Nestled between mountains, mangroves and the shores of the Coral Sea, Cairns International Airport is Australia’s largest regional airport. It is the 5th busiest airport for international passengers and the 6th busiest airport overall in Australia.

It is internationally recognised as the gateway to the world’s oldest rainforest and one of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Great Barrier Reef.

Airfield operations are 24 hours, and terminal Operations including Shops/Cafes pre and post immigration are open in accordance with flight schedules.

Pick up & setting down

Pick up and setting down of passengers must be done whilst the driver is in attendance and in accordance to signage around the airport and in relation to time limits, if the vehicle is not engaged in this activity then it is not able to pull up in this area as the area is signed "No Parking". This is to be strictly enforced.

Rental Cars

Rental car offices are located in the new arrivals facility at the northern end of the Domestic Terminal. Rental car parking is located centrally in the carpark off the main entrance to the Domestic Terminal.

Taxis & Limousines

Free taxi telephones are located in the arrival halls and the taxi ranks of both the International and Domestic Terminals. Taxi ranks are located immediately outside the International Terminals.

Limousine bookings must be made prior to arrival.

Disabled Access

Each terminal has disabled parking marked at the kerbside. This parking is only available to vehicles displaying a disabled permit, and must follow the normal kerbside parking rules. Under government legislation, no vehicle is permitted to be left unattended at the kerbside to the terminal. Disabled passengers may be unloaded from the disabled parking area, however the vehicle must not be left unattended to assist the passenger into the terminal. If the passenger requires assistance to the check-in area, the driver must park the vehicle in the public car park and then return to assist the disabled passenger.

Disabled parking is also available within the car parks.