Kingsford Smith Airport is Australia's busiest and hosts a wide range of airlines and routes. Regarding freight, 45% of imports and exports in both volume and value travel through it, 80% of which is carried in the holds of passenger aircraft, according to New South Wales Government data . Passenger numbers are similarly huge, with 38,650,000 customers traveling through the airport in 2023.
In August 2024 alone, 2.1 million domestic passengers used the airport. Simple Flying identified that more than 600 Boeing 787 aircraft are destined for Australia's busiest airport this month.
Any airport of this size can make for a stressful traveling experience, as you will be one of thousands of passengers trying to get to your plane or arrive in Sydney. Busiest domestic routes (2023) Destination Passengers handled (000s) Airline operators Melbourne 8202.4 Jetstar, Qantas, Rex Airlines, Virgin Australia Brisbane 4,579.
5 Jetstar, Link Airways, Qantas, Rex Airlines, Virgin Australia Gold Coast 2,649.8 Jetstar, Qantas, QantasLink, Virgin Australia Adelaide 1,879.7 Jetstar, Qantas, Rex Airlines, Virgin Australia Perth 1721,8 Jetstar, Qantas, Virgin Australia Sydney Airport infrastructure Three terminals currently service Kingsford Smith Airport.
Terminal 1 deals with international flights, while Terminals 2 and 3 look after the airport's millions of domestic customers. Due to the large flow of international passengers, Terminal 1 is the most modern of the terminals, offering a range of loun.