List of the busiest airports in Australia
Total monthly arrivals to Australia since 1976
This is a list of the busiest airports in Australia by passenger traffic and aircraft movements.
Top 11 by passenger traffic 1985–2011
This is a list of the busiest airports in Australia by passenger traffic compiled by the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics. All passenger numbers are listed in thousands.[1]
Rank | Airport | Location | IATA | 1985–86 | 1990–91 | 1995–96 | 2000–01 | 2005–06 | 2007–08 | 2009–10 | 2010-11 |
1 | Sydney Airport | Sydney, New South Wales | SYD | 9,497 | 12,361 | 19,878 | 25,814 | 28,996 | 32,701 | 34,458 | 36,624 |
2 | Melbourne Airport | Melbourne, Victoria | MEL | 6,476 | 8,346 | 12,972 | 16,881 | 21,041 | 23,943 | 25,918 | 27,607 |
3 | Brisbane Airport | Brisbane, Queensland | BNE | 3,457 | 5,246 | 9,236 | 12,467 | 16,016 | 18,298 | 18,889 | 20,278 |
4 | Perth Airport | Perth, Western Australia | PER | 1,939 | 2,508 | 4,145 | 5,162 | 7,005 | 8,952 | 9,992 | 11,328 |
5 | Adelaide Airport | Adelaide, South Australia | ADL | 2,082 | 2,461 | 3,743 | 4,443 | 5,767 | 6,619 | 7,016 | 7,021 |
6 | Gold Coast Airport | Gold Coast, Queensland | OOL | 587 | 1,288 | 2,595 | 2,891 | 3,518 | 4,323 | 5,186 | 5,261 |
7 | Cairns Airport | Cairns, Queensland | CNS | 778 | 1,090 | 1,993 | 1,888 | 3,731 | 3,777 | 3,550 | 3,848 |
8 | Canberra International Airport | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | CBR | 1,008 | 1,124 | 1,750 | 2,107 | 2,550 | 2,853 | 3,258 | 3,206 |
9 | Hobart International Airport | Hobart, Tasmania | HBA | 506 | 590 | 850 | 974 | 1,606 | 1,758 | 1,856 | 1,903 |
10 | Darwin International Airport | Darwin, Northern Territory | DRW | 407 | 496 | 932 | 1,078 | 1,219 | 1,562 | 1,569 | 1,743 |
11 | Townsville Airport | Townsville, Queensland | TSV | 1030 | 542 | 662 | 811 | 1,161 | 1,366 | 1,518 | 1,630 |
Top 12 by aircraft movements in 2009-2011 calendar years
This is a list of the busiest airports in Australia by aircraft movements compiled by Airservices Australia.[2]
Rank | Airport | Location | IATA |
2011 |
2010 |
2009 |
1 | Sydney Airport | Sydney, New South Wales | SYD | 310,918 | 304,938 | 287,480 |
2 | Moorabbin Airport | Melbourne, Victoria | MBW | 274,082 | 252,218 | 310,550 |
3 | Jandakot Airport | Perth, Western Australia | JAD | 265,802 | 295,516 | 358,750 |
4 | Bankstown Airport | Sydney, New South Wales | BWU | 243,126 | 275,978 | 347,266 |
5 | Parafield Airport | Adelaide, South Australia | PAL | 206,952 | 228,290 | 243,522 |
6 | Melbourne Airport | Melbourne, Victoria | MEL | 206,284 | 205,202 | 191,864 |
7 | Brisbane Airport | Brisbane, Queensland | BNE | 198,996 | 187,956 | 179,242 |
8 | Perth Airport | Perth, Western Australia | PER | 136,504 | 124,640 | 118,704 |
9 | Archerfield Airport | Brisbane, Queensland | --- | 119,312 | 118,354 | 132,094 |
10 | Camden Airport | Sydney, New South Wales | CDU | 104,510 | 84,132 | 36,766 |
11 | Adelaide Airport | Adelaide, South Australia | ADL | 101,478 | 101,560 | 99,950 |
12 | Gold Coast Airport | Gold Coast, Queensland | OOL | 91,204 | 107,030 | 133,290 |
Airports by passenger traffic in 2009–2010
This list is compiled from the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics.[3] Note: data not available for Avalon Airport.
