The 30 largest airports and airlines in Australia
Further information is provided on the 30 biggest airports in Australia. At Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport alone, 47 airlines operate and serve flights to and from 85 destinations.Out of the 15 airlines of the country we have listed biggest 8. Qantas is leading here with a total of 85 flight destinations.
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The 30 biggest airports in Australia
Freight volume
In 2021, a total of 1.24 billion ton-kilometers (= total mass transported in tons multiplied by kilometers traveled) of cargo was moved by air in Australia. Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport alone accounted for around 471,000 metric tons.The biggest airlines based in Australia
The largest airline in the country with scheduled passenger traffic and in terms of fleet size is Qantas. In 2017, it carried 49.70 million passengers. It currently has a fleet of 131 aircrafts. The main airlines for civil passenger traffic in Australia are:| IATA | Name | Callsign | Fleet size | Destinations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QF | Qantas | Qantas | 131 | 85 |
| QF | QantasLink | Qjet | 103 | 54 |
| VA | Virgin Australia | Velocity | 80 | 37 |
| JQ | Jetstar | Jetstar | 78 | 38 |
| ZL | Regional Express | Rex | 64 | 62 |
| Alliance Airlines | Unity | 61 | 46 | |
| QF | Sunstate Airlines | Q Link | 31 | 27 |
| NC | National Jet Systems | National Jet | 20 | 22 |
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