Australasia

Australasia has 81 airports with published data across 5 countries. Sydney Kingsford Smith, the busiest airport in Australasia, handled 3,522,370 passengers in April 2025, according to Australia's BITRE.

Flights (arrivals + departures)

September 2026
September 2026

September 2026 — based on 3 of the 5 countries in this region, 16 airports. Countries measured a different way are not in this table; see their own pages.

collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
  1. Christchurch International AirportNew Zealand 3,755
  2. Nelson AirportNew Zealand 918
  3. Hawke's Bay AirportNew Zealand 665
  4. Dunedin International AirportNew Zealand 513
  5. Palmerston North AirportNew Zealand 511
  6. New Plymouth AirportNew Zealand 436
  7. Hamilton International AirportNew Zealand 416
  8. Woodbourne AirportNew Zealand 312
  9. Gisborne AirportNew Zealand 268
  10. Invercargill AirportNew Zealand 252
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#AirportCountry Flights (arrivals + departures)
01 Christchurch International Airport New Zealand 3,755
02 Nelson Airport New Zealand 918
03 Hawke's Bay Airport New Zealand 665
04 Dunedin International Airport New Zealand 513
05 Palmerston North Airport New Zealand 511
06 New Plymouth Airport New Zealand 436
07 Hamilton International Airport New Zealand 416
08 Woodbourne Airport New Zealand 312
09 Gisborne Airport New Zealand 268
10 Invercargill Airport New Zealand 252
11 Kerikeri Airport New Zealand 149
12 Hokitika Airfield New Zealand 76
13 Cocos (Keeling) Islands Airport Cocos (Keeling) Islands 26
14 Norfolk Island International Airport Norfolk Island 26
15 Inia William Tuuta Memorial Airport New Zealand 26
16 Picton Aerodrome New Zealand 7

Source: Avionio

Tonnes of cargo

June 1996
June 1996

June 1996 — based on 3 of the 5 countries in this region, 11 airports. Countries measured a different way are not in this table; see their own pages.

all traffic at the airport
  1. Sydney Kingsford Smith International AirportAustralia 24,805
  2. Melbourne AirportAustralia 11,945
  3. Brisbane International AirportAustralia 4,774
  4. Perth International AirportAustralia 3,148
  5. Cairns International AirportAustralia 1,174
  6. Adelaide International AirportAustralia 871
  7. Darwin International Airport / RAAF DarwinAustralia 177
  8. Christmas Island International AirportChristmas Island 22
  9. Norfolk Island International AirportNorfolk Island 14
  10. Broome International AirportAustralia 0
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#AirportCountry Tonnes of cargo
01 Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport Australia 24,805
02 Melbourne Airport Australia 11,945
03 Brisbane International Airport Australia 4,774
04 Perth International Airport Australia 3,148
05 Cairns International Airport Australia 1,174
06 Adelaide International Airport Australia 871
07 Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin Australia 177
08 Christmas Island International Airport Christmas Island 22
09 Norfolk Island International Airport Norfolk Island 14
10 Broome International Airport Australia 0
11 Hobart International Airport Australia 0

Source: BITRE

Passengers

April 2025
April 2025

April 2025 — based on 3 of the 5 countries in this region, 24 airports. Countries measured a different way are not in this table; see their own pages.

all traffic at the airport
  1. Sydney Kingsford Smith International AirportAustralia 3,522,370
  2. Melbourne AirportAustralia 3,084,766
  3. Brisbane International AirportAustralia 2,027,110
  4. Auckland International AirportNew Zealand 1,538,721
  5. Perth International AirportAustralia 1,241,755
  6. Adelaide International AirportAustralia 730,332
  7. Gold Coast AirportAustralia 529,783
  8. Cairns International AirportAustralia 395,332
  9. Hobart International AirportAustralia 242,770
  10. Queenstown AirportNew Zealand 224,476
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#AirportCountry Passengers
01 Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport Australia 3,522,370
02 Melbourne Airport Australia 3,084,766
03 Brisbane International Airport Australia 2,027,110
04 Auckland International Airport New Zealand 1,538,721
05 Perth International Airport Australia 1,241,755
06 Adelaide International Airport Australia 730,332
07 Gold Coast Airport Australia 529,783
08 Cairns International Airport Australia 395,332
09 Hobart International Airport Australia 242,770
10 Queenstown Airport New Zealand 224,476
11 Canberra Airport Australia 224,202
12 Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin Australia 158,778
13 Sunshine Coast Airport Australia 136,370
14 Townsville Airport / RAAF Base Townsville Australia 134,508
15 Launceston Airport Australia 119,265
16 Newcastle Airport Australia 100,370
17 Mackay Airport Australia 76,733
18 Karratha Airport Australia 58,056
19 Rockhampton Airport Australia 52,315
20 Ballina Byron Gateway Airport Australia 50,733
21 Proserpine Whitsunday Coast Airport Australia 45,208
22 Hamilton Island Airport Australia 43,044
23 Broome International Airport Australia 1,628
24 Norfolk Island International Airport Norfolk Island 310

Source: BITRE

Every airport in this region

81

All 81 published airports here, not only the ones the table above can rank. 81 have official monthly figures; 0 are counted daily from flight boards. The two are measured differently, so this list does not rank them against each other — each row says how its own figure was measured.

