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 10 airports by passenger movements 1985–86-2014–15

This is a list of the busiest airports in Australia by passenger movements (both inbound and outbound) compiled by the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics. All passenger numbers are listed in thousands.[1]

RankAirportLocationIATA1985–861990–911995–962000–012005–062010–112012-132014-15
1Sydney Airport Sydney, New South WalesSYD9,49812,36119,87825,81428,99635,95837,60339,021
2Melbourne Airport Melbourne, VictoriaMEL6,4768,34612,97216,88121,04127,96329,49231,936
3Brisbane Airport Brisbane, QueenslandBNE3,4575,2469,23612,46716,01619,97521,14521,918
4Perth Airport Perth, Western AustraliaPER1,9392,5084,1455,1627,00510,89012,83212,723
5Adelaide Airport Adelaide, South AustraliaADL2,0822,4613,7434,4435,7677,2797,1717,670
6Gold Coast Airport Gold Coast, QueenslandOOL7781,0901,9931,8883,5155,4865,8055,867
7Cairns Airport Cairns, QueenslandCNS5781,2882,5952,8913,7313,8594,1584,391
8Canberra Airport Canberra, Australian Capital TerritoryCBR1,0081,1241,7502,1072,5503,2413,0142,804
9Hobart International Airport Hobart, TasmaniaHBA5065908509741,6061,9032,0272,186
10Darwin International Airport Darwin, Northern TerritoryDRW4074969321,0781,2191,6801,9032,057

Top 10 airports by aircraft movements in 2000-2015 calendar years

This is a list of the busiest airports in Australia by aircraft movements compiled by Airservices Australia.[2] This list includes regular public transport operations and private operations.

Rank Airport Location IATA 2000 2005 2010 2015
1 Sydney Airport Sydney, New South Wales SYD 308,342 281,738 304,938 336,958
2 Moorabbin Airport Melbourne, Victoria MBW 256,644 264,734 252,218 242,542
3 Parafield Airport Adelaide, South Australia PAL 158,268 177,432 228,290 235,384
4 Melbourne Airport Melbourne, Victoria MEL 174,462 180,278 205,202 235,314
5 Jandakot Airport Perth, Western Australia JAD 265,700 372,300 295,516 222,874
6 Bankstown Airport Sydney, New South Wales BWU 298,798 275,846 275,978 220,166
7 Brisbane Airport Brisbane, Queensland BNE 169,198 164,538 187,956 220,154
8 Perth Airport Perth, Western Australia PER 103,198 101,648 124,640 138,728
9 Archerfield Airport Brisbane, Queensland --- 182,682 141,466 118,354 133,872
10 Adelaide Airport Adelaide, South Australia ADL 112,554 106,840 101,560 106,630

Top 50 airports by revenue passenger traffic in 2014–15

This list shows revenue passenger traffic by airport. It is compiled from the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics.[3] Note: data not available for Avalon Airport; regular public transport operations only.

Rank Airport Location State/Territory Domestic Revenue Passengers International Revenue Passengers Total Revenue Passengers
1 Sydney Airport Sydney New South Wales 25,513,156 13,508,201 39,021,357
2 Melbourne Airport Melbourne Victoria 23,524,659 8,410,941 31,935,600
3 Brisbane Airport Brisbane Queensland 16,775,021 5,143,336 21,918,357
4 Perth Airport Perth Western Australia 8,535,765 4,187,270 12,723,035
5 Adelaide Airport Adelaide South Australia 6,736,724 933,477 7,670,201
6 Gold Coast Airport Gold Coast Queensland 4,988,337 878,957 5,867,294
7 Cairns Airport Cairns Queensland 3,902,635 488,379 4,391,014
8 Canberra Airport Canberra Australian Capital Territory 2,803,989 0 2,803,989
9 Hobart Airport Hobart Tasmania 2,186,358 0 2,186,358
10 Darwin International Airport Darwin Northern Territory 1,765,089 292,218 2,057,307
11 Townsville Airport Townsville Queensland 1,497,946 0 1,497,946
12 Launceston Airport Launceston Tasmania 1,272,198 0 1,272,198
13 Williamtown Airport Newcastle New South Wales 1,142,997 0 1,142,997
14 Mackay Airport Mackay Queensland 928,354 0 928,354
15 Sunshine Coast Airport Sunshine Coast Queensland 837,678 10,228 847,906
16 Karratha Airport Karratha Western Australia 659,913 0 659,913
17 Rockhampton Airport Rockhampton Queensland 634,913 0 934,913
18 Alice Springs Airport Alice Springs Northern Territory 582,775 0 582,755
19 Hamilton Island Airport Hamilton Island Queensland 493,860 0 493,860
20 Port Hedland Airport Port Hedland Western Australia 469,118 1,623 470,741
21 Gladstone Airport Gladstone Queensland 443,730 0 443,730
22 Ballina Airport Ballina New South Wales 437,026 0 437,026
23 Broome Airport Broome Western Australia 383,952 0 383,952
24 Coffs Harbour Airport Coffs Harbour New South Wales 354,212 0 354,212
25 Newman Airport Newman Western Australia 348,885 0 348,885
26 Ayers Rock Airport Ayers Rock Northern Territory 307,068 0 307,068
27 Proserpine Airport Proserpine Queensland 280,848 0 280,848
28 Albury Airport Albury New South Wales 244,611 0 244,611
29 Emerald Airport Emerald Queensland 230,274 0 230,274
30 Kalgoorlie Airport Kalgoorlie Western Australia 227,946 0 227,946
31 Port Macquarie Airport Port Macquarie New South Wales 225,198 0 225,198
32 Mildura Airport Mildura Victoria 212,789 0 212,789
33 Wagga Wagga Airport Wagga Wagga New South Wales 209,671 0 209,671
34 Mount Isa Airport Mount Isa Queensland 208,395 0 208,395
35 Roma Airport Roma Queensland 198,099 0 198,099
36 Port Lincoln Airport Port Lincoln South Australia 190,853 0 190,853
37 Dubbo Airport Dubbo New South Wales 188,736 0 188,736
38 Paraburdoo Airport Paraburdoo Western Australia 176,100 0 176,100
39 Hervey Bay Airport Hervey Bay Queensland 162,688 0 162,688
40 Bundaberg Airport Bundaberg Queensland 156,231 0 156,231
41 Moranbah Airport Moranbah Queensland 156,192 0 156,192
42 Tamworth Airport Tamworth New South Wales 153,838 0 153,838
43 Devonport Airport Devonport Tasmania 143,597 0 143,597
44 Armidale Airport Armidale New South Wales 124,173 0 124,173
45 Geraldton Airport Geraldton Western Australia 119,467 0 119,467
46 Horn Island Airport Horn Island Queensland 88,197 0 88,197
47 Learmonth Airport Exmouth Western Australia 82,720 0 82,720
48 Kununurra Airport Kununurra Western Australia 77,415 0 77,415
49 Mount Gambier Airport Mount Gambier South Australia 76,950 0 76,950
50 Olympic Dam Airport Olympic Dam South Australia 74,346 0 74,346

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Airport Traffic Data - March 2016" (XLS). Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics. 2016. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Movements at Australian airports". Airservices Australia. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Airport Traffic Data 1985-86 to 2014-15". Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE). March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
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