Rank | Airport | Location | State/Territory |
Passengers (total) | Regional | Domestic | International |
1 | Sydney Airport | Sydney | New South Wales |
34,462,117 | 1,956,305 | 21,394,601 | 11,111,211 |
2 | Melbourne Airport | Melbourne | Victoria |
25,917,963 | 617,961 | 19,828,176 | 5,471,826 |
3 | Brisbane Airport | Brisbane | Queensland |
18,897,115 | 1,063,473 | 13,670,871 | 4,162,771 |
4 | Perth Airport | Perth | Western Australia |
9,992,583 | 404,371 | 6,606,335 | 2,981,877 |
5 | Adelaide Airport | Adelaide | South Australia |
7,015,509 | 498,937 | 5,993,091 | 523,481 |
6 | Gold Coast Airport | Gold Coast | Queensland |
5,186,145 | 1,788 | 4,454,423 | 729,934 |
7 | Cairns Airport | Cairns | Queensland |
3,549,828 | 327,104 | 2,795,344 | 427,380 |
8 | Canberra Airport | Canberra | Australian Capital Territory |
3,258,396 | 493,945 | 2,764,451 | 0 |
9 | Hobart Airport | Hobart | Tasmania |
1,855,849 | 1,726 | 1,854,123 | 0 |
10 | Darwin International Airport | Darwin | Northern Territory |
1,569,007 | 169,974 | 1,191,208 | 207,825 |
11 | Townsville Airport | Townsville | Queensland |
1,518,369 | 237,002 | 1,281,367 | 0 |
12 | Launceston Airport | Launceston | Tasmania |
1,131,326 | 95,984 | 1,035,342 | 0 |
13 | Williamtown Airport | Newcastle | New South Wales |
1,127,392 | 106,957 | 1,020,435 | 0 |
14 | Mackay Airport | Mackay | Queensland |
917,238 | 196,292 | 720,946 | 0 |
15 | Sunshine Coast Airport | Sunshine Coast | Queensland |
812,406 | 0 | 812,406 | 0 |
16 | Rockhampton Airport | Rockhampton | Queensland |
757,404 | 246,969 | 510,435 | 0 |
17 | Alice Springs Airport | Alice Springs | Northern Territory |
681,295 | 40 | 681,255 | 0 |
18 | Karratha Airport | Karratha | Western Australia |
587,211 | 11,755 | 575,456 | 0 |
19 | Hamilton Island Airport | Hamilton Island | Queensland |
478,363 | 21,845 | 456,518 | 0 |
20 | Broome Airport | Broome | Western Australia |
401,359 | 75,795 | 325,564 | 0 |
21 | Coffs Harbour Airport | Coffs Harbour | New South Wales |
323,687 | 189,976 | 133,711 | 0 |
22 | Port Hedland Airport | Port Hedland | Western Australia |
296,810 | 1,658 | 295,152 | 0 |
23 | Albury Airport | Albury | New South Wales |
285,353 | 200,729 | 84,624 | 0 |
24 | Ayers Rock Airport | Ayers Rock | Northern Territory |
277,156 | 0 | 277,156 | 0 |
25 | Ballina Airport | Ballina | New South Wales |
274,384 | 40,613 | 233,771 | 0 |
26 | Kalgoorlie Airport | Kalgoorlie | Western Australia |
230,210 | 13,856 | 216,354 | 0 |
27 | Proserpine Airport | Proserpine | Queensland |
213,619 | 0 | 213,619 | 0 |
28 | Port Macquarie Airport | Port Macquarie | New South Wales |
212,609 | 131,441 | 81,168 | 0 |
29 | Wagga Wagga Airport | Wagga Wagga | New South Wales |
208,866 | 208,866 | 0 | 0 |
30 | Mildura Airport | Mildura | Victoria |
200,393 | 154,857 | 45,536 | 0 |
31 | Newman Airport | Newman | Western Australia |
