Cairns Airport
Cairns Airport is an international airport in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Formerly operated by the Cairns Port Authority, the airport was sold by the Queensland Government in December 2008 to a private consortium. It is the seventh busiest airport in Australia. The airport is located north northwest of Cairns or north of the Cairns central business district, in the suburb of Aeroglen. The airport lies between Mount Whitfield to the west and Trinity Bay to the east.
Cairns Region
Prior to the 2008 amalgamation, the new Cairns Region consisted the entire area of three previous local government areas:The City, which for most of its existence covered only the central business district and inner suburbs of Cairns, had its beginning in the Borough of Cairns which was proclaimed on 28 May 1885 under the "Local Government Act 1878". With the passage of the "Local Authorities Act 1902", it became a Town on 31 March 1903 and was proclaimed a City on 12 October 1923.