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Cairns International Airport
At present, there are no direct flights from Nelson to Cairns.
However, there are several flights from NSN to CNS with a stopover.
Select a stopover airport from the list below to see which airlines operate flights from NSN to CNS, and to see what flight schedules are available.
Currently, there is only one airline that covers the full route (with 1 stopover) from Nelson NSN to Cairns CNS, which is Air New Zealand.
All other flights from Nelson to Cairns are operated by a combination of multiple carriers, which are listed below:
Star Alliance is the only alliance that covers the full route (with 1 stopover) from Nelson NSN to Cairns CNS.
You can fly the full journey from NSN to CNS in First Class only.
At this moment, it is not possible to cover the full route from Nelson to Cairns (with 1 stopover) with one specific type of aircraft. All flights from Nelson to Cairns are operated by a combination of multiple aircraft types.
The distance between Nelson and Cairns is 2,349 miles (3,780 kilometers).
However, because there are no direct flights between NSN and CNS, the full journey covers a distance of 2,555 miles (4,112 kilometers).
Flights between Nelson and Cairns take 7 hours and 10 minutes.
Please note that these times refer to the actual flight times, excluding the stopover time in between connecting flights, as this depends on your stopover airport as well as your date(s) of travel.
There is 1 airport in Cairns: Cairns International Airport (CNS).
Flights between Nelson and Cairns take 7 hours and 10 minutes.
Note that this excludes the layover time in between connecting flights.
Because there are no direct flights between NSN and CNS, the full journey covers a total distance of 2,555 miles (4,112 kilometers).
Air New Zealand is the only airline flying the full route from Nelson to Cairns.
operate several connecting flights, but only partly.
Star Alliance is currently the only alliance flying from Nelson to Cairns.
You can fly the full route (with 1 stopover) in Economy only.
There is no specific aircraft type that covers the full route (with 1 stopover) from Nelson to Cairns at this moment.
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