List of the busiest air routes in Australia by passenger traffic
This is a List of the busiest air routes in Australia by passenger traffic between Australia domestic airports.
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Month Ending Statistics
The following statistics are for the (most recent) previous month. For example, figures for Month Ending November 2008 are inclusive from 1 November 2008 to 30 November 2008.
The most recent month with released figures is March 2015.
Domestic routes are those flown strictly between one Australian airport and another.
Only routes that are competitive, meaning more than one domestic airline is active, are included in the list below; those airlines being Qantas, QantasLink, Virgin Australia, Jetstar Airways, Tigerair Australia, Virgin Australia Regional Airlines and Regional Express Airlines. Routes where only Qantas, Qantaslink or Jetstar Airways compete are not included. The following figures are calculated by the Department of Infrastructure and Transport.
New South Wales
Sydney
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Queensland
Gold Coast
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| # |   |
To Country / City | To Airport | Passengers Jun 2012 |
Passengers Jun 2013 |
% Change | Airlines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |
 Sydney |
Sydney Airport | YSSY | 168,493 | 184,414 | 9.4 |
Jetstar, Qantas, Tigerair, Virgin Australia |
| 2. | |
 Melbourne |
Melbourne Airport | YMML | 129,599 | 120,661 | 6.9 |
Jetstar, Tigerair, Virgin Australia |
| 3. | |
 Adelaide |
Adelaide Airport | YPAD | 13,398 | 15,077 | 12.5 |
Jetstar, Virgin Australia |
| Total Competitive Domestic Passengers | 311,490 | 320,152 | 2.8 |
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South Australia
Adelaide
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| # | |
To Country / City | To Airport | Passengers Jun 2012 |
Passengers Jun 2013 |
% Change | Airlines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | |
Melbourne |
Melbourne Airport | YMML | 164,629 | 166,740 | 1.3 |
Jetstar, Qantas, QantasLink, Tigerair, Virgin Australia |
| 2. | |
Sydney |
Sydney Airport | YSSY | 130,120 | 127,977 | 1.6 |
Jetstar, Qantas, Virgin Australia |
| 3. | |
 Brisbane |
Brisbane Airport | YBBN | 54,463 | 56,800 | 4.3 |
Jetstar, Qantas, Virgin Australia |
| 4. | |
 Perth |
Perth Airport | YPPH | 46,730 | 44,601 | 4.6 |
Jetstar, Qantas, Virgin Australia |
| 5. | 2 |
Gold Coast |
Gold Coast Airport | YBCG | 13,398 | 15,077 | 12.5 |
Jetstar, Virgin Australia |
| 6. | |
 Canberra |
Canberra International Airport | YSCB | 13,539 | 14,599 | 7.8 |
Qantas, QantasLink, Virgin Australia |
| 7. | 2 |
Port Lincoln |
Port Lincoln Airport | YPLC | 14,866 | 14,077 | 5.3 |
QantasLink, Regional Express |
| Total Competitive Domestic Passengers | 437,745 | 439,871 | 0.5 |
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Airports
Domestic Airport passenger numbers are calculated by the Department of Infrastructure and Transport and include passenger numbers from the major domestic airlines only; these being Qantas, Virgin Australia, Jetstar Airways and Tiger Airways Australia. Regional Express, QantasLink and similar airlines are considered to be regional airlines and are not included in these figures.
Monthly
| Rank | Airport | State | Total Mar 2014 |
Total Mar 2015 |
Monthly Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sydney Airport | New South Wales |
2,154,200 | 2,209,600 | 2.6 |
| 2. | Melbourne Airport | Victoria |
1,974,700 | 2,055,400 | 4.1 |
| 3. | Brisbane Airport | Queensland |
1,402,700 | 1,390,600 | 0.9 |
| 4. | Perth Airport | Western Australia |
731,600 | 713,200 | 2.5 |
| 5. | Adelaide Airport | South Australia |
581,300 | 585,100 | 0.7 |
| 6. | Gold Coast Airport | Queensland |
398,100 | 400,000 | 0.5 |
| 7. | Cairns Airport | Queensland |
278,000 | 284,900 | 2.5 |
| 8. | Canberra Airport | Australian Capital Territory |
250,400 | 252,000 | 0.7 |
| 9. | Hobart Airport |  Tasmania |
192,300 | 199,200 | 3.6 |
| 10. | Darwin Airport |  Northern Territory |
128,300 | 125,800 | 1.9 |
Yearly
| Rank | Airport | State | FY 2012-13 | FY 2013-14 | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney Airport | New South Wales |
25,288,100 | 25,590,500 | 1.2 |
| 2 | Melbourne Airport | Victoria |
22,711,500 | 23,322,200 | 2.7 |
| 3 | Brisbane Airport | Queensland |
16,790,100 | 17,144,400 | 2.1 |
| 4 | Perth Airport | Western Australia |
9,090,800 | 8,880,700 | 2.3 |
| 5 | Adelaide Airport | South Australia |
6,495,000 | 6,671,900 | 2.7 |
| 6 | Gold Coast Airport | Queensland |
4,956,000 | 4,937,300 | 0.4 |
| 7 | Cairns Airport | Queensland |
3,702,000 | 3,878,700 | 4.8 |
| 8 | Canberra Airport | Australian Capital Territory |
3,015,500 | 2,858,200 | 5.2 |
| 9 | Hobart Airport | Tasmania |
2,026,600 | 2,106,600 | 4.0 |
| 10 | Darwin Airport | Northern Territory |
1,808,700 | 1,791,200 | 1.0 |
See also
- List of the busiest international air routes in Australia by passenger traffic for International data only.
Notes
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 International airline activity – Monthly
- ↑ Australian Domestic Aviation Activity Monthly Publications - Monthly
- ↑ Airport traffic data - Yearly
