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Australia

Australia has 56 airports with published traffic data. Sydney Kingsford Smith, the busiest airport in Australia, handled 3,267,469 passengers in May 2026, according to Australia's BITRE.

all traffic at the airport

Passengers at reporting airports, by month

Sum over the same 20 airports as the ranking below; periods where those airports report less than 98% of their traffic are left out. Domestic trips count at both ends.

Top 5 · passengers, May 2026

  1. Sydney Kingsford Smith International AirportSYD 3,267,469
  2. Melbourne AirportMEL 2,745,675
  3. Brisbane International AirportBNE 1,954,024
  4. Perth International AirportPER 1,146,068
  5. Adelaide International AirportADL 685,155

Source: BITRE · all traffic at the airport

Size against growth

Each dot is one airport: 12-month total to June 2026 on a log scale against the change on the 12 months before. Click a dot to open its page.

SMALL · GROWINGLARGE · GROWINGSMALL · SHRINKINGLARGE · SHRINKING−20%−15%−10%−5%0%+5%1M10MDRWCBRHBACNSOOLADLPERBNESYD

Change clipped at −60% / +100%. Left out: a gap in either 12-month window, or a change of source between them. Largest 150 shown.

Biggest movers

Absolute change in passengers, latest 12 months against the 12 months before.

  1. OOL−351.8K · −6%
  2. CBR−454K · −16%
  3. CNS−633.9K · −13%
  4. ADL−761.7K · −9%
  5. PER−785.5K · −6%
  6. BNE−1.6M · −7%
  7. MEL−2.8M · −8%
  8. SYD−3.3M · −8%

Airports ranked

Period and source of each column

One row per airport, one column per measure. Each column is the most recent period with enough of the country's airports reporting; sort by any column.

  • Passengers · May 2026 — the most recent period with enough of the country's airports reporting (20). — all traffic at the airport. Source: BITRE.
  • Flights (arrivals + departures) · July 2026 — the most recent period with enough of the country's airports reporting (36). — domestic flights only. Source: BITRE.
  • Tonnes of cargo · June 2026 — the most recent period with enough of the country's airports reporting (10). — all traffic at the airport. Source: BITRE.

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#Airport PassengersMay 2026Change vs last yearpassengersFlights (arrivals + departures)July 2026Tonnes of cargoJune 2026
1 Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport 3,267,469▼ 1.6%30,86245,727
2 Melbourne Airport 2,745,675▼ 2.7%26,72427,234
3 Brisbane International Airport 1,954,024▼ 0.8%22,54212,116
4 Perth International Airport 1,146,068▼ 1.0%10,6647,626
5 Adelaide International Airport 685,155▲ 1.4%8,9621,613
6 Gold Coast Airport 471,561▲ 3.0%5,5884
7 Cairns International Airport 356,062▼ 2.7%3,846177
8 Canberra Airport 217,242▼ 6.6%5,4481
9 Hobart International Airport 202,739▼ 2.7%2,904–
10 Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin 156,752▼ 5.2%1,26829
11 Townsville Airport / RAAF Base Townsville 138,366▲ 1.0%1,486–
12 Sunshine Coast Airport 131,514▲ 3.1%1,8361
13 Launceston Airport 108,257▲ 3.3%1,688–
14 Newcastle Airport 106,071▲ 12.2%1,548–
15 Mackay Airport 75,561▼ 5.0%1,348–
16 Karratha Airport 61,326▲ 4.1%1,154–
17 Rockhampton Airport 55,547▼ 2.8%1,396–
18 Ballina Byron Gateway Airport 44,348▲ 6.7%678–
19 Proserpine Whitsunday Coast Airport 44,106▲ 4.9%324–
20 Hamilton Island Airport 33,638▲ 2.0%552–
21 Port Lincoln Airport –954–
22 Dubbo City Regional Airport –872–
23 Port Hedland International Airport –846–
24 Kalgoorlie Boulder Airport –800–
25 Coffs Harbour Airport –794–
26 Wagga Wagga Airport –778–
27 Newman Airport –768–
28 Albury Airport –726–
29 Broome International Airport –680–
30 Port Macquarie Airport –664–
31 Mildura Airport –662–
32 Gladstone Airport –652–
33 Emerald Airport –578–
34 Mount Isa Airport –288–
35 Alice Springs Airport –200–
36 Ayers Rock Connellan Airport –140–

Airports

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