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

Top 50 airports by revenue passenger traffic This is a list of the revenue passenger traffic by airport from the financial year 202425, compiled by the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics.

Rank (202425) Airport Location Domestic revenue passengers International revenue passengers Total revenue passengers 1 Sydney Airport Sydney, New South Wales25,094,541 16,751,321 41,845,862 2 Melbourne Airport Melbourne, Victoria23,998,868 11,963,866 35,962,734 3 Brisbane Airport Brisbane, Queensland17,322,630 6,504,061 23,826,691 4 Perth Airport Perth, Western Australia9,070,312 5,130,190 14,200,502 5 Adelaide Airport Adelaide, South Australia7,384,087 1,029,690 8,413,777 6 Gold Coast Airport Gold Coast, Queensland5,734,010 624,270 5,998,280 7 Cairns Airport Cairns, Queensland4,042,523 664,953 4,707,476 8 Hobart Airport Hobart, Tasmania2,801,784 20,097 2,821,811 9 Canberra Airport Canberra, Australian Capital Territory2,764,770 38,371 2,803,141 10 Darwin Airport Darwin, Northern Territory1,627,703 234,831 1,862,534 11 Townsville Airport Townsville, Queensland1,658,216 0 1,658,216 12 Sunshine Coast Airport Sunshine Coast, Queensland1,594,932 35,485 1,630,417 13 Launceston Airport Launceston, Tasmania1,433,462 0 1,433,462 14 Newcastle Airport Newcastle, New South Wales1,183,708 0 1,183,708 15 Mackay Airport Mackay, Queensland902,355 0 902,355 16 Karratha Airport Karratha, Western Australia652,134 0 652,134 17 Rockhampton Airport Rockhampton, Queensland644,598 0 644,598 18 Ballina Byron Gateway Airport Ballina, New South Wales612,073 0 612,073 19 Whitsunday Coast Airport Proserpine, Queensland520,698 0 520,698 20 Hamilton Island Airport Hamilton Island, Queensland489,076 0 489,076 21 Port Hedland International Airport Port Hedland, Western Australia483,820 0 483,820 22 Broome International Airport Broome, Western Australia444,340 0 444,340 23 Newman Airport Newman, Western Australia430,415 0 430,415 24 Kalgoorlie–Boulder Airport Kalgoorlie, Western Australia374,444 0 374,444 25 Alice Springs Airport Alice Springs, Northern Territory356,813 0 356,813 26 Ayers Rock Airport Yulara, Northern Territory345,228 0 345,228 27 Paraburdoo Airport Paraburdoo, Western Australia275,462 0 275,462 28 Coffs Harbour Airport Coffs Harbour, New South Wales250,298 0 250,298 29 Mount Isa Airport Mount Isa, Queensland239,424 0 239,424 30 Albury Airport Albury, New South Wales223,069 0 223,069 31 Gladstone Airport Gladstone, Queensland221,503 0 221,503 32 Wagga Wagga Airport Wagga Wagga, New South Wales212,773 0 212,773 33 Port Macquarie Airport Port Macquarie, New South Wales190,020 0 190,020 34 Mildura Airport Mildura, Victoria189,719 0 189,719 35 Emerald Airport Emerald, Queensland195,908 0 195,908 36 Dubbo Airport Dubbo, New South Wales195,095 0 195,095 37 Tamworth Airport Tamworth, New South Wales172,980 0 172,980 38 Port Lincoln Airport Port Lincoln, South Australia171,635 0 171,635 39 Bundaberg Airport Bundaberg, Queensland165,224 0 165,224 40 Hervey Bay Airport Hervey Bay, Queensland154,744 0 154,744 41 Devonport Airport Devonport, Tasmania121,562 0 121,562 42 Moranbah Airport Moranbah, Queensland111,076 0 111,076 43 Horn Island Airport Thursday Island, Queensland110,267 0 110,267 44 Geraldton Airport Geraldton, Western Australia109,887 0 109,887 45 Armidale Airport Armidale, New South Wales105,691 0 105,691 46 Olympic Dam Airport Olympic Dam, South Australia103,589 0 103,589 47 Learmonth Airport Exmouth, Western Australia103,108 0 103,108 48 Orange Airport Orange, New South Wales99,332 0 99,332 49 East Kimberley Regional Airport Kununurra, Western Australia98,605 0 98,605 50 Weipa Airport Weipa, Queensland89,971 0 89,971

Note: data not available for Avalon Airport; regular public transport operations only.

