Royal Australian Air Force
Royal Australian Air Force runs 3 airports, which together handled 21,860 passengers in June 2026, with 100% of its airports reporting.
- Tonnes of cargo29▼ 5.3%vs June 20251/1 · reporting coverage 100%
- Passengers21,860▼ 88.1%vs June 20251/1 · reporting coverage 100%
- Airports operated7
Group total — flights (arrivals + departures)
Showing 91 months. Full series runs 2004–December 2017 (91 months).
Median coverage across the periods shown is 100%. 0 periods are left out of the chart because too few of the group's airports had reported: the total would dip for want of reports, not for want of passengers.
The most recent periods13 periods
| Period | Flights (arrivals + departures) 2016 | Flights (arrivals + departures) 2017 | Change vs last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 318 | – | – |
| February | – | – | – |
| March | – | 1,148 | – |
| April | – | 382 | – |
| May | – | – | – |
| June | 942 | – | – |
| July | 1,032 | 330 | ▼ 68.0% |
| August | – | 1,312 | – |
| September | 806 | – | – |
| October | – | 1,302 | – |
| November | 1,486 | 1,136 | ▼ 23.6% |
| December | 1,240 | 862 | ▼ 30.5% |
Group total — tonnes of cargo
Showing 470 months. Full series runs 1987–June 2026 (470 months).
Median coverage across the periods shown is 100%. 0 periods are left out of the chart because too few of the group's airports had reported: the total would dip for want of reports, not for want of passengers.
The most recent periods18 periods
| Period | Tonnes of cargo 2025 | Tonnes of cargo 2026 | Change vs last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29 | 30 | ▲ 3.5% |
| February | 28 | 24 | ▼ 14.7% |
| March | 29 | 28 | ▼ 2.4% |
| April | 34 | 31 | ▼ 9.1% |
| May | 36 | 31 | ▼ 13.8% |
| June | 30 | 29 | ▼ 5.3% |
| July | 34 | – | – |
| August | 33 | – | – |
| September | 73 | – | – |
| October | 25 | – | in progress |
| November | 33 | – | – |
| December | 27 | – | – |
| Year to date (Jan–Jun) | 186 | 173 | ▼ 7.2% |
Group total — passengers
Showing 474 months. Full series runs 1987–June 2026 (474 months).
Median coverage across the periods shown is 100%. 0 periods are left out of the chart because too few of the group's airports had reported: the total would dip for want of reports, not for want of passengers.
The most recent periods18 periods
| Period | Passengers 2025 | Passengers 2026 | Change vs last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 129,867 | 138,401 | ▲ 6.6% |
| February | 109,712 | 20,389 | ▼ 81.4% |
| March | 127,216 | 129,741 | ▲ 2.0% |
| April | 158,778 | 156,102 | ▼ 1.7% |
| May | 165,369 | 156,752 | ▼ 5.2% |
| June | 183,546 | 21,860 | ▼ 88.1% |
| July | 222,556 | – | – |
| August | 199,147 | – | – |
| September | 186,721 | – | – |
| October | 175,153 | – | in progress |
| November | 136,088 | – | – |
| December | 147,206 | – | – |
| Year to date (Jan–Jun) | 874,488 | 623,245 | ▼ 28.7% |
Seasonality · passengers by month
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 38,515 | 24,394 | 27,298 | 33,104 | 34,546 | 40,326 | 54,160 | 44,386 | 39,683 | 39,860 | 32,568 | 40,127 |
| 1988 | 40,261 | 27,226 | 31,560 | 36,782 | 38,399 | 43,959 | 57,939 | 50,389 | 45,641 | 43,416 | 34,282 | 40,891 |
| 1989 | 39,980 | 28,968 | 32,429 | 39,077 | 35,951 | 46,760 | 60,121 | 38,943 | 12,060 | 17,974 | 21,877 | 31,682 |
| 1990 | 35,212 | 27,269 | 30,496 | 37,365 | 39,496 | 45,455 | 57,370 | 49,497 | 43,534 | 42,508 | 36,608 | 40,296 |
| 1991 | 43,204 | 28,342 | 31,424 | 36,159 | 39,248 | 47,453 | 61,546 | 53,201 | 48,305 | 46,426 | 40,126 | 46,551 |
| 1992 | 47,440 | 36,794 | 38,034 | 47,207 | 44,629 | 52,284 | 67,239 | 55,017 | 48,228 | 50,861 | 46,993 | 49,508 |
| 1993 | 48,545 | 36,193 | 44,445 | 50,099 | 54,705 | 58,643 | 73,459 | 64,052 | 56,909 | 60,042 | 51,698 | 56,341 |
| 1994 | 56,105 | 43,979 | 55,789 | 57,223 | 60,013 | 71,556 | 87,357 | 77,187 | 71,851 | 72,776 | 61,162 | 63,915 |
| 1995 | 66,835 | 48,798 | 59,904 | 66,686 | 69,558 | 77,988 | 100,011 | 91,590 | 82,667 | 80,069 | 67,836 | 70,986 |
