UPDATE:

4pm 18/12/2023: The team at Cairns Airport, with support from a number of external businesses, have worked throughout today to pump water out, clear and inspect the runway, along with its lighting and infrastructure. We are happy to report the runway is now clear and the runway lighting is operational, so the aerodrome will be serviceable for aircraft movements from Tuesday.

We held a briefing with our airline partners and other key stakeholders a short time ago, and provided a detailed update. Airlines will now assess their own flight operations and procedures to determine when they can recommence services at Cairns Airport. Please contact your airline directly for information about specific flights, particularly if you have a service booked tomorrow (Tuesday).

We wish to again reiterate that our domestic and international terminals, including the car parks, have not been adversely impacted by the flooding. A further update will be published at approximately 7.30pm tonight.