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Cairns International Airport

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AIRPORT FACTS

Cairns Port Authority owns and operates Cairns International Airport. The airport operates 24 hours per day and handles aircraft movements of around 130,000 per year.

Cairns International Airport is Australia's fifth busiest in terms of international passengers.

Cairns International airport handles both international and domestic passengers.

There's some general information on the topics below:

Arrival and Departure Schedules - (see above left)

Cairns Airport Terminal Services

Parking Information at Cairns Airport

Transport to/from Cairns Airport

AIRPORT TERMINAL SERVICES

Currency Exchange

Currency exchange - For arriving international passengers a currency exchange booth is located within the baggage reclaim area as well as out in the public arrivals hall. For departing international passengers a currency exchange is located in the departure lounge.

Shopping / Dinning

Automatic teller machines, mail box and a range of shopping and dining options are available within the terminal

Public Amenities

Public amenities including toilets, showers, disabled amenities and baby change rooms are also available.

Porterage Service

Porterage service is also available by prior arrangement (one week in advance) and will cost A$1.10 per bag

Terminal Transfers

A five-minute walk along a covered walkway connects the domestic and international terminals., or for a cost of A$2 per person passengers can use the shuttle bus service.

PARKING FEES
Up to 2 hour = A$3.00	2 to 4 hours = A$5.00
4 to 6 hours = A$7.00	6 to 24 hours = A$10.00
Each additional day or part thereof - A$8.00 (Prices current as of June 2004)

PARKING INFORMATION

Short-term and long-term parking is located adjacent to the passenger terminal.

The public car park is run on an automatic system and is no longer manned by staff.

On entry to the car park you are allocated a ticket. This ticket needs to be paid only when you are departing the airport (not on arrival).

When paying your ticket you will need to pay at the pay stations located outside of the international arrivals hall and next to the taxi ranks.

TRANSPORT

Bus services

Most of the hotels in cairns offer a courtesy shuttle service to and from the airport, please check with your accommodation provider to arrange this service.

Australia Coach operates an airport shuttle bus service to hotels and the city centre - fare A$7.00 per person and children under 14 travel free.

Coral Coaches operates a service to Port Douglas - cost is A$25 per adult. Both companies pick up immediately in front of the arrivals area at both terminals and both operate an information desk within the terminal, which if not staffed, have direct-dial telephone.

Taxis

Free taxi telephones are located in the arrival halls and the taxi ranks are immediately outside. The average fare to the city is A$12.00.

NB: All information and rates below were applicable at the time of writing (2004). We suggest you contact the facilities directly to confirm important details and rates.

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