Airports in Australia: The Complete List

Australia covers an enormous landmass with a mix of major international hubs and smaller regional airfields that keep towns connected. Whether you’re planning travel, researching routes, or mapping logistics, a clear list of airports makes it easier to see how people and goods move around the country.

There are 101 Airports in Australia, ranging from Adelaide Airport to Whyalla Airport. The list is organized with City, State,IATA / ICAO,Type / Passengers (year) for each entry, and you’ll find the full table below.

How recent are the passenger figures and airport details?

The table notes the year used for passenger counts where available, and details are compiled from public airport sources and national aviation statistics; for the very latest changes (new routes, reopened terminals, recent passenger totals) check individual airport websites or government transport releases linked from the source list.

Can I sort or filter the list by state or traffic volume?

Yes — the columns City, State,IATA / ICAO,Type / Passengers (year) are arranged to make filtering simple; copy the table into a spreadsheet or use your browser’s find function to narrow by state, airport code, type, or passenger numbers you’ll find below.

Airports in Australia

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Sydney Airport

Serve as Australia’s busiest international gateway. Operate major domestic and international airlines and handle tens of millions of passengers each year. Function as a key hub for travel to and from Australia.

Melbourne Airport

Act as Victoria’s main international and domestic airport. Handle large passenger volumes and connect many regional and international routes. Serve as a major airline and cargo hub.

Brisbane Airport

Provide Queensland’s primary international and domestic air services. Host large passenger and freight operations. Serve as a key gateway to northeastern Australia and the Pacific.

Perth Airport

Operate as Western Australia’s largest airport. Serve international, domestic, and regional flights. Function as the main air link between WA and the rest of the country.

Adelaide Airport

Serve South Australia as the main commercial airport. Host domestic and some international services. Act as a transport hub for regional South Australia.

Gold Coast Airport

Provide international and domestic services for the Gold Coast and northern NSW. Support tourism and holiday travel. Serve as a busy regional gateway.

Cairns Airport

Operate as the main gateway to the Great Barrier Reef and Far North Queensland. Host both tourism and domestic services. Support seasonal and international flights.

Canberra Airport

Serve Australia’s capital with domestic and limited international flights. Support government and business travel. Act as the main air link for the ACT region.

Hobart Airport

Provide Tasmania’s primary air services for domestic flights. Support tourism and freight to southern Tasmania. Serve as a regional hub for the state.

Darwin Airport

Operate as the main gateway to Australia’s Northern Territory. Host domestic and some international services. Support tourism and defence and remote area links.

Launceston Airport

Serve northern Tasmania with regular domestic flights. Support regional travel and tourism. Act as a local hub for Northeast Tasmania.

Townsville Airport

Provide North Queensland with domestic and limited international services. Support defence, mining and tourism travel. Act as a regional service centre.

Sunshine Coast Airport

Serve Queensland’s Sunshine Coast with domestic flights and some charter services. Support regional tourism and business travel. Act as a growing regional airport.

Newcastle Airport

Provide air services to the Hunter region and northern NSW. Host domestic flights and some low-cost carriers. Act as a local alternative to Sydney.

Mackay Airport

Serve Central Queensland with domestic services. Support mining, industry and tourism travel. Act as a regional link for the Mackay area.

Avalon Airport

Function as a secondary airport for Melbourne with domestic and limited international flights. Host low-cost carriers and the biennial air show. Support local industry and events.

Rockhampton Airport

Provide Central Queensland with domestic services. Support government, mining and regional travel. Serve as a connection point for coastal and inland communities.

Alice Springs Airport

Operate as the main air gateway to central Australia. Host domestic flights and charters to remote communities. Support tourism to central landmarks.

Karratha Airport

Serve the Pilbara region with regular domestic and charter flights. Support mining and resource industry travel. Act as a regional hub in WA.

Broome Airport

Provide regional and some interstate services to the Kimberley. Support tourism and regional freight. Act as a gateway to remote destinations.

Port Hedland Airport

Serve the Pilbara with domestic and charter services. Support heavy mining industry travel and fly-in fly-out workers. Act as a key industrial airport.

Ballina Byron Gateway Airport

Serve the Northern Rivers and Byron Bay region with domestic flights. Support tourism and holiday travel. Act as a fast-growing regional airport.

Ayers Rock Airport

Provide access to Uluru and central Australia. Host domestic and some international tourist flights. Serve as the main airport for visitors to the national park.

Hamilton Island Airport

Operate as the main airport for the Whitsundays. Host tourism-focused domestic flights and charters. Serve resort and holiday travel needs.

Coffs Harbour Airport

Provide North Coast NSW with domestic services. Support regional tourism and business travel. Act as a local transport hub.

Proserpine Airport

Serve air access for the Whitsunday Islands and nearby resorts. Host seasonal and charter flights for tourism. Act as a gateway to island destinations.

Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport

Provide air services to the Goldfields region. Support mining industry travel and regional connections. Act as a remote area hub in WA.

