List of the busiest airports in Australia


This is a list of the busiest airports in Australia by passenger traffic and aircraft movements.

Top 10 airports by passenger movements 1985–86-2018–19

This is a list of the busiest airports in Australia by passenger movements compiled by the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics. All passenger numbers are listed in thousands.
RankAirportLocationIATA1985–861990–911995–962000–012005–062010–112015–162016–172017–182018-19
1Sydney AirportSydney, New South WalesSYD9,49812,36119,87825,81428,99635,95841,10542,61444,03544,376
2Melbourne AirportMelbourne, VictoriaMEL6,4768,34612,97216,88121,04127,96333,70534,87836,31937,059
3Brisbane AirportBrisbane, QueenslandBNE3,4575,2469,23612,46716,01619,97522,32022,65323,23823,626
4Perth AirportPerth, Western AustraliaPER1,9392,5084,1455,1627,00510,89012,55812,45312,43312,406
5Adelaide AirportAdelaide, South AustraliaADL2,0822,4613,7434,4435,7677,2797,7787,9998,2748,368
6Gold Coast AirportGold Coast, QueenslandOOL7781,0901,9931,8883,5155,4866,2736,4576,5416,415
7Cairns AirportCairns, QueenslandCNS5781,2882,5952,8913,7313,8594,7114,8984,9694,859
8Canberra AirportCanberra, Australian Capital TerritoryCBR1,0081,1241,7502,1072,5503,2412,8313,0133,1793,218
9Hobart AirportHobart, TasmaniaHBA5065908509741,6061,9032,3132,4412,5962,726
10Darwin International AirportDarwin, Northern TerritoryDRW4074969321,0781,2191,6802,0412,0932,0301,951

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. This list includes regular public transport operations and private operations.
RankAirportLocationIATA2000200520102015
1Sydney AirportSydney, New South WalesSYD308,342281,738304,938336,956
2Moorabbin AirportMelbourne, VictoriaMBW256,644264,734252,218242,542
3Parafield AirportAdelaide, South AustraliaPAL158,268177,432228,290235,384
4Melbourne AirportMelbourne, VictoriaMEL174,462180,278205,202235,314
5Jandakot AirportPerth, Western AustraliaJAD265,700372,300295,516222,874
6Bankstown AirportSydney, New South WalesBWU298,798275,846275,978220,166
7Brisbane AirportBrisbane, QueenslandBNE169,198164,538187,956220,154
8Perth AirportPerth, Western AustraliaPER103,198101,648124,640138,728
9Archerfield AirportBrisbane, QueenslandACF182,682141,466118,354133,872
10Adelaide AirportAdelaide, South AustraliaADL112,554106,840101,560106,630

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. Note: data not available for Avalon Airport; regular public transport operations only.
RankAirportLocationState/TerritoryDomestic Revenue PassengersInternational Revenue PassengersTotal Revenue Passengers
1Sydney AirportSydneyNew South Wales25,513,15613,508,20139,021,357
2Melbourne AirportMelbourneVictoria23,524,6598,410,94131,935,600
3Brisbane AirportBrisbaneQueensland16,775,0215,143,33621,918,357
4Perth AirportPerthWestern Australia8,535,7654,187,27012,723,035
5Adelaide AirportAdelaideSouth Australia6,736,724933,4777,670,201
6Gold Coast AirportGold CoastQueensland4,988,337878,9575,867,294
7Cairns AirportCairnsQueensland3,902,635488,3794,391,014
8Canberra AirportCanberraAustralian Capital Territory2,803,98902,803,989
9Hobart International AirportHobartTasmania2,186,35802,186,358
10Darwin International AirportDarwinNorthern Territory1,765,089292,2182,057,307
11Townsville AirportTownsvilleQueensland1,497,94601,497,946
12Launceston AirportLauncestonTasmania1,272,19801,272,198
13Newcastle AirportNewcastleNew South Wales1,142,99701,142,997
14Mackay AirportMackayQueensland928,3540928,354
15Sunshine Coast AirportSunshine CoastQueensland837,67810,228847,906
16Karratha AirportKarrathaWestern Australia659,9130659,913
17Rockhampton AirportRockhamptonQueensland634,9130634,913
18Alice Springs AirportAlice SpringsNorthern Territory582,7750582,755
19Hamilton Island AirportHamilton IslandQueensland493,8600493,860
20Port Hedland AirportPort HedlandWestern Australia469,1181,623470,741
21Gladstone AirportGladstoneQueensland443,7300443,730
22Ballina AirportBallinaNew South Wales437,0260437,026
23Broome AirportBroomeWestern Australia383,9520383,952
24Coffs Harbour AirportCoffs HarbourNew South Wales354,2120354,212
25Newman AirportNewmanWestern Australia348,8850348,885
26Ayers Rock AirportAyers RockNorthern Territory307,0680307,068
27Proserpine AirportProserpineQueensland280,8480280,848
28Albury AirportAlburyNew South Wales244,6110244,611
29Emerald AirportEmeraldQueensland230,2740230,274
30Kalgoorlie AirportKalgoorlieWestern Australia227,9460227,946
31Port Macquarie AirportPort MacquarieNew South Wales225,1980225,198
32Mildura AirportMilduraVictoria212,7890212,789
33Wagga Wagga AirportWagga WaggaNew South Wales209,6710209,671
34Mount Isa AirportMount IsaQueensland208,3950208,395
35Roma AirportRomaQueensland198,0990198,099
36Port Lincoln AirportPort LincolnSouth Australia190,8530190,853
37Dubbo AirportDubboNew South Wales188,7360188,736
38Paraburdoo AirportParaburdooWestern Australia176,1000176,100
39Hervey Bay AirportHervey BayQueensland162,6880162,688
40Bundaberg AirportBundabergQueensland156,2310156,231
41Moranbah AirportMoranbahQueensland156,1920156,192
42Tamworth AirportTamworthNew South Wales153,8380153,838
43Devonport AirportDevonportTasmania143,5970143,597
44Armidale AirportArmidaleNew South Wales124,1730124,173
45Geraldton AirportGeraldtonWestern Australia119,4670119,467
46Horn Island AirportHorn IslandQueensland88,197088,197
47Learmonth AirportExmouthWestern Australia82,720082,720
48Kununurra AirportKununurraWestern Australia77,415077,415
49Mount Gambier AirportMount GambierSouth Australia76,950076,950
50Olympic Dam AirportOlympic DamSouth Australia74,346074,346