Top 10 airports by passenger movements 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.

RankAirportLocationIATA1985–861990–911995–962000–012005–062010–112015–162016–172017–182018-192019-202020-212021-222022-232023-242024-251Sydney AirportSydney, New South WalesSYD9,498,00012,361,00019,878,00025,814,00028,996,00035,958,00041,105,00042,614,00044,035,00044,376,00032,195,0007,804,00013,670,00035,571,00040,567,00041,845,0002Melbourne AirportMelbourne, VictoriaMEL6,476,0008,346,00012,972,00016,881,00021,041,00027,963,00033,705,00034,878,00036,319,00037,057,00027,003,0006,106,00012,817,00030,651,00034,842,00035,962,0003Brisbane AirportBrisbane, QueenslandBNE3,457,0005,246,0009,236,00012,467,00016,016,00019,975,00022,320,00022,653,00023,238,00023,623,00017,805,0007,530,00010,023,00019,793,00022,234,00023,826,0004Perth AirportPerth, Western AustraliaPER1,939,0002,508,0004,145,0005,162,0007,005,00010,890,00012,558,00012,453,00012,433,00012,406,0009,346,0003,262,0004,757,00011,216,00012,786,00014,200,0005Adelaide AirportAdelaide, South AustraliaADL2,082,0002,461,0003,743,0004,443,0005,767,0007,279,0007,778,0007,999,0008,274,0008,368,0006,246,0002,751,0003,821,0007,522,0008,248,0008,413,0006Gold Coast AirportGold Coast, QueenslandOOL778,0001,090,0001,993,0001,888,0003,515,0005,486,0006,273,0006,457,0006,541,0006,414,0004,779,0002,002,0002,996,0006,102,0006,321,0005,998,0007Cairns AirportCairns, QueenslandCNS578,0001,288,0002,595,0002,891,0003,731,0003,859,0004,711,0004,898,0004,969,0004,859,0003,472,0002,082,0002,625,0004,196,0004,634,0004,707,0008Hobart AirportHobart, TasmaniaHBA506,000590,000850,000974,0001,606,0001,903,0002,313,0002,441,0002,596,0002,726,0002,074,0001,037,0001,506,0002,532,0002,677,0002,821,0009Canberra AirportCanberra, Australian Capital TerritoryCBR1,008,0001,124,0001,750,0002,107,0002,550,0003,241,0002,831,0003,013,0003,179,0003,218,0002,350,0001,045,0001,286,0002,711,0002,820,0002,803,00010Townsville AirportTownsville, QueenslandTSV1,030,000512,000598,000732,0001,161,0001,630,0001,530,0001,535,0001,627,0001,594,0001,216,000976,0001,195,0001,649,0001,671,0001,658,000

Note: Prior to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Darwin Airport ranked 10th.

Top 10 airports by aircraft movements 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.

Rank Airport Location IATA 2000 2005 2010 2015 20202025 1 Parafield Airport Adelaide, South Australia N/A 158,268 177,432 228,290 235,384 272,646225,142 2 Moorabbin Airport Melbourne, Victoria MBW 256,644 264,734 252,218 242,542 268,054251,968 3 Sydney Airport Sydney, New South Wales SYD 308,342 281,738 304,938 336,956 267,862321,916 4 Archerfield Airport Brisbane, Queensland N/A 182,682 141,466 118,354 133,872 196,708193,040 5 Bankstown Airport Sydney, New South Wales BWU 298,798 275,846 275,978 220,166 235,048218,046 6 Jandakot Airport Perth, Western Australia JAD 265,700 372,300 295,516 222,874 226,932229,386 7 Melbourne Airport Melbourne, Victoria MEL 174,462 180,278 205,202 235,314 188,560237,240 8 Brisbane Airport Brisbane, Queensland BNE 169,198 164,538 187,956 220,154 173,426216,140 9 Perth Airport Perth, Western Australia PER 103,198 101,648 124,640 138,728 118,466160,874 10 Adelaide Airport Adelaide, South Australia ADL 112,554 106,840 101,560 106,630 87,482106,328

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