Top 50 Australian airports – direct flight routes
Australia is well connected to the rest of the world when it comes to direct flights – but which Australian airports are the busiest? Here you can find the 50 Australian airports with the highest number of direct routes.
In Australia you find a number of large airports that offer both international and domestic connections. Listed below you find a compilation of the top 50 airports in the country based on the number of non-stop flights. By picking one of the airports you can learn more about flying from this specific airport and find all direct flights available.
Airport |
Number of direct flight routes |
| Sydney (SYD) | 101 |
| Brisbane (BNE) | 78 |
| Melbourne (MEL) | 71 |
| Perth (PER) | 50 |
| Cairns (CNS) | 35 |
| Adelaide (ADL) | 34 |
| Darwin (DRW) | 21 |
| Coolangatta (Gold Coast) (OOL) | 18 |
| Canberra (CBR) | 12 |
| Townsville (TSV) | 11 |
| Hobart (HBA) | 9 |
| Newcastle (NTL) | 9 |
| Alice Springs (ASP) | 8 |
| Launceston (LST) | 8 |
| Horn Island (HID) | 7 |
| Luddenham (WSI) | 7 |
| Broome (BME) | 7 |
| Mount Isa (ISA) | 7 |
| Dubbo (DBO) | 7 |
| Sunshine Coast (MCY) | 6 |
| Kununurra (KNX) | 5 |
| Orange (OAG) | 5 |
| Avalon (AVV) | 5 |
| Coffs Harbour (CFS) | 5 |
| Wellcamp (WTB) | 4 |
| Mornington (ONG) | 4 |
| Armidale (ARM) | 4 |
| Charleville (CTL) | 4 |
| Ayers Rock (AYQ) | 4 |
| Rockhampton (ROK) | 4 |
| Proserpine (PPP) | 4 |
| Hamilton Island (HTI) | 3 |
| Merimbula (MIM) | 3 |
| Lockhart River (IRG) | 3 |
| Mackay (MKY) | 3 |
| Doomadgee (DMD) | 3 |
| King Island (KNS) | 3 |
| Tennant Creek (TCA) | 3 |
| Burnie (BWT) | 3 |
| Noosa (NSA) | 3 |
| Maningrida (MNG) | 3 |
| Gove (GOV) | 3 |
| Halls Creek (HCQ) | 3 |
| Broken Hill (BHQ) | 3 |
| Wagga Wagga (WGA) | 3 |
| Hervey Bay (HVB) | 3 |
| Karratha (KTA) | 3 |
| Port Hedland (PHE) | 3 |
| Coconut Island (CNC) | 2 |
| Flinders Island (FLS) | 2 |
