We're
based at Cairns International Airport, just a few minutes
drive from the city centre.
Cairns International Airport
is the "northern hub" of Australian Aviation
and as such is a wonderful environment for pilots and
students.
The Airport is operated by Cairns Port Authority.
More general info is available on the CPA
Website.
NQAC is located in the General
Aviation section of the airport. See our contact
page for details and a map of the area.
Tower
Information, Views and History
Cairns Airport
is situated on the coastal flats approximately 5 kms
north of the CBD. The airport is surrounded by high
terrain from the SE through the West to the NW with
Lumley Hill 1km due west of Rwy 15/33 (height 1120ft).
Cairns
enjoys a full range of traffic from C150s through
to B744s. Cairns does not have a secondary aerodrome
situated nearby and accommodates local fixed and rotary
flying training. Annual movements range between 90,000
and 100,000, including heavy traffic (approximately
7%) and medium traffic (25%). No curfew exists.
Construction
on the Tower commenced on the 19th July 1989 and the
complex was comissioned on the 30th July 1990.
The view
to the North takes in Cape Tribulation and Double
Island through to the Green Island to the east. Views
of Cairns CBD, Mt Bartle Frere through to the costal
escarpment and the Baron Gorge.
Facilities
Cairns aerodrome
is serviced by 2 runways --- Rwy 15/33 (3196m) and Rwy
12/30 (925m). Precision approaches exist to Rwy15 (ILS)
and Rwy33 (LLZ/DME). Other non-precision approaches
are also available: VOR, DME, NDB and GPS.
