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 2026September 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.
| # | Airport | Country | 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 1996June 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.
| # | Airport | Country | 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 2025April 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.
Source: BITRE
Every airport in this region
81All 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.
| Airport | Country | Figure | How 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 |