Australia
3,891,480
Australia has 56 airports with published traffic data. The busiest, Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport, handled 3,891,480 passengers in January 2026, according to BITRE — Cục Kinh tế Hạ tầng và Giao thông (Úc).
all traffic at the airportBusiest by aircraft movements
July 2026
July 2026 — the most recent period with enough of the country's airports reporting (36). — domestic flights only.
36 of 36
Source: BITRE
Busiest by tonnes of cargo
January 2026
January 2026 — the most recent period with enough of the country's airports reporting (10). — all traffic at the airport.
10 of 10
| # | Airport | Tonnes of cargo |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport | 41,648 |
| 02 | Melbourne Airport | 30,360 |
| 03 | Brisbane International Airport | 9,389 |
| 04 | Perth International Airport | 7,863 |
| 05 | Adelaide International Airport | 1,662 |
| 06 | Cairns International Airport | 140 |
| 07 | Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin | 30 |
| 08 | Gold Coast Airport | 5 |
| 09 | Hobart International Airport | 2 |
| 10 | Canberra Airport | 0 |
Source: BITRE
Busiest by passengers
January 2026
January 2026 — the most recent period with enough of the country's airports reporting (20). — all traffic at the airport.
20 of 20
| # | Airport | Passengers |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport | 3,891,480 |
| 02 | Melbourne Airport | 3,361,105 |
| 03 | Brisbane International Airport | 2,115,779 |
| 04 | Perth International Airport | 1,329,332 |
| 05 | Adelaide International Airport | 741,989 |
| 06 | Gold Coast Airport | 637,707 |
| 07 | Cairns International Airport | 370,399 |
| 08 | Hobart International Airport | 314,067 |
| 09 | Canberra Airport | 192,842 |
| 10 | Sunshine Coast Airport | 170,690 |
| 11 | Launceston Airport | 160,701 |
| 12 | Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin | 138,401 |
| 13 | Townsville Airport / RAAF Base Townsville | 121,845 |
| 14 | Newcastle Airport | 108,691 |
| 15 | Mackay Airport | 67,841 |
| 16 | Ballina Byron Gateway Airport | 56,853 |
| 17 | Karratha Airport | 54,217 |
| 18 | Proserpine Whitsunday Coast Airport | 50,316 |
| 19 | Hamilton Island Airport | 44,828 |
| 20 | Rockhampton Airport | 44,084 |
Source: BITRE
Airports
56- Adelaide International Airport ADL
- Albury Airport ABX
- Alice Springs Airport ASP
- Armidale Airport ARM
- Ayers Rock Connellan Airport AYQ
- Ballina Byron Gateway Airport BNK
- Brisbane International Airport BNE
- Broome International Airport BME
- Bundaberg Airport BDB
- Busselton Margaret River Regional Airport BQB
- Cairns International Airport CNS
- Canberra Airport CBR
- Coffs Harbour Airport CFS
- Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin DRW
- Devonport Airport DPO
- Dubbo City Regional Airport DBO
- Emerald Airport EMD
- Geraldton Airport GET
- Gladstone Airport GLT
- Gold Coast Airport OOL
- Hamilton Island Airport HTI
- Hervey Bay Airport HVB
- Hobart International Airport HBA
- Kalgoorlie Boulder Airport KGI
- Karratha Airport KTA
- Launceston Airport LST
- Lismore Airport LSY
- Mackay Airport MKY
- Melbourne Airport MEL
- Melbourne Avalon International Airport AVV
- Melbourne Essendon Airport MEB
- Melbourne Moorabbin Airport MBW
- Mildura Airport MQL
- Moranbah Airport MOV
- Moree Airport MRZ
- Moruya Airport MYA
- Mount Gambier Airport MGB
- Mount Isa Airport ISA
- Narrabri Airport NAA
- Newcastle Airport NTL
- Newman Airport ZNE
- Perth International Airport PER
- Port Augusta Airport PUG
- Port Hedland International Airport PHE
- Port Lincoln Airport PLO
- Port Macquarie Airport PQQ
- Proserpine Whitsunday Coast Airport PPP
- Rockhampton Airport ROK
- Sunshine Coast Airport MCY
- Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport SYD
- Tamworth Airport TMW
- Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport WTB
- Townsville Airport / RAAF Base Townsville TSV
- Wagga Wagga Airport WGA
- Whyalla Airport WYA
- Wynyard Airport BWT