Cairns International Airport
YBCSVFRLarge AirportElev. 3 m2026-07-08 21:00 UTC
Flight Cat
VFR
Temp
20°C
Wind
10kt
Visibility
> 10km
Ceiling
4,500ft
QNH
1017hPa
Raw METAR
METAR YBCS 082100Z AUTO 18010KT 9999 // FEW031 BKN045 OVC054 20/17 Q1017
Decoded
- Wind
- From 180° (S) at 10 kt
- Visibility
- > 10 km
- Sky
- Few (1–2 oktas) at 3,100 ft (945 m) · Broken (5–7 oktas) at 4,500 ft (1,372 m) · Overcast (8 oktas) at 5,400 ft (1,646 m)
- Temp / DP
- 20°C (68°F) · Dew point 17°C (63°F)
- QNH
- 1017 hPa · 30.03 inHg
TAF
Valid 8 Jul 20:00 UTC – 9 Jul 18:00 UTCRaw TAF
TAF AMD YBCS 082011Z 0820/0918 17012KT 9999 -SHRA SCT025 FM090000 14014KT 9999 NSW SCT025 FM090900 17009KT 9999 SCT025 INTER 0820/0901 5000 SHRA SCT007 BKN015
VFRMVFRIFRLIFRTEMPO / INTER
20:0002:0008:0014:00NOW
Wed 8 Jul
BASE20:00 – 00:00 UTC
170° / 12 kt+10 kmLight Showers RainSCT 2,500ft
VFRThu 9 Jul
FM00:00 – 09:00 UTC
140° / 14 kt+10 kmSCT 2,500ft
VFRFM09:00 – 18:00 UTC
170° / 9 kt+10 kmSCT 2,500ft
VFRWed 8 Jul
TEMPO20:00 – 01:00 UTC
5 kmShowers RainSCT 700ft · BKN 1,500ft
MVFRForecast via NOAA Aviation Weather Center
Runways
Arrow tail (crossbar) = wind FROM · head = toward aircraft · center = direction & speed
| Runway | Heading | Length | Surface | Wind Offset | Headwind | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 ★ best | 156° | 3,197 m | Asphalt | 24° | ↑ 9 kt | 4 kt R |
| 33 | 336° | 3,197 m | Asphalt | 156° | ↓ 9 kt | 4 kt L |
Runway data via OurAirports.com · ft converted to metres · Wind offset: 0° = headwind, 90° = crosswind, 180° = tailwind
Sunrise & Sunset
—Sunrise20:45 UTC
Sunset07:58 UTC
Daylight:11h 12m
00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00
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