184,667 | 0 | 184,667 | 0 |
32 | Gladstone Airport | Gladstone | Queensland |
177,544 | 177,544 | 0 | 0 |
33 | Mount Isa Airport | Mount Isa | Queensland |
173,813 | 58,543 | 115,270 | 0 |
34 | Dubbo Airport | Dubbo | New South Wales |
171,339 | 171,339 | 0 | 0 |
35 | Port Lincoln Airport | Port Lincoln | South Australia |
168,147 | 168,147 | 0 | 0 |
36 | Paraburdoo Airport | Paraburdoo | Western Australia |
145,076 | 350 | 144,726 | 0 |
37 | Hervey Bay Airport | Hervey Bay | Queensland |
143,099 | 71,656 | 71,443 | 0 |
38 | Tamworth Airport | Tamworth | New South Wales |
134,972 | 134,704 | 268 | 0 |
39 | Devonport Airport | Devonport | Tasmania |
124,716 | 124,716 | 0 | 0 |
40 | Emerald Airport | Emerald | Queensland |
124,063 | 124,063 | 0 | 0 |
41 | Bundaberg Airport | Bundaberg | Queensland |
115,889 | 115,889 | 0 | 0 |
42 | Gove Airport | Gove | Northern Territory |
104,085 | 14,576 | 89,509 | 0 |
43 | Armidale Airport | Armidale | New South Wales |
99,578 | 99,578 | 0 | 0 |
44 | Geraldton Airport | Geraldton | Western Australia |
99,364 | 99,364 | 0 | 0 |
45 | Mount Gambier Airport | Mount Gambier | South Australia |
97,085 | 97,085 | 0 | 0 |
46 | Kununurra Airport | Kununurra | Western Australia |
81,933 | 81,933 | 0 | 0 |
47 | Burnie Airport | Burnie | Tasmania |
79,340 | 79,340 | 0 | 0 |
48 | Griffith Airport | Griffith | New South Wales |
64,410 | 64,410 | 0 | 0 |
49 | Whyalla Airport | Whyalla | South Australia |
62,401 | 62,401 | 0 | 0 |
50 | Norfolk Island Airport | Norfolk Island | |
61,594 | 51,493 | 0 | 10,101 |
51 | Broken Hill Airport | Broken Hill | New South Wales |
60,469 | 60,469 | 0 | 0 |
52 | Olympic Dam Airport | Olympic Dam | South Australia |
60,168 | 60,168 | 0 | 0 |
53 | Horn Island Airport | Horn Island | Queensland |
59,815 | 59,815 | 0 | 0 |
54 | Lismore Airport | Lismore | New South Wales |
54,928 | 54,928 | 0 | 0 |
55 | Kingscote Airport | Kingscote | South Australia |
54,480 | 54,480 | 0 | 0 |
56 | Weipa Airport | Weipa | Queensland |
54,196 | 54,196 | 0 | 0 |
57 | Orange Airport | Orange | New South Wales |
53,379 | 53,379 | 0 | 0 |
58 | Albany Airport | Albany | Western Australia |
52,535 | 52,535 | 0 | 0 |
59 | Merimbula Airport | Merimbula | New South Wales |
52,210 | 52,210 | 0 | 0 |
60 | Roma Airport | Roma | Queensland |
47,413 | 47,413 | 0 | 0 |
61 | Learmonth Airport | Exmouth | Western Australia |
45,667 | 45,667 | 0 | 0 |
62 | Esperance Airport | Esperance | Western Australia |
44,001 | 44,001 | 0 | 0 |
63 | Groote Eylandt Airport | Groote Eylandt | Northern Territory |
35,356 | 35,356 | 0 | 0 |
64 | Lord Howe Island Airport | Lord Howe Island | New South Wales |
33,385 | 33,385 | 0 | 0 |
65 | King Island Airport | King Island | Tasmania |
31,642 | 31,642 | 0 | 0 |
66 | Longreach Airport | Longreach | Queensland |
29,586 | 29,586 | 0 | 0 |
67 | Parkes Airport | Parkes | New South Wales |
29,322 | 29,322 | 0 | 0 |
