This is a list of airports in Australia. It includes licensed airports, with the exception of private airports.
Aerodrome
An aerodrome (Commonwealth English) or airdrome (American English) is a location from which aircraft flight operations take place, regardless of whether they involve air cargo, passengers, or neither, and regardless of whether it is for publi ...
s here are listed with their 4-letter
ICAO
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO, ) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that coordinates the principles and techniques of international air navigation, and fosters the planning and development of international a ...
code, and 3-letter
IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA ) is a trade association of the world's airlines founded in 1945. IATA has been described as a cartel since, in addition to setting technical standards for airlines, IATA also organized tarif ...
code (where available).
A more extensive list can be found in the ''En Route Supplement Australia'' (ERSA), available online from the
Airservices Australia
Airservices Australia is an Australian Government owned corporation, responsible for providing safe, secure, efficient and environmentally responsible services to the aviation industry within the Australian Flight Information Region (FIR). S ...
web site and in the individual lists for each state or territory.
Airports
ICAO location indicators link to the
Aeronautical Information Publication
In aviation, an Aeronautical Information Publication (or AIP) is defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization as a publication issued by or with the authority of a state and containing aeronautical information of a lasting character es ...
Enroute Supplement – Australia (ERSA) facilities (FAC) document, where available.
Airport names shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled passenger service on commercial airlines. The cities shown in bold are international.
Australian Capital Territory (ACT)
New South Wales (NSW)
Northern Territory (NT)
Queensland (Qld)
South Australia (SA)
Tasmania (Tas)
Victoria (Vic)
Western Australia (WA)
Other territories
Military: Air Force
Military: Army Aviation
Military: Naval Aviation
See also
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List of the busiest airports in Australia
This is a list of the busiest airports in Australia by passenger traffic and aircraft movements. At a glance
Top 10 airports by passenger movements 1985–86 to 2020–21
This is a list of the busiest airports in Australia by passenger movem ...
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List of the busiest air routes in Australia by passenger traffic
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List of ports in Australia
This is a list of ports in Australia. It includes all gazetted ports, harbours, havens, roadsteads and marinas.
This list is complete with respect to the 1996 Gazetteer of Australia.Gazetteer of Australia (1996). Belconnen, ACT: Australian S ...
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Australian air traffic control
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Transport in Australia
There are many forms of transport in Australia. Australia is highly dependent on road transport. There are more than 300 airports with paved runways. Passenger rail transport includes widespread commuter networks in the major capital cities wit ...
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Highways in Australia
Highways in Australia are generally high capacity roads managed by state and territory government agencies, though Australia's federal government contributes funding for important links between capital cities and major regional centres. Prio ...
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List of airports by ICAO code: Y
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Wikipedia:WikiProject Aviation/Airline destination lists: Oceania#Australia
References
Other sources
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AirportGuide: Australia– used to check ICAO and IATA airport codes
Great Circle Mapper: Australia– used to check IATA airport codes
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Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by ...
Airports
An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surfac ...
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by ...