Cairns is a Queensland city of Australia in the far north of this sunshine state of Queensland. The town was named after William Wellington Cairns (then the Governor of Queensland) established to service the miners heading for Hodgkinson River goldfield, but the town became less popular as the new and easier route to the mine was discovered from Port Douglas. Today Cairns is one of the large city on the northern Queensland with the population of about 150,000 tourism as the major and largest income producer of the region followed closely by sugarcane industry.
Cairns is located about 1,700km north of Brisbane, Queensland and about 2,500km north of Sydney, NSW. The city is popular with foreign tourists due to its tropical climate and close to many attractions.  The city is located close to many natural surroundings and has used it to its tourism advantage.
Cairns also has international airport connecting international flights to northern Queensland, it is one of the busiest airport in the northern Queensland serving both international and domestic flights.

Cairns International Airport, Cairns, Queensland

Cairns, Northern Queensland

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