Introduction ...
When we're on the road, rather than always picking an airport that is close to our destination, we try to see if there might be another airport that would better fit our travel plans.<1> To help with your planning, the following list of airports is organized by type and proximity to Cairns.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Cairns. You should check the map and see how accessible they are when considering one airport over another.
For each of the airports listed below, we've linked to websites where detailed information about the airport can be found.
Of the airports that we know about, these are some of the closest to Cairns.
Large Airports ...
- Edmonton Internationl Airport (YEG/CYEG)
- John G. Diefenbaker Intl. (YXE/CYXE)
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: YXE ICAO: CYXE
- Saskatoon / John G. Diefenbaker International Airport lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<2> miles to the east of Cairns.
- Official website: https://skyxe.ca/
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Saskatoon / John G. Diefenbaker International Airport
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Calgary Intl. (YYC/CYYC)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Lloydminster Airport (YLL/CYLL)
- Viking Airport (FAA ID: CEE8)
- Viking Airport lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<2> miles to the northwest of Cairns.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Viking Airport
General Aviation Airports ...
- Provost Airport (FAA ID: CEH6)
- Provost Airport lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> miles to the east of Cairns.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Provost Airport
- Consort Airport (FAA ID: CFG3)
- Consort Airport lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> miles to the south southwest of Cairns.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Consort Airport
- Macklin Airport (FAA ID: CJJ8)
- Macklin Airport lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<2> miles to the east of Cairns.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Macklin Airport
- Wainwright Airport (YWV/CYWV)
- Hardisty Airport (FAA ID: CEA5)
- Hardisty Airport lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<2> miles to the west northwest of Cairns.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Hardisty Airport
- Coronation Airport (YCT/CYCT)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Alberta: https://www.alberta.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Cairns), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cairns) to Point B.If you need the driving distance, we recommend that you use one of the Mapping Services listed on our Map Page for Cairns. Since we usually use Google Maps for our own planning, we've provided the following link: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from CairnsOur distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cairns. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 52.3472, Longitude: -110.5556 |