List of the busiest international air routes in Australia
This is a list of the busiest international air routes in Australia from Australian airports that have scheduled international traffic, namely Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Darwin, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney.
International routes are flown strictly between one Australian airport to a non-Australian airport. These may include stops in other cities (i.e. Sydney–London via Singapore).
The following figures are calculated by the Australian government Department for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government.
Australian Capital Territory
Canberra
Main article: Canberra International Airport
| No # |
  |
To Country & City |
To Airport |
PAX Sep 2015 |
PAX Sep 2016 |
% |
Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | new |  Singapore |
Singapore | Changi Airport | SIN | WSSS | new | 1,946 | new | [1] |
| 2. | new |  New Zealand |
Wellington | Wellington International Airport | WLG | NZWN | new | 1,259 | new | [1] |
| 8. | new | Total International Passengers | new | 3,205 | new | [2] | ||||
New South Wales
Sydney
Main article: Sydney Airport
Northern Territory
Darwin
Main article: Darwin International Airport
| No # |
|
To Country & City |
To Airport |
PAX Nov 2014 |
PAX Nov 2015 |
% |
Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |
Singapore |
Singapore | Changi Airport | SIN | WSSS | 8,473 | 8,434 | 0.5 |
|
| 2. | |
 Indonesia |
Denpasar | Ngurah Rai International Airport | DPS | WADD | 9,510 | 7,494 | 21.2 |
|
| 3. | |
 Malaysia |
Kuala Lumpur | Kuala Lumpur International Airport | KUL | WMKK | 2,402 | 1,819 | 24.3 |
|
| 4. | |
 Philippines |
Manila | Ninoy Aquino International Airport | MNL | RPLL | 1,436 | 894 | 37.7 |
|
| 8. | |
Total International Passengers | 21,821 | 18,641 | 14.6 |
[2] | ||||
Queensland
Brisbane
Main article: Brisbane Airport
Cairns
Main article: Cairns International Airport
| No # |
|
To Country & City |
To Airport |
PAX Nov 2014 |
PAX Nov 2015 |
% |
Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | |
 Japan |
Tokyo | Narita International Airport | NRT | RJAA | 12,066 | 15,676 | 29.9 |
|
| 2. | |
Japan |
Osaka | Kansai International Airport | KIX | RJBB | 8,876 | 10,586 | 19.3 |
|
| 3. | |
 Papua New Guinea |
Port Moresby | Jacksons International Airport | POM | AYPY | 6,212 | 7,805 | 25.6 |
|
| 4. | |
 Hong Kong |
Hong Kong | Hong Kong International Airport | HKG | VHHH | 5,365 | 5,543 | 3.3 |
|
| 5. | new | Singapore |
Singapore | Singapore Changi Airport | SIN | WSSS | new | 3,175 | new | [9] |
| 6. | new | Indonesia |
Denpasar | Ngurah Rai International Airport | DPS | WADD | new | 1,871 | new | [10] |
| 7. | 1 |
New Zealand |
Auckland | Auckland Airport | AKL | NZAA | 256 | 247 | 3.5 |
[11] |
| 8. | 3 |
 Guam |
Hagåtña | Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport | GUM | PGUM | 1,255 | 0 | 100.0 |
[12] |
| 9. | 2 |
Papua New Guinea |
Rabaul | Rabaul Airport | RAB | AYTK | 135 | 0 | 100.0 |
|
| 7. | |
Total International Passengers | 34,165 | 44,903 | 31.4 |
[2] | ||||
Gold Coast
Main article: Gold Coast Airport
| # | |
From | To | Passengers (Nov) | % Change |
# | |
Passengers (YTD)1 | % Change |
Notes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | City / Airport | State | City / Airport | 2014 | 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | |||||||||
| 1. | |
New Zealand |
Auckland | NZAA |  QLD |
Gold Coast | YBCG | 23,419 | 22,599 | 3.5 |
1. | |
265,005 | 260,533 | 1.7 |
|
| 2. | |
Malaysia |
Kuala Lumpur | WMKK | QLD |
Gold Coast | YBCG | 17,012 | 13,777 | 19.0 |
2. | |
193,209 | 144,284 | 25.3 |
|
| 3. | 1 |
Singapore |
Singapore | WSSS | QLD |
