North Queensland Airports Investment Overview
Cairns Airport Passenger Numbers
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Overall passenger numbers declined 4.0% in 2009 to 3.7 million due to a decline in
international passengers, particularly from Japan
Overall CAGR between 2003 and 2009 of 3.0%, driven by strong growth in domestic
passengers offsetting a decline in international passengers
It has been estimated that 40% of passengers who travel on the Cairns Airport domestic
network are international passengers who, due to the limited direct international services
into Cairns Airport, transit or stopover at other Australian capital city airports.
3.5
m
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
A
2003
2004
Source: Cairns Port Authority
Auckland
Airport
Domestic
International
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2003-09 CAGR
%
Domestic
6.0%
International
(5.4%)
Total
3.1%
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