List of the busiest airports in Australia
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This is a list of the busiest airports in Australia by passenger traffic, passenger movements and aircraft movements.
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Passenger traffic per civil year for ten busiest australian airports.
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Top 50 airports by revenue passenger traffic
[edit]This is a list of the revenue passenger traffic by airport from 2014 to 2015, compiled by the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics.[1]
| Rank (2014-15) | 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 | 14,176,390 |
| 5 | Adelaide Airport | Adelaide | South Australia | 6,736,724 | 933,477 | 8,066,632 |
| 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 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 | Newcastle 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 | 634,913 |
| 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 Byron Gateway 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 |
Note: data not available for Avalon Airport; regular public transport operations only.
Top 10 airports by passenger movements
[edit]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.[2]
| Rank | Airport | Location | IATA | 1985–86 | 1990–91 | 1995–96 | 2000–01 | 2005–06 | 2010–11 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney Airport | Sydney, New South Wales | SYD | 9,498,000 | 12,361,000 | 19,878,000 | 25,814,000 | 28,996,000 | 35,958,000 | 41,105,000 | 42,614,000 | 44,035,000 | 44,376,000 | 32,195,000 | 7,804,000 | 13,670,000 |
| 2 | Melbourne Airport | Melbourne, Victoria | MEL | 6,476,000 | 8,346,000 | 12,972,000 | 16,881,000 | 21,041,000 | 27,963,000 | 33,705,000 | 34,878,000 | 36,319,000 | 37,057,000 | 27,003,000 | 6,106,000 | 12,817,000 |
| 3 | Brisbane Airport | Brisbane, Queensland | BNE | 3,457,000 | 5,246,000 | 9,236,000 | 12,467,000 | 16,016,000 | 19,975,000 | 22,320,000 | 22,653,000 | 23,238,000 | 23,623,000 | 17,805,000 | 7,530,000 | 10,023,000 |
| 4 | Perth Airport | Perth, Western Australia | PER | 1,939,000 | 2,508,000 | 4,145,000 | 5,162,000 | 7,005,000 | 10,890,000 | 12,558,000 | 12,453,000 | 12,433,000 | 12,406,000 | 9,346,000 | 3,262,000 | 4,757,000 |
| 5 | Adelaide Airport | Adelaide, South Australia | ADL | 2,082,000 | 2,461,000 | 3,743,000 | 4,443,000 | 5,767,000 | 7,279,000 | 7,778,000 | 7,999,000 | 8,274,000 | 8,368,000 | 6,246,000 | 2,751,000 | 3,821,000 |
| 6 | Gold Coast Airport | Gold Coast, Queensland | OOL | 778,000 | 1,090,000 | 1,993,000 | 1,888,000 | 3,515,000 | 5,486,000 | 6,273,000 | 6,457,000 | 6,541,000 | 6,414,000 | 4,779,000 | 2,002,000 | 2,996,000 |
| 7 | Cairns Airport | Cairns, Queensland | CNS | 578,000 | 1,288,000 | 2,595,000 | 2,891,000 | 3,731,000 | 3,859,000 | 4,711,000 | 4,898,000 | 4,969,000 | 4,859,000 | 3,472,000 | 2,082,000 | 2,625,000 |
| 8 | Hobart Airport | Hobart, Tasmania | HBA | 506,000 | 590,000 | 850,000 | 974,000 | 1,606,000 | 1,903,000 | 2,313,000 | 2,441,000 | 2,596,000 | 2,726,000 | 2,074,000 | 1,037,000 | 1,506,000 |
| 9 | Canberra Airport | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | CBR | 1,008,000 | 1,124,000 | 1,750,000 | 2,107,000 | 2,550,000 | 3,241,000 | 2,831,000 | 3,013,000 | 3,179,000 | 3,218,000 | 2,350,000 | 1,045,000 | 1,286,000 |
| 10 | Townsville Airport | Townsville, Queensland | TSV | 1,030,000 | 512,000 | 598,000 | 732,000 | 1,161,000 | 1,630,000 | 1,530,000 | 1,535,000 | 1,627,000 | 1,594,000 | 1,216,000 | 976,000 | 1,195,000 |
Note: Prior to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Darwin Airport ranked 10.
Top 10 airports by aircraft movements
[edit]This is a list of the busiest airports in Australia by aircraft movements compiled by Airservices Australia,[3] this list includes regular public transport operations and private operations.
| Rank | Airport | Location | IATA | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney Airport | Sydney, New South Wales | SYD | 308,342 | 281,738 | 304,938 | 336,956 | 267,862 |
| 2 | Moorabbin Airport | Melbourne, Victoria | MBW | 256,644 | 264,734 | 252,218 | 242,542 | 268,054 |
| 3 | Parafield Airport | Adelaide, South Australia | N/A | 158,268 | 177,432 | 228,290 | 235,384 | 272,646 |
| 4 | Melbourne Airport | Melbourne, Victoria | MEL | 174,462 | 180,278 | 205,202 | 235,314 | 188,560 |
| 5 | Jandakot Airport | Perth, Western Australia | JAD | 265,700 | 372,300 | 295,516 | 222,874 | 226,932 |
| 6 | Bankstown Airport | Sydney, New South Wales | BWU | 298,798 | 275,846 | 275,978 | 220,166 | 235,048 |
| 7 | Brisbane Airport | Brisbane, Queensland | BNE | 169,198 | 164,538 | 187,956 | 220,154 | 173,426 |
| 8 | Perth Airport | Perth, Western Australia | PER | 103,198 | 101,648 | 124,640 | 138,728 | 118,466 |
| 9 | Archerfield Airport | Brisbane, Queensland | N/A | 182,682 | 141,466 | 118,354 | 133,872 | 196,708 |
| 10 | Adelaide Airport | Adelaide, South Australia | ADL | 112,554 | 106,840 | 101,560 | 106,630 | 87,482 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Airport Traffic Data 1985–86 to 2014–15". Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE). March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ^ "Airport Traffic Data" (XLS). Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics. 2022. Archived from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "Movements at Australian airports". Airservices Australia. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.