| 1996 | 72,199 | 57,172 | 65,581 | 72,869 | 78,230 | 92,368 | 106,601 | 99,443 | 86,021 | 88,798 | 74,225 | 75,965 |
| 1997 | 74,859 | 59,883 | 69,712 | 74,263 | 80,883 | 93,140 | 110,408 | 101,889 | 88,283 | 90,369 | 74,663 | 75,550 |
| 1998 | 75,859 | 62,753 | 73,134 | 78,151 | 83,279 | 96,944 | 114,476 | 106,880 | 93,425 | 95,551 | 76,301 | 74,741 |
| 1999 | 75,221 | 59,178 | 71,882 | 76,960 | 85,028 | 98,032 | 115,891 | 109,768 | 99,132 | 94,546 | 75,659 | 73,724 |
| 2000 | 74,914 | 63,171 | 73,734 | 82,540 | 90,604 | 103,438 | 112,061 | 112,748 | 101,295 | 98,285 | 82,543 | 80,747 |
| 2001 | 84,777 | 61,705 | 73,720 | 81,904 | 90,424 | 97,679 | 117,304 | 108,522 | 81,767 | 71,970 | 64,871 | 64,726 |
| 2002 | 68,417 | 58,740 | 72,595 | 74,360 | 85,790 | 93,527 | 113,678 | 107,248 | 93,600 | 90,175 | 70,331 | 68,841 |
| 2003 | 67,336 | 56,135 | 65,431 | 74,732 | 82,471 | 95,194 | 119,472 | 107,366 | 91,401 | 91,375 | 74,989 | 75,947 |
| 2004 | 75,867 | 64,606 | 76,701 | 88,710 | 96,871 | 110,135 | 132,735 | 125,740 | 109,799 | 104,191 | 86,233 | 88,628 |
| 2005 | 86,645 | 69,506 | 86,960 | 99,475 | 104,605 | 116,217 | 135,796 | 126,522 | 105,191 | 108,660 | 85,339 | 90,016 |
| 2006 | 87,562 | 69,334 | 83,346 | 95,286 | 109,718 | 122,608 | 152,368 | 141,626 | 121,780 | 119,274 | 105,072 | 105,173 |
| 2007 | 102,350 | 82,484 | 98,552 | 111,733 | 125,828 | 137,445 | 157,156 | 148,314 | 131,714 | 131,105 | 110,870 | 125,752 |
| 2008 | 122,343 | 103,000 | 119,718 | 124,877 | 136,934 | 150,433 | 175,423 | 159,746 | 142,445 | 139,471 | 111,667 | 111,096 |
| 2009 | 108,154 | 85,486 | 98,417 | 121,920 | 135,299 | 149,780 | 164,737 | 153,724 | 142,866 | 134,083 | 112,982 | 116,245 |
| 2010 | 114,198 | 96,434 | 117,717 | 127,252 | 135,651 | 152,014 | 179,208 | 165,565 | 157,467 | 146,067 | 120,412 | 129,946 |
| 2011 | 129,548 | 97,453 | 122,439 | 140,512 | 144,040 | 154,851 | 222,661 | 199,171 | 182,750 | 185,145 | 165,493 | 167,653 |
| 2012 | 162,590 | 135,088 | 151,761 | 160,272 | 160,797 | 180,365 | 208,096 | 186,784 | 168,893 | 162,509 | 146,740 | 148,701 |
| 2013 | 147,626 | 119,518 | 151,422 | 163,408 | 160,280 | 177,552 | 210,379 | 196,134 | 183,840 | 190,634 | 156,267 | 167,078 |
| 2014 | 162,982 | 129,543 | 149,313 | 170,625 | 170,669 | 202,191 | 223,330 | 209,180 | 188,778 | 188,714 | 156,614 | 165,193 |
| 2015 | 152,600 | 123,984 | 148,670 | 166,825 | 171,494 | 195,097 | 225,697 | 201,202 | 186,546 | 177,415 | 154,277 | 158,239 |
| 2016 | 151,126 | 125,310 | 150,502 | 164,708 | 174,326 | 198,681 | 224,824 | 205,159 | 189,202 | 189,583 | 158,646 | 167,706 |
| 2017 | 163,759 | 127,325 | 152,305 | 170,617 | 170,573 | 198,756 | 224,353 | 208,952 | 184,384 | 183,231 | 158,213 | 161,940 |
| 2018 | 157,940 | 121,907 | 145,665 | 160,718 | 166,394 | 185,909 | 217,118 | 198,341 | 181,451 | 173,121 | 143,985 | 151,283 |
| 2019 | 144,966 | 119,686 | 135,217 | 164,117 | 166,328 | 186,804 | 217,596 | 200,346 | 179,035 | 175,954 | 142,828 | 150,613 |
| 2020 | 146,955 | 112,581 | 88,606 | 6,710 | 5,750 | 13,296 | 26,569 | 38,416 | 50,049 | 65,155 | 64,520 | 83,799 |
| 2021 | 78,844 | 56,554 | 82,551 | 116,038 | 127,408 | 119,766 | 91,437 | 84,668 | 97,196 | 95,709 | 59,346 | 65,577 |
| 2022 | 63,306 | 56,645 | 93,003 | 147,197 | 157,546 | 180,516 | 207,619 | 175,256 | 169,402 | 160,942 | 130,871 | 130,826 |
| 2023 | 121,511 | 98,921 | 124,662 | 144,854 | 155,369 | 172,068 | 195,099 | 181,685 | 169,537 | 151,611 | 124,268 | 129,643 |
| 2024 | 125,575 | 108,625 | 125,365 | 144,405 | 154,234 | 171,651 | 197,192 | 183,946 | 171,200 | 160,369 | 136,981 | 138,266 |
| 2025 | 129,867 | 109,712 | 127,216 | 158,778 | 165,369 | 183,546 | 222,556 | 199,147 | 186,721 | 175,153 | 136,088 | 147,206 |
| 2026 | 138,401 | 20,389 | 129,741 | 156,102 | 156,752 | 21,860 |
Airports operated
7- Darwin International Airport / RAAF DarwinDRW
- Tamworth AirportTMW
- Bundaberg AirportBDB
- Bathurst Island Airportno page yet
- RAAF Base Curtinno page yet
- Port Pirie Airportno page yet
- Snake Bay Airportno page yet