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Aircraft movements: Cairns (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly

Latest updates. In Australia, at Cairns airport, the number of aircraft movements stood at 3,620 in May 2026, compared to 3,918 in the previous month. This constitutes a reduction of 7.61 percent.

Sample. This monthly series has 209 observations overall. The period covered by the series is from January 2009 to May 2026.

History. Here’s a quick look at a few simple statistics calculated on the entire sample: aircraft movements had an average value of 3,529; they registered a minimum of 494 in April 2020; they attained a maximum of 4,455 in July 2017.

Latest values

Date Value - Units
2026-03-31 3,657.00
2026-04-30 3,918.00
2026-05-31 3,620.00

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Series Metadata

Field Value
Description Aircraft movements: Cairns
Country Australia
Economic concept Flow
Data type Quantity
Seasonally adjusted No
Deflation method Not applicable
Rescaling None
Measure type Level
Frequency Monthly
Unit Units
Source Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Research Economics
Source type Government agency
Data licence Commonwealth of Australia permission
Other information Scheduled regular public transport (RPT) services; inbound plus outbound movements
FSR temporal aggregation code SM1

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Passenger movements

Series Name Observations Start Date End Date
Passenger movements: All Australian airports (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Passenger movements: Adelaide (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Passenger movements: Ballina (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Passenger movements: Brisbane (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Passenger movements: Cairns (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Passenger movements: Canberra (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Passenger movements: Darwin (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Passenger movements: Gold Coast (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Passenger movements: Hamilton Island (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Passenger movements: Hobart (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Passenger movements: Karratha (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Passenger movements: Launceston (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Passenger movements: Mackay (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Passenger movements: Melbourne (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Passenger movements: Newcastle (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Passenger movements: Perth (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Passenger movements: Proserpine (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Passenger movements: Rockhampton (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Passenger movements: Sunshine Coast (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Passenger movements: Sydney (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Passenger movements: Townsville (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31

Aircraft movements

Series Name Observations Start Date End Date
Aircraft movements: All Australian airports (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Aircraft movements: Adelaide (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Aircraft movements: Ballina (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Aircraft movements: Brisbane (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Aircraft movements: Cairns (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Aircraft movements: Canberra (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Aircraft movements: Darwin (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Aircraft movements: Gold Coast (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Aircraft movements: Hamilton Island (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Aircraft movements: Hobart (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Aircraft movements: Karratha (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Aircraft movements: Launceston (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Aircraft movements: Mackay (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Aircraft movements: Melbourne (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Aircraft movements: Newcastle (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Aircraft movements: Perth (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Aircraft movements: Proserpine (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Aircraft movements: Rockhampton (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Aircraft movements: Sunshine Coast (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Aircraft movements: Sydney (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Aircraft movements: Townsville (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31