# Coen Airport (CUQ)

> Coen, AU · IATA: CUQ · ICAO: YCOE · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `CUQ` |
| ICAO | `YCOE` |
| City | Coen |
| Country | AU |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 162 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | -13.76113, 143.11331 |

## Description

Coen Airport (CUQ/YCOE) sits deep in Queensland's Cape York Peninsula and, unlike most bush strips, holds scheduled status: Skytrans serves it Monday to Friday from Cairns within the Regular Public Transport network, including a 36-seat Dash 8 that carries mail, food, medical supplies and critical spares alongside passengers. There is nonetheless no dedicated cargo terminal, no customs post and no confirmed dangerous-goods or cold-chain handling; freight moves as small belly consignments. During the wet season, when the unsealed sections of the Peninsula Developmental Road become impassable, the air link is for weeks the only reliable supply route into the community. Commercial shipments are consolidated at Cairns (CNS) and flown north from there, while larger volumes travel by sea via Weipa on the west coast of the peninsula. For forwarders CUQ is a delivery point at the end of the chain rather than a transhipment facility.

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*Freight Academy — Airport Profile: [https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/coen-airport-cuq](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/coen-airport-cuq)*

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*LLM-Summary (JSON): https://www.freight-academy.com/api/v1/airports/coen-airport-cuq/llm-summary*