Canberra Airport CBRYSCB

Canberra Airport (CBR) is a compact capital-city airport rather than a major global hub. It is useful for government, business and regional travel, with strong domestic links on Qantas/QantasLink and Virgin Australia plus regional operators such as Link Airways/FlyPelican depending on route. Alliance-wise, Qantas is the main oneworld presence and Canberra is commonly treated as a Qantas focus city, but CBR is not a major oneworld, Star Alliance or SkyTeam hub. International flying is limited compared with Sydney or Melbourne: as of 2026-06-21, services include selected South Pacific/long-haul links such as Fiji Airways to Nadi and Qatar Airways to Doha via Melbourne, with Virgin Australia’s Canberra-Bali service scheduled to start on 2026-06-22. The airport works best as an origin/destination airport or a simple domestic connection point: the single integrated terminal keeps walking distances short, lounges are mostly airline-run, and the city is close enough that a longer layover can realistically include central Canberra.

Timezone: Australia/Canberra

Airport lounges

Lounge access is reference info; commission never ranks.

Official info

Official site

https://www.canberraairport.com.au/

General

+61 2 6275 2222

Lost & found

+61 2 6275 2226

As of 2026-06-20 — confirm with the airport.

Airport facts

ICAO

YSCB

Elevation

1886 ft

Scheduled service

Yes

Runways

2

Longest runway

10771 ft

Terminals

To the city

• Bus Rapid 3 → City interchange · less than 20 min · Runs seven days including public holidays; every 15 minutes during the day on weekdays and every 30 minutes on weekends.

Bus / coach

Transport Canberra Rapid 3 runs between Canberra Airport terminal and City interchange, continuing to Belconnen, Cohen Street and Spence Terminus.

Taxi

Taxi rank is centrally located on the ground floor of the terminal near the baggage carousels in the Arrivals Hall; undercover indoor waiting area.

Rideshare

Rideshare pick-up is at Express Pick-Up Car Park on the ground floor of the GREEN Indoor Car Park, about a 20 metre covered walk from Arrivals Hall; airport lists DiDi, Ola, Shebah and Uber.

Airport services

Cities served

Hotels near the airport