Gold Coast | YBCG | 8,937 | 11,683 | 30.7 |
4. | |
109,226 | 115,720 | 5.9 |
|
| 4. | 1 |
Japan |
Tokyo | RJAA | QLD |
Gold Coast | YBCG | 13,346 | 10,110 | 24.2 |
3. | |
125,144 | 139,563 | 11.5 |
|
| 5. | |
New Zealand |
Christchurch | NZCH | QLD |
Gold Coast | YBCG | 6,570 | 5,735 | 12.7 |
5. | |
78,956 | 76,751 | 2.8 |
|
| 6. | new | New Zealand |
Wellington | NZWN | QLD |
Gold Coast | YBCG | new | 3,886 | new | 6. | new | new | 38,950 | new | [13] |
| 7. | new |  China |
Wuhan | ZHHH | QLD |
Gold Coast | YBCG | new | 3,708 | new | 9. | new | new | 8,482 | new | [14] |
| 8. | new | New Zealand |
Queenstown | NZQN | QLD |
Gold Coast | YBCG | new | 3,331 | new | 7. | new | new | 35,419 | new | [13] |
| 9. | new |  Fiji |
Nadi | NFFN | QLD |
Gold Coast | YBCG | new | 3,329 | new | 8. | new | new | 26,553 | new | [15] |
| 10. | |
Japan |
Osaka | RJBB | QLD |
Gold Coast | YBCG | 0 | 0 | |
10. | 4 |
25,172 | 0 | 100.0 |
[16] |
| Total International Passengers | 69,284 | 78,158 | 12.8 |
796,712 | 846,255 | 6.2 |
[2] | |||||||||
Townsville
Main article: Townsville Airport
| No # |
|
To Country & City |
To Airport |
PAX Nov 2014 |
PAX Nov 2015 |
% |
Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | new | Indonesia |
Denpasar | Ngurah Rai International Airport | DPS | WADD | new | 1,299 | new | [17] |
| 10. | new | Total International Passengers | new | 1,299 | new | [2] | ||||
South Australia
Adelaide
Main article: Adelaide Airport
| No # |
|
To Country & City |
To Airport |
PAX Sep 2015 |
PAX Sep 2016 |
% |
Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | |
 UAE |
Dubai | Dubai International Airport | DXB | OMDB | 18,978 | 17,444 | 8.1 |
|
| 2. | |
Singapore |
Singapore | Singapore Changi Airport | SIN | WSSS | 16,231 | 15,612 | 3.8 |
|
| 3. | |
Indonesia |
Denpasar | Ngurah Rai International Airport | DPS | WADD | 14,048 | 15,473 | 10.1 |
[18] |
| 4. | new |  Qatar |
Doha | Hamad International Airport | DOH | OTHH | new | 12,384 | new | [19] |
| 5. | 1 |
Hong Kong |
Hong Kong | Hong Kong International Airport | HKG | VHHH | 7,989 | 8,285 | 3.7 |
|
| 6. | 1 |
Malaysia |
Kuala Lumpur | Kuala Lumpur International Airport | KUL | WMKK | 7,950 | 7,552 | 5.0 |
|
| 7. | 1 |
New Zealand |
Auckland | Auckland Airport | AKL | NZAA | 5,904 | 6,432 | 8.9 |
|
| Total International Passengers | 71,100 | 83,152 | 16.9 |
[2] | ||||||
Victoria
Melbourne
Main article: Melbourne Airport
Western Australia
Perth
Main article: Perth Airport
Port Hedland
Main article: Port Hedland Airport
| No # |
|
To Country & City |
To Airport |
PAX Nov 2014 |
PAX Nov 2015 |
% |
Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | new | Indonesia |
Denpasar | Ngurah Rai International Airport | DPS | WADD | new | 239 | new | |
| 4. | |
Total International Passengers | new | 239 | new | [2] | ||||
Airport Rank
| Rank # |
State/City | Airport | Passengers Nov 2014 |
Passengers Nov 2015 [2] |
% Change | Passengers YTD 20141 |
Passengers YTD 20151 |
% Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. () |
 Sydney |
Sydney Airport | YSSY | 1,088,600 | 1,147,684 | 5.4 |
6,199,077 | 6,503,269 | 4.9 |
| 2. () |
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Melbourne Airport | YMML | 664,073 | 736,825 | 10.9 |
3,470,624 | 3,823,010 | 10.1 |
| 3. () |
Brisbane |
Brisbane Airport | YBBN | 405,203 | 413,350 | 2.0 |
2,186,294 | 2,324,314 | 6.3 |
| 4. () |
 Perth |
Perth Airport | YPPH | 315,336 | 317,970 | 0.8 |
1,850,216 | 1,989,717 | 7.5 |
| 5. (1) |
Gold Coast |
Gold Coast Airport | YBCG | 69,284 | 78,158 | 12.8 |
796,712 | 846,255 | 6.2 |
| 6. (1) |
 Adelaide |
Adelaide Airport | YPAD | 68,976 | 60,841 | 11.8 |
879,056 | 791,299 | 9.9 |
| 7. () |
Cairns |
