List of the busiest airports in Australia
Top 11 by passenger traffic 1985–2011
Columns: Rank | Airport | Location | IATA | 1985–86 | 1990–91 | 1995–96 | 2000–01 | 2005–06 | 2007–08 | 2009–10 | 2010-11
1 | Sydney Airport | Sydney , New South Wales | SYD | 9497 | 12361 | 19878 | 25814 | 28996 | 32701 | 34458 | 36624 | 2 | Melbourne Airport | Melbourne , Victoria | MEL | 6476 | 8346 | 12972 | 16881 | 21041 | 23943 | 25918 | 27607 | 3 | Brisbane Airport | Brisbane , Queensland | BNE | 3457 | 5246 | 9236 | 12467 | 16016 | 18298 | 18889 | 20278 | 4 | Perth Airport | Perth , Western Australia | PER | 1939 | 2508 | 4145 | 5162 | 7005 | 8952 | 9992 | 11328 | 5 | Adelaide Airport | Adelaide , South Australia | ADL | 2082 | 2461 | 3743 | 4443 | 5767 | 6619 | 7016 | 7021 | 6 | Gold Coast Airport | Gold Coast , Queensland | OOL | 587 | 1288 | 2595 | 2891 | 3518 | 4323 | 5186 | 5261 | 7 | Cairns Airport | Cairns , Queensland | CNS | 778 | 1090 | 1993 | 1888 | 3731 | 3777 | 3550 | 3848 | 8 | Canberra International Airport | Canberra , Australian Capital Territory | CBR | 1008 | 1124 | 1750 | 2107 | 2550 | 2853 | 3258 | 3206 | 9 | Hobart International Airport | Hobart , Tasmania | HBA | 506 | 590 | 850 | 974 | 1606 | 1758 | 1856 | 1903 | 10 | Darwin International Airport | Darwin , Northern Territory | DRW | 407 | 496 | 932 | 1078 | 1219 | 1562 | 1569 | 1743 | 11 | Townsville Airport | Townsville , Queensland | TSV | 1030 | 542 | 662 | 811 | 1161 | 1366 | 1518 | 1630