The North Queensland Aero Club is based at the 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. 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 km's 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 commissioned 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
approach exists to Rwy15 (ILS) and there is LLZ/DME on Rwy33. Other non-precision approaches are also
available: VOR, DME, NDB and GPS.
Club House Bar
The NQAC club house is available for functions and meetings so please contact us to find out details.
NQAC is also open every Friday night to the public so bring a friend and share your thoughts with like - minded people in a relaxed environment from 4pm - 8:30pm. Members are also often included in club fly-ins to remote locations if they are interested.
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