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AirportCountry FigureHow it is measured
Adelaide International Airport Australia 8,962 flights (arrivals + departures) · July 2026 · domestic flights only
Albury Airport Australia 726 flights (arrivals + departures) · July 2026 · domestic flights only
Alice Springs Airport Australia 200 flights (arrivals + departures) · July 2026 · domestic flights only
Armidale Airport Australia 534 flights (arrivals + departures) · October 2023 · domestic flights only
Auckland International Airport New Zealand 11,817 flights (arrivals + departures) · August 2026 · all traffic at the airport
Ayers Rock Connellan Airport Australia 140 flights (arrivals + departures) · July 2026 · domestic flights only
Ballina Byron Gateway Airport Australia 678 flights (arrivals + departures) · July 2026 · domestic flights only
Brisbane International Airport Australia 22,542 flights (arrivals + departures) · July 2026 · domestic flights only
Broome International Airport Australia 680 flights (arrivals + departures) · July 2026 · domestic flights only
Bundaberg Airport Australia 106 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2020 · domestic flights only
Busselton Margaret River Regional Airport Australia 492 flights (arrivals + departures) · August 2026 · flights tracked by OpenSky’s volunteer receivers — a partial sample, not an official count
Cairns International Airport Australia 3,846 flights (arrivals + departures) · July 2026 · domestic flights only
Canberra Airport Australia 5,448 flights (arrivals + departures) · July 2026 · domestic flights only
Christchurch International Airport New Zealand 3,755 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Christmas Island International Airport Christmas Island 158 passengers · May 2008 · all traffic at the airport
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Airport Cocos (Keeling) Islands 26 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Coffs Harbour Airport Australia 794 flights (arrivals + departures) · July 2026 · domestic flights only
Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin Australia 1,268 flights (arrivals + departures) · July 2026 · domestic flights only
Devonport Airport Australia 444 flights (arrivals + departures) · June 2026 · domestic flights only
Dubbo City Regional Airport Australia 872 flights (arrivals + departures) · July 2026 · domestic flights only
Dunedin International Airport New Zealand 513 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Emerald Airport Australia 578 flights (arrivals + departures) · July 2026 · domestic flights only
Geraldton Airport Australia 296 flights (arrivals + departures) · July 2019 · domestic flights only
Gisborne Airport New Zealand 268 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Gladstone Airport Australia 652 flights (arrivals + departures) · July 2026 · domestic flights only
Gold Coast Airport Australia 5,588 flights (arrivals + departures) · July 2026 · domestic flights only
Hamilton International Airport New Zealand 416 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Hamilton Island Airport Australia 552 flights (arrivals + departures) · July 2026 · domestic flights only
Hawke's Bay Airport New Zealand 665 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Hervey Bay Airport Australia 98 flights (arrivals + departures) · July 2009 · all traffic at the airport
Hobart International Airport Australia 2,904 flights (arrivals + departures) · July 2026 · domestic flights only
Hokitika Airfield New Zealand 76 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Inia William Tuuta Memorial Airport New Zealand 26 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Invercargill Airport New Zealand 252 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Kalgoorlie Boulder Airport Australia 800 flights (arrivals + departures) · July 2026 · domestic flights only
Karratha Airport Australia 1,154 flights (arrivals + departures) · July 2026 · domestic flights only
Kerikeri Airport New Zealand 149 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Launceston Airport Australia 1,688 flights (arrivals + departures) · July 2026 · domestic flights only
Lismore Airport Australia 341 flights (arrivals + departures) · August 2026 · flights tracked by OpenSky’s volunteer receivers — a partial sample, not an official count
Mackay Airport Australia 1,348 flights (arrivals + departures) · July 2026 · domestic flights only
Melbourne Airport Australia 26,724 flights (arrivals + departures) · July 2026 · domestic flights only
Melbourne Avalon International Airport Australia 643 flights (arrivals + departures) · August 2026 · flights tracked by OpenSky’s volunteer receivers — a partial sample, not an official count
Melbourne Essendon Airport Australia 2,609 flights (arrivals + departures) · August 2026 · flights tracked by OpenSky’s volunteer receivers — a partial sample, not an official count
