15 FROM 05 051250 TO 07 280700 EST

Now

05/05/2026 12:50 to 28/07/2026 07:00 Estimated (UTC)


C209/26 REPLACE C133/26 OBST TREES AT FOLLOWING LOCATIONS -43FT AMSL BTN BRG 324 MAG AND BRG 326 MAG 2911M TO 3014M FM ARP INFRINGES RWY 15 INNER APCH SFC BY UP TO 9FT -103FT AMSL BTN BRG 321 MAG AND BRG 329 MAG 2766M TO 3743M FM ARP INFRINGES RWY 15 APCH SFC BY UP TO 21FT -83FT AMSL BTN BRG 153 MAG AND BRG 179 MAG 773M TO 1813M FM ARP INFRINGES RWY 33 APCH SFC BY UP TO 24FT FROM 04 200704 TO 07 200700 EST

Now

20/04/2026 07:04 to 20/07/2026 07:00 Estimated (UTC)


C162/26 DECLARED DISTANCE AND GRADIENT CHANGES CHANGED RWY TODA 15 3256(7.56) 33 3256(6.54) SUPPLEMENTARY TKOF DISTANCES RWY15- 2860(1.6) 3005(1.9) 3050(2.2) 3085(2.5) 3146(3.3) 3215(5.0) RWY33- 2566(1.6) 2854(1.9) 3064(2.2) 3163(2.5) 3211(3.3) 3250(5.0) AMD EN ROUTE SUPPLEMENT AUSTRALIA (ERSA) FROM 03 160327 TO PERM

Now

From 16/03/2026 03:27 (UTC)


C135/26 AIP DEP AND APCH (DAP) AMD NDB-B OR VOR-B MAX IAS 185KT FOR BASE TURN REVERSALS FROM 02 230145 TO PERM

Now

From 23/02/2026 01:45 (UTC)


C125/26 AIP DEP AND APCH (DAP) AMD NDB-A OR VOR-A MAX IAS 185KT FOR BASE TURN REVERSALS FROM 02 162355 TO PERM

Now

From 16/02/2026 23:55 (UTC)