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CTN to CNS: distance & flight time
Cooktown (Cooktown Airport) → Cairns (Cairns International Airport)
107 mi
171 km · 93 nm
45m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
107 miles nonstop takes roughly 45m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- CTN — Cooktown Airport · Cooktown, Australia
- CNS — Cairns International Airport · Cairns, Australia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near CTN
- LZR · Lizard Island Airport56 mi away
- CNS · Cairns International Airport107 mi away
- MRG · Mareeba Airport113 mi away
Near CNS
- MRG · Mareeba Airport26 mi away
- IFL · Innisfail Airport50 mi away
- DKI · Dunk Island Airport77 mi away
- CTN · Cooktown Airport107 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CTN from CNS?
The flight distance from Cooktown (CTN) to Cairns (CNS) is 107 miles (171 km, 93 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CTN to CNS?
A nonstop flight takes about 45m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from CTN to CNS?
Nonstop service on CTN–CNS depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 45m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CTN to CNS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CTN–CNS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CTN to CNS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CTN–CNS tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.