Cairns to Horn Island Flights
A variety of 5 airline companies have direct flights to Horn Island to Cairns, Skytrans, Flexflight, Qantas, RFDS Australia and QantasLink. When flying from Cairns to Horn Island you will cover 798 Km (496 Miles) with the flight time at approximately 1 Hour 45 Minutes. The airport code for Cairns is CNS and for Horn Island it is HID.
The price of the flight is dependent on the time of the day you fly (if there is a choice) and the day of the week with weekends being normally a higher price. With the advent of cheap no frills flights it may be worth booking in advance if possible to get the best deal to Horn Island Australia, perhaps late evening or midweek. It is always advisable to book as early as possible. With most airliners prices will go up the closer you get to the departure date.
Below you will see all the airlines that fly from Cairns (CNS) to Horn Island (HID) and the number of flights they operate each day.
Airliner | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa | Su | First Flight | Last Flight |
QantasLink | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 08:40 | 15:05 |
RFDS Australia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 07:20 | 08:00 |
Qantas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:20 | 15:05 |
Skytrans | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:45 | 08:45 |
Flexflight | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:45 | 08:45 |
The most direct flights offered from Cairns to Horn Island Australia are by QantasLink with around 2 flights a week. These operate from 08:40 with the latest flight being at 15:05. The most popular flight no is QF2488, QF2490 and QF2496.
Please visit www.qantas.com/ for more information regarding booking a flight with QantasLink.
Please see below the times of flights from QantasLink. These times and frequency may vary at different times of the year please visit the website for more information.
Day | Flight Times |
Monday | 08:40, 13:20 and 15:05 |
Tuesday | 08:40 and 13:20 |
Wednesday | 08:40 and 13:20 |
Thursday | 08:40, 13:20 and 15:05 |
Friday | 08:40, 13:20 and 15:05 |
Saturday | 08:40 and 13:20 |
Sunday | 08:40 |
You may also have a choice of an alternative airport when it comes to flying from Cairns and arriving at Horn Island. You can find details of this below.
Route | Stops | Distance | Flying Time |
Cairns to Bamaga | 0 | 749 km (465 miles) | 1 Hour 42 Minutes |
Before departing Cairns please check that you are holding a valid passport.
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