Cairns International Airport | YBCS | 34,165 | 44,903 | 31.4 |
235,721 | 213,214 | 9.5 |
| 8. () |
 Darwin |
Darwin International Airport | YPDN | 21,821 | 18,641 | 14.6 |
149,985 | 155,594 | 3.7 |
| 9. (new) | Townsville |
Townsville Airport | YBTL | new | 1,229 | new | 840 | 461 | 45.1 |
| 10. () |
 Norfolk Island |
Norfolk Island Airport | YSNF | 1,079 | 1,135 | 5.2 |
5,567 | 6,010 | 7.9 |
| 11. (new) | Port Hedland |
Port Hedland International Airport | YPPD | new | 239 | new | 5,567 | 6,010 | 7.9 |
| Total International Passengers | 2,668,537 | 2,820,975 | 5.7 |
14,890,501 | 15,922,033 | 6.9 | |||
- Notes
- ^1 YTD = Year To Date. January 1 to end of Specific Month listed above for each year.
See also
- List of the busiest air routes in Australia by passenger traffic for Domestic data only.
Notes
- 1 2 "Singapore Airlines Launches 'Capital Express' Service To Canberra And Wellington". Singapore Airlines. 21 September 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 International Airline Activity—Monthly Publications
- ↑ Air India to fly Boeing 787 to Sydney, Melbourne from August
- ↑ Sydney Airport welcomes China Eastern Nanjing route
- ↑ Qantas bids farewell to Frankfurt
- ↑ "Virgin Australia announces changes to Los Angeles services, with daily Brisbane flights". Virgin Australia. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ↑ "Jetstar to launch Brisbane-Honolulu flights". Australian Business Traveller. 2 April 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ↑ "Qantas begins Airbus A380 flights to Dallas". Australian Business Traveller. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ↑ "Silkair to start new Cairns flights from May". Australian Aviation. 5 November 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ↑ "Jetstar to add direct link between Cairns and Bali". The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ↑ "Air New Zealand Converts Auckland–Cairns to Seasonal Service in 2014". Airline Route. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ↑ "United to end Cairns-Guam route". Australian Aviation. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- 1 2 "Jetstar launches two Tasman routes from the Gold Coast". Jetstar. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ↑ "Jetstar launches 787 Gold Coast – China service". AirlineHubBuzz. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- ↑ "Jetstar says it will fly Gold Coast-Fiji direct from next year". GoldCoastBulletin. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ↑ "Jetstar launches Melbourne-Tokyo flights, axes Gold Coast-Osaka". Australian Business Traveller. 11 December 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ↑ "Jetstar begins Townsville to Bali flights September 2". TownsvilleBulletin. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- ↑ "Tigerair Australia to serve Bali from March 2016". Australian Aviation. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ↑ "Qatar to fly Airbus A350 to Adelaide from May 2016". Australian Business Traveller. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ↑ "Melbourne Airport welcomes AirCalin". Melbourne Airport. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ↑ "Qantas resurrects Perth to Singapore flights after a year suspension". WAtoday.com.au. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- ↑ "Virgin, Jetstar cancel all Bali flights after Mt Rinjani ash cloud creates 'unsafe' flying conditions". www.abc.net.au. 7 November 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ↑ "Virgin cancels all Bali flights due to returning ash cloud". Sydney Morning Herald. 27 November 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
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