Logistics infrastructure in Australia
Australia — Airports
Australia has 236 airports profiled from OurAirports — each classed large, medium or small, with its IATA and ICAO codes, city, longest-runway length, elevation and scheduled-service status.
Country-level air freight, passenger and carrier-departure totals come from the World Bank's World Development Indicators. Search, sort or open any airport for its sourced record.
236
Total
178
Medium
41
Small
15
Large
2
Seaplane Base
Air freight
1,188.1 M t-km
Air passengers
68,958,577
Carrier departures
678,852
Longest runways
- 1Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport12,999 ft
- 2Melbourne Airport11,998 ft
- 3Brisbane International Airport11,680 ft
- 4Perth International Airport11,299 ft
- 5Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin11,004 ft
Most runways
Highest elevation
- 1Mount Hotham Airport4,260 ft
- 2Armidale Airport3,556 ft
- 3Glen Innes Airport3,433 ft
- 4Orange Airport3,115 ft
- 5Cooma Snowy Mountains Airport3,088 ft
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| Airport | Type | City | IATA | Scheduled | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Kingsford Smith International AirportSYD | Large | Sydney (Mascot) | SYD | Yes | 12,999 ft | 21 ft |
| Melbourne AirportMEL | Large | Melbourne | MEL | Yes | 11,998 ft | 434 ft |
| Brisbane International AirportBNE | Large | Brisbane | BNE | Yes | 11,680 ft | 13 ft |
| Perth International AirportPER | Large | Perth | PER | Yes | 11,299 ft | 67 ft |
| Darwin International Airport / RAAF DarwinDRW | Large | Darwin | DRW | Yes | 11,004 ft | 103 ft |
| Cairns International AirportCNS | Large | Cairns | CNS | Yes | 10,489 ft | 10 ft |
| Adelaide International AirportADL | Large | Adelaide | ADL | Yes | 10,171 ft | 20 ft |
| Newcastle AirportNTL | Large | Williamtown | NTL | Yes | 10,033 ft | 31 ft |
| Melbourne Avalon International AirportAVV | Large | Geelong/Melbourne | AVV | Yes | 10,000 ft | 35 ft |
| Toowoomba Wellcamp AirportWTB | Large | Toowoomba | WTB | Yes | 9,416 ft | 1,509 ft |
| Sunshine Coast AirportMCY | Large | Maroochydore | MCY | Yes | 9,186 ft | 15 ft |
| Hobart International AirportHBA | Large | Hobart (Cambridge) | HBA | Yes | 8,947 ft | 13 ft |
| Port Hedland International AirportPHE | Large | Port Hedland | PHE | Yes | 8,202 ft | 33 ft |
| Gold Coast AirportOOL | Large | Gold Coast | OOL | Yes | 8,176 ft | 21 ft |
| Broome International AirportBME | Large | Broome | BME | Yes | 7,769 ft | 56 ft |
| Canberra AirportCBR | Medium | Canberra | CBR | Yes | 10,771 ft | 1,886 ft |
| RAAF Base CurtinDCN | Medium | Derby | DCN | No | 10,003 ft | 300 ft |
| RAAF Base AmberleyYAMB | Medium | — | — | No | 9,997 ft | 91 ft |
| Learmonth AirportLEA | Medium | Exmouth | LEA | Yes | 9,997 ft | 19 ft |
| Tindal AirportKTR | Medium | — | KTR | No | 9,003 ft | 443 ft |