Airports / Cairns International Airport
Cairns International Airport(YBCS)
Cairns, Australia
Last updated: Mar 24, 2026
Activity Summary
Airport Patterns
Concentrated traffic — YBCS → YBBN accounts for 47% of all departures
Charter/owner classification not available for this airport's flights
Spikes
Significant deviations from this airport's baseline in the selected period.
CO₂ Above Baseline
104t
Signals Detected
5
Highest Severity
High
Elevated activity May 31, 2025 – Jun 6, 2025 — 5 flights in 7 days vs baseline of 2
5 flights recorded in a 7-day window, exceeding the airport baseline of 2 flights per week by 103%.
12.8t CO₂
Elevated activity Jun 12, 2025 – Jun 18, 2025 — 5 flights in 7 days vs baseline of 2
5 flights recorded in a 7-day window, exceeding the airport baseline of 2 flights per week by 103%.
16.6t CO₂
Elevated activity Jul 31, 2025 – Aug 6, 2025 — 5 flights in 7 days vs baseline of 2
5 flights recorded in a 7-day window, exceeding the airport baseline of 2 flights per week by 103%.
15.4t CO₂
Single high-emission departure N444WT → YBCS on Dec 2, 2025 — 58.7t CO₂, 94% of day's total
Aircraft N444WT departing to YBCS produced 58.7t CO₂, representing 94% of all airport emissions on Dec 2, 2025.
58.7t CO₂
14-day gap in recorded activity ending Jul 11, 2025
Airport had 14 consecutive days with zero recorded flights before activity resumed on Jul 11, 2025.
1.0t CO₂
Route Map
YBCS to YBBN · 864 miles
Total Flights
8
Avg CO₂/Flight
5.0t
Total Emissions
39.7t CO₂
YBCS to RJAA · 3,655 miles
Total Flights
1
Avg CO₂/Flight
20.7t
Total Emissions
20.7t CO₂
YBCS to RPML · 2,268 miles
Total Flights
1
Avg CO₂/Flight
10.4t
Total Emissions
10.4t CO₂
YBCS to YBTL · 176 miles
Total Flights
5
Avg CO₂/Flight
1.0t
Total Emissions
5.2t CO₂
YBCS to YBSU · 820 miles
Total Flights
1
Avg CO₂/Flight
3.4t
Total Emissions
3.4t CO₂
YBCS to YBMK · 371 miles
Total Flights
1
Avg CO₂/Flight
1.0t
Total Emissions
1.0t CO₂
Recent Flights
10 total flights recordedShowing most recent flights — not filtered by viewing period