
The 30 largest airports and airlines in Australia
For the 30 biggest airports in Australia we provided further information. Alone at Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport operate 47 airlines to and from 85 destinations.The biggest national airlines is Qantas out of a total of 12. It is leading the list with 121 flight destinations.
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The 30 biggest airports in Australia
IATA | Name | City | Airlines | Destinations |
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SYD | Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport | Sydney | 47 | 85 |
BNE | Brisbane International Airport | Brisbane | 36 | 60 |
MEL | Melbourne International Airport | Melbourne | 33 | 55 |
PER | Perth International Airport | Perth | 27 | 38 |
CNS | Cairns International Airport | Cairns | 16 | 30 |
ADL | Adelaide International Airport | Adelaide | 15 | 26 |
DRW | Darwin International Airport | Darwin | 14 | 20 |
OOL | Gold Coast Airport | Gold Coast | 9 | 13 |
TSV | Townsville Airport | Townsville | 6 | 10 |
ISA | Mount Isa Airport | Mount Isa | 5 | 9 |
KNX | Kununurra Airport | Kununurra | 4 | 3 |
NTL | Newcastle Airport | Williamtown | 4 | 5 |
MKY | Mackay Airport | Mackay | 4 | 5 |
HBA | Hobart International Airport | Hobart | 4 | 3 |
LST | Launceston Airport | Launceston | 4 | 5 |
CNJ | Cloncurry Airport | Cloncurry | 4 | 3 |
PBO | Paraburdoo Airport | Paraburdoo | 3 | 1 |
KTA | Karratha Airport | Karratha | 3 | 5 |
KGI | Kalgoorlie Boulder Airport | Kalgoorlie | 3 | 3 |
LEA | Learmonth Airport | Exmouth | 3 | 1 |
PQQ | Port Macquarie Airport | Port Macquarie | 3 | 3 |
PHE | Port Hedland International Airport | Port Hedland | 3 | 5 |
CBR | Canberra International Airport | Canberra | 3 | 6 |
CFS | Coffs Harbour Airport | Coffs Harbour | 3 | 2 |
GET | Geraldton Airport | Geraldton | 3 | 1 |
AYQ | Ayers Rock Connellan Airport | Ayers Rock | 3 | 3 |
ASP | Alice Springs Airport | Alice Springs | 3 | 8 |
ABX | Albury Airport | Albury | 3 | 2 |
HTI | Hamilton Island Airport | Hamilton Island | 3 | 4 |
MCY | Sunshine Coast Airport | Maroochydore | 3 | 2 |
Freight volume
In 2020, a total of 1.20 billion ton-kilometers of cargo was moved by air in Australia (= total mass transported in tons multiplied by kilometers traveled). Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport alone accounted for around 471,000 metric tons.The biggest airlines based in Australia
IATA | Name | Destinations |
---|---|---|
QF | Qantas | 121 |
VA | Virgin (Virgin Australia) | 86 |
ZL | Rex (Regional Express) | 35 |
JQ | Jetstar (Jetstar Airways) | 33 |
TL | Topend (Airnorth) | 16 |
TT | Go Cat (Tiger Airways Australia) | 14 |
FO | Airtas (Airlines Of Tasmania) | 14 |
SH | Sharp (Sharp Airlines) | 7 |
CC | Macair Airlines | 5 |
KDA | Kendell (Kendell Airlines) | 1 |
OZW | Ozwest (Skywest Airlines) | 1 |
FKA | Skippy (Flying kangaroo Airline) | 1 |