List of the busiest airports in Australia
Top 10 airports by passenger movements 1985–86-2017–18
This is a list of the busiest airports in Australia by passenger movements (both inbound and outbound) compiled by the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics.

List of the busiest airports in Australia

Section Title: Top 10 airports by passenger movements 1985–86-2017–18
Table Section Text: This is a list of the busiest airports in Australia by passenger movements (both inbound and outbound) compiled by the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics.

Rank	Airport	Location	IATA	1985–86	1990–91	1995–96	2000–01	2005–06	2010–11	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18

1	Sydney Airport	Sydney, New South Wales	SYD	9,498	12,361	19,878	25,814	28,996	35,958	41,105	42,614	44,035

2	Melbourne Airport	Melbourne, Victoria	MEL	6,476	8,346	12,972	16,881	21,041	27,963	33,705	34,878	36,319

3	Brisbane Airport	Brisbane, Queensland	BNE	3,457	5,246	9,236	12,467	16,016	19,975	22,320	22,653	23,238

4	Perth Airport	Perth, Western Australia	PER	1,939	2,508	4,145	5,162	7,005	10,890	12,558	12,453	12,433

5	Adelaide Airport	Adelaide, South Australia	ADL	2,082	2,461	3,743	4,443	5,767	7,279	7,778	7,999	8,274

6	Gold Coast Airport	Gold Coast, Queensland	OOL	778	1,090	1,993	1,888	3,515	5,486	6,273	6,457	6,541

7	Cairns Airport	Cairns, Queensland	CNS	578	1,288	2,595	2,891	3,731	3,859	4,711	4,898	4,969

8	Canberra Airport	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory	CBR	1,008	1,124	1,750	2,107	2,550	3,241	2,831	3,013	3,179

9	Hobart International Airport	Hobart, Tasmania	HBA	506	590	850	974	1,606	1,903	2,313	2,441	2,596

10	Darwin International Airport	Darwin, Northern Territory	DRW	407	496	932	1,078	1,219	1,680	2,041	2,093	2,030

Sentence(s)

Canberra Airport is the eighth-busiest airport in Australia.

final_sentence: Canberra Airport is the eighth-busiest airport in Australia.