Albury Airport

Serve the NSW/Victoria border region with domestic flights. Support regional business and tourism. Act as a cross-border transport link.

Mildura Airport

Provide northwest Victoria with domestic air services. Support agriculture and regional travel. Act as a hub for local communities.

Mount Isa Airport

Serve north-west Queensland with regular and charter flights. Support mining and remote community travel. Act as a key regional centre.

Newman Airport

Provide Pilbara access with commercial and charter flights. Support mining operations and FIFO travel. Act as a resource-industry airport.

Wagga Wagga Airport

Serve the Riverina region with domestic flights. Support local business and defence training operations. Act as a regional transport centre.

Dubbo City Regional Airport

Provide central-west NSW with scheduled domestic services. Support regional connectivity and tourism. Act as a local hub for inland NSW.

Port Macquarie Airport

Serve the Mid North Coast with domestic flights. Support tourism and regional travel. Act as a local service airport.

Gladstone Airport

Provide air links for the Gladstone region with domestic and charter services. Support industry and mining travel. Act as a regional gateway.

Emerald Airport

Serve Central Queensland with domestic and charter flights. Support mining and agriculture travel. Act as a regional hub for the central highlands.

Essendon Fields Airport

Function as Melbourne’s historic municipal airport for business and general aviation. Host corporate flights, charters and limited scheduled services. Serve as a major GA centre.

Paraburdoo Airport

Provide regional WA access with flights focused on mining and FIFO services. Support resource industry transport. Act as a small industrial airport.

Tamworth Airport

Serve country NSW with domestic passenger services. Support regional music events and local travel. Act as a civic transport hub.

Geraldton Airport

Provide Mid West WA with regional and charter flights. Support mining, fishing and tourism. Act as a local air service centre.

Port Lincoln Airport

Serve the Eyre Peninsula with domestic services. Support fishing, aquaculture and tourism travel. Act as a regional service point.

Devonport Airport

Provide northern Tasmania with domestic flights. Support tourism and regional connectivity. Act as a transport link for the region.

Gove Airport

Serve Nhulunbuy and East Arnhem with domestic and charter services. Support mining and remote community travel. Act as a regional hub in the NT.

Burnie Wynyard Airport

Provide northwest Tasmania with regional services. Support local travel and freight. Act as a service point for small communities.

Armidale Airport

Serve northern NSW with scheduled domestic flights. Support education, agriculture and regional travel. Act as a local transport hub.

Hervey Bay Airport

Provide access to Fraser Coast and nearby islands with regional flights. Support tourism and holiday travel. Act as a gateway to marine attractions.

Broken Hill Airport

Serve far-west NSW with regional flights. Support mining, tourism and remote communities. Act as a remote area airport.

Bundaberg Airport

Provide central Queensland with domestic services. Support tourism and local industry. Act as a regional connector for the coast and inland areas.

Mount Gambier Airport

Serve southeastern South Australia with domestic flights. Support cross-border travel to Victoria and local industry. Act as a regional airport.

Kununurra Airport

Provide access to the East Kimberley with domestic and charter flights. Support tourism and mining travel. Act as a gateway to remote WA.

Whyalla Airport

Serve the Eyre Peninsula and Whyalla city with regional services. Support industry and local travel. Act as a small regional airport.

Christmas Island Airport

Operate in Australia’s external territory in the Indian Ocean. Host limited charter and scheduled flights. Serve as the territory’s main air link.

Cocos (Keeling) Islands Airport

Provide air access for the Cocos (Keeling) Islands territory. Host limited scheduled services and charters. Act as the islands’ essential connection to Australia.

Norfolk Island Airport

Serve Norfolk Island with domestic and international charter services. Support tourism and supplies. Act as the main air link for the island.

Lord Howe Island Airport

Provide the only air link to Lord Howe Island via regional flights. Support strict visitor limits and tourism. Act as a remote island gateway.

Moree Airport

Serve Moree and surrounding NSW with regional services. Support agriculture and local travel. Act as a community transport link.

Griffith Airport

Provide scheduled services for Griffith in NSW. Support wine-region tourism and local business travel. Act as a regional airport.

Merimbula Airport

Serve the far south coast of NSW with regional flights. Support tourism and local transport. Act as a coastal service point.

Moruya Airport

Provide regional air services on the NSW south coast. Support tourism and community travel. Act as a local airport for coastal towns.

Narrabri Airport

Serve northwest NSW with regional flights. Support agriculture and local travel. Act as a small regional airport.

Orange Airport

Provide central west NSW with scheduled air services. Support wine tourism and regional business. Act as a growing regional hub.

Parkes Airport

Serve central NSW with regional services. Support mining and community travel. Act as a local air connection point.

Bathurst Airport

Provide services for Bathurst and central west NSW. Support events, education and local travel. Act as a small regional airport.

RAAF Base Williamtown

Operate as a major Royal Australian Air Force base near Newcastle. Support defence operations and training. Act as a key military aviation facility.

RAAF Base Amberley

Serve as a large RAAF base near Brisbane. Host heavy aircraft and defence units. Act as a strategic military and support airfield.