Melbourne Moorabbin Airport Australia 4,504 flights (arrivals + departures) · August 2026 · flights tracked by OpenSky’s volunteer receivers — a partial sample, not an official count
Mildura Airport Australia 662 flights (arrivals + departures) · July 2026 · domestic flights only
Moranbah Airport Australia 380 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2017 · all traffic at the airport
Moree Airport Australia 285 flights (arrivals + departures) · August 2026 · flights tracked by OpenSky’s volunteer receivers — a partial sample, not an official count
Moruya Airport Australia 391 flights (arrivals + departures) · August 2026 · flights tracked by OpenSky’s volunteer receivers — a partial sample, not an official count
Mount Gambier Airport Australia 397 flights (arrivals + departures) · August 2026 · flights tracked by OpenSky’s volunteer receivers — a partial sample, not an official count
Mount Isa Airport Australia 288 flights (arrivals + departures) · July 2026 · domestic flights only
Narrabri Airport Australia 362 flights (arrivals + departures) · August 2026 · flights tracked by OpenSky’s volunteer receivers — a partial sample, not an official count
Nelson Airport New Zealand 918 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
New Plymouth Airport New Zealand 436 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Newcastle Airport Australia 1,548 flights (arrivals + departures) · July 2026 · domestic flights only
Newman Airport Australia 768 flights (arrivals + departures) · July 2026 · domestic flights only
Norfolk Island International Airport Norfolk Island 26 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Palmerston North Airport New Zealand 511 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Perth International Airport Australia 10,664 flights (arrivals + departures) · July 2026 · domestic flights only
Picton Aerodrome New Zealand 7 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Port Augusta Airport Australia 354 flights (arrivals + departures) · August 2026 · flights tracked by OpenSky’s volunteer receivers — a partial sample, not an official count
Port Hedland International Airport Australia 846 flights (arrivals + departures) · July 2026 · domestic flights only
Port Lincoln Airport Australia 954 flights (arrivals + departures) · July 2026 · domestic flights only
Port Macquarie Airport Australia 664 flights (arrivals + departures) · July 2026 · domestic flights only
Proserpine Whitsunday Coast Airport Australia 324 flights (arrivals + departures) · July 2026 · domestic flights only
Queenstown Airport New Zealand 1,832 flights (arrivals + departures) · August 2026 · all traffic at the airport
Rockhampton Airport Australia 1,396 flights (arrivals + departures) · July 2026 · domestic flights only
Rotorua Regional Airport New Zealand 489 flights (arrivals + departures) · August 2026 · flights tracked by OpenSky’s volunteer receivers — a partial sample, not an official count
Sunshine Coast Airport Australia 1,836 flights (arrivals + departures) · July 2026 · domestic flights only
Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport Australia 30,862 flights (arrivals + departures) · July 2026 · domestic flights only
Tamworth Airport Australia 626 flights (arrivals + departures) · March 2020 · domestic flights only
Taupo Airport New Zealand 148 flights (arrivals + departures) · August 2026 · flights tracked by OpenSky’s volunteer receivers — a partial sample, not an official count
Tauranga Airport New Zealand 828 flights (arrivals + departures) · August 2026 · flights tracked by OpenSky’s volunteer receivers — a partial sample, not an official count
Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport Australia 978 flights (arrivals + departures) · August 2026 · flights tracked by OpenSky’s volunteer receivers — a partial sample, not an official count
Townsville Airport / RAAF Base Townsville Australia 1,486 flights (arrivals + departures) · July 2026 · domestic flights only
Wagga Wagga Airport Australia 778 flights (arrivals + departures) · July 2026 · domestic flights only
Wellington International Airport New Zealand 5,574 flights (arrivals + departures) · August 2026 · flights tracked by OpenSky’s volunteer receivers — a partial sample, not an official count
Whakatāne Airport New Zealand 216 flights (arrivals + departures) · August 2026 · flights tracked by OpenSky’s volunteer receivers — a partial sample, not an official count
Whangarei Airport New Zealand 622 flights (arrivals + departures) · August 2026 · flights tracked by OpenSky’s volunteer receivers — a partial sample, not an official count
Whyalla Airport Australia 188 flights (arrivals + departures) · August 2026 · flights tracked by OpenSky’s volunteer receivers — a partial sample, not an official count
Woodbourne Airport New Zealand 312 flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count
Wynyard Airport Australia 336 flights (arrivals + departures) · January 2006 · all traffic at the airport

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