68 | Moree Airport | Moree | New South Wales |
26,978 | 26,978 | 0 | 0 |
69 | Bathurst Island Airport | Bathurst Island | Northern Territory |
26,917 | 26,917 | 0 | 0 |
70 | Carnarvon Airport | Carnarvon | Western Australia |
25,241 | 25,241 | 0 | 0 |
71 | Derby-Curtin Airport | Derby | Western Australia |
24,683 | 24,683 | 0 | 0 |
72 | Ceduna Airport | Ceduna | South Australia |
24,517 | 24,517 | 0 | 0 |
73 | Bathurst Airport | Bathurst | New South Wales |
24,317 | 24,317 | 0 | 0 |
74 | Essendon Airport | Essendon | Victoria |
20,504 | 20,504 | 0 | 0 |
75 | Moruya Airport | Moruya | New South Wales |
20,003 | 20,003 | 0 | 0 |
76 | Flinders Island Airport | Flinders Island | Tasmania |
19,726 | 19,726 | 0 | 0 |
77 | Palm Island Airport | Palm Island | Queensland |
19,469 | 19,469 | 0 | 0 |
78 | Taree Airport | Taree | New South Wales |
19,236 | 19,236 | 0 | 0 |
79 | Grafton Airport | Grafton | New South Wales |
18,977 | 18,977 | 0 | 0 |
80 | Biloela (Thangool) Airport | Biloela / Thangool | Queensland |
17,270 | 17,270 | 0 | 0 |
81 | Leonora Airport | Leonora | Western Australia |
16,832 | 16,832 | 0 | 0 |
82 | Moranbah Airport | Moranbah | Queensland |
14,838 | 14,838 | 0 | 0 |
83 | Bamaga Airport | Bamaga | Queensland |
14,675 | 14,675 | 0 | 0 |
84 | Christmas Island Airport | Christmas Island | |
14,287 | 9,022 | 5,265 | 0 |
85 | Charleville Airport | Charleville | Queensland |
13,657 | 13,657 | 0 | 0 |
86 | Portland Airport | Portland | Victoria |
13,455 | 13,455 | 0 | 0 |
87 | Maningrida Airport | Maningrida | Northern Territory |
12,803 | 12,803 | 0 | 0 |
88 | Narrandera Airport | Narrandera | New South Wales |
12,709 | 12,709 | 0 | 0 |
89 | Narrabri Airport | Narrabri | New South Wales |
12,459 | 12,459 | 0 | 0 |
90 | Mount Cavenagh Airport | Mount Cavenagh | Northern Territory |
12,409 | 12,409 | 0 | 0 |
91 | Cloncurry Airport | Cloncurry | Queensland |
11,258 | 11,258 | 0 | 0 |
92 | Cooktown Airport | Cooktown | Queensland |
10,855 | 10,855 | 0 | 0 |
93 | Port Augusta Airport | Port Augusta | South Australia |
10,107 | 10,107 | 0 | 0 |
94 | Iron Range Airport | Iron Range | Queensland |
9,741 | 9,741 | 0 | 0 |
95 | Aurukun Airport | Aurukun | Queensland |
9,709 | 9,709 | 0 | 0 |
96 | Moorabbin Airport | Moorabbin | Victoria |
9,630 | 9,630 | 0 | 0 |
97 | Coober Pedy Airport | Coober Pedy | South Australia |
9,330 | 9,330 | 0 | 0 |
98 | Cocos Island Airport | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | |
9,129 | 5,507 | 3,622 | 0 |
99 | Edward River Airport | Pormpuraaw (Edward River) | Queensland |
8,527 | 8,527 | 0 | 0 |
100 | Kowanyama Airport | Kowanyama | Queensland |
8,416 | 8,416 | 0 | 0 |
101 | Elcho Island Airport | Elcho Island | Northern Territory |
8,084 | 8,084 | 0 | 0 |
102 | Mudgee Airport | Mudgee | New South Wales |
7,011 | 7,011 | 0 | 0 |
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