RAAF Base Tindal

Operate near Katherine in the NT as a forward RAAF base. Support northern defence operations and regional security. Act as a strategic northern base.

RAAF Base Pearce

Function as a primary training base near Perth. Support pilot training and defence activity. Act as a key RAAF training airfield.

RAAF Base Richmond

Operate near Sydney as a logistics and transport base. Support RAAF transport aircraft and operations. Act as a long-standing defence airfield.

RAAF Base East Sale

Serve as a RAAF training base in Victoria. Host flight training and defense support. Act as a centre for pilot instruction.

RAAF Base Townsville

Operate as a northern defence base supporting RAAF and joint operations. Host troop and aircraft movements. Act as an important military hub in QLD.

RAAF Base Darwin

Function as a key northern defence air base. Support regional security, surveillance and operations. Act as a strategic military gateway in the NT.

HMAS Albatross

Serve as the Royal Australian Navy’s primary air station near Nowra, NSW. Support naval aviation, training and maintenance. Act as the navy’s aviation hub.

Horn Island Airport

Provide access to Torres Strait communities and Cape York. Host regional flights and charters. Act as a lifeline for remote island travel.

Weipa Airport

Serve the Cape York mining town of Weipa with regional flights. Support mining and community travel. Act as a local service for remote industry.

Longreach Airport

Provide access to central-west Queensland and outback tourism. Host regional services and charters. Act as a hub for inland destinations.

Moranbah Airport

Serve a coal-mining region with frequent FIFO and charter flights. Support resource-industry travel. Act as a small industrial airport.

Barcaldine Airport

Provide regional air services in central Queensland. Support local travel and remote connections. Act as a community airfield.

Blackall Airport

Serve central-west Queensland with regional flights and charters. Support agriculture and remote travel. Act as a small outback airport.

Charleville Airport

Provide scheduled and charter services for southwest Queensland. Support emergency and regional travel. Act as an outback transport link.

Cloncurry Airport

Serve northwest Queensland with regional flights. Support mining and remote community travel. Act as a local aviation hub.

Roma Airport

Provide scheduled and charter services for southwest Queensland. Support gas and mining industry travel. Act as a regional centre.

Groote Eylandt Airport

Serve Groote Eylandt in the Gulf of Carpentaria with regional and charter flights. Support mining and indigenous communities. Act as an island air link.

Maningrida Airport

Provide air services to a remote Arnhem Land community. Host charter and small scheduled flights. Act as a vital link for remote residents.

Elcho Island Airport

Operate as a remote airfield serving Elcho Island in the NT. Host charter and community services. Act as a local transport lifeline.

King Island Airport

Provide Tasmania’s King Island with regular flights. Support tourism and transport of goods. Act as the island’s main air link.

Flinders Island Airport

Serve Flinders Island with scheduled flights to Tasmania and the mainland. Support tourism and community travel. Act as a key island connector.

Albany Airport

Provide regional Western Australia with scheduled services. Support local industry and tourism. Act as a southern WA airport hub.

Esperance Airport

Serve the Esperance region with regional and charter flights. Support mining, agriculture and tourism. Act as a coastal WA airfield.

Busselton Margaret River Airport

Operate as a growing regional airport in southwest WA. Support tourism to Margaret River and regional connections. Act as an emerging domestic gateway.

Carnarvon Airport

Provide regional air services for the Carnarvon area. Support fishing, agriculture and tourism. Act as a local transport link in WA.

Ceduna Airport

Serve western South Australia with scheduled and charter flights. Support remote communities and industry. Act as an Eyre Peninsula gateway.

Coober Pedy Airport

Provide access to the opal-mining town with regular regional flights. Support tourism and mining travel. Act as a remote outback airport.

Olympic Dam Airport

Serve the Olympic Dam mine site with charter and scheduled services. Support mining operations and FIFO travel. Act as an industrial airport.

Portland Airport

Provide Victoria’s southwest with regional services. Support local industry and tourism. Act as a small coastal regional airport.

Bankstown Airport

Function as a major general aviation and corporate airport in Sydney. Host flight training, private jets and maintenance. Act as a key GA centre.

Moorabbin Airport

Operate as Melbourne’s primary general aviation field. Support flight schools, charters and private aviation. Act as a busy GA and pilot-training hub.

Parafield Airport

Serve Adelaide as the main general aviation and training airfield. Host flight schools and light aircraft services. Act as a local aviation centre.

Jandakot Airport

Provide Perth’s primary general aviation and flight training services. Support business aviation and pilot schools. Act as a major GA airport.

Archerfield Airport

Serve Brisbane’s general aviation and training community. Host charters, flight schools and maintenance. Act as a local GA facility.

Lilydale Airport

Operate as a small general aviation airport in Victoria. Support light aircraft and flight training. Act as a community aviation field.

Camden Airport

Provide Sydney’s southwest with GA services and flight training. Host aero clubs and recreational flying. Act as a regional aviation centre.

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