Flying Around - Cairns

Airspace Overview

Within the Cairns area there is one busy airport – Cairns International– and in addition to AD CTAF’s there is one Non Standard CTAF over the Great Barrier Reef. The Great Barrier Reef CTAF is an area of high density helicopter and fixed wing traffic over the reef. Refer to the VTC for lateral dimensions.

Controlled Airspace around Cairns consists of Class C CTA Steps to 36 DME designed to closely contain the climb/descent profiles of typical RPT aircraft and to accommodate the high terrain within the vicinity of Cairns.

Cairns Approach is responsible for the Class C airspace on frequencies 118.4 and 126.1. RIS Class G airspace is provided by Cairns Approach on frequency 126.1 subject to controller workload.

The hours of operation of both Cairns Tower and Approach are H24.

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