List of The Busiest International Air Routes in Australia

This is a list of the busiest international air routes in Australia from Australian airports that have scheduled international traffic, namely Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Darwin, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney.

International routes are flown strictly between one Australian airport to a non-Australian airport. These may include stops in other cities (i.e. Sydney–London via Singapore).

The following figures are calculated by the Australian government Department for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government.

# From City To City To Airport Passengers
Jan 2012
Passengers
Jan 2013
% Change Notes
1. Sydney Auckland Auckland Airport NZAA 116,858 129,519 10.8
2. Sydney Singapore Singapore Changi Airport WSSS 95,593 109,590 14.6
3. Melbourne Singapore Singapore Changi Airport WSSS 85,939 89,123 3.7
4. 1 Melbourne Auckland Auckland Airport NZAA 84,361 88,632 5.1
5. 1 Perth Singapore Singapore Changi Airport WSSS 82,698 83,534 1.0
6. 1 Sydney Hong Kong Hong Kong International Airport VHHH 80,305 79,022 1.6
7. 1 Sydney Los Angeles Los Angeles International Airport KLAX 68,873 73,348 6.5
8. Brisbane Auckland Auckland Airport NZAA 65,663 72,788 10.9
9. Brisbane Singapore Singapore Changi Airport WSSS 61,169 68,401 11.8
10. Perth Denpasar Ngurah Rai International Airport WADD 68,174 64,760 5.0
11. Melbourne Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur International Airport WMKK 51,564 53,576 3.9
12. Sydney Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport VTBS 40,688 46,534 14.4
13. 1 Melbourne Hong Kong Hong Kong International Airport VHHH 42,898 46,051 7.3
14. Sydney Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur International Airport WMKK 27,253 44,477 63.2
15. Sydney Dubai Dubai International Airport OMDB 40,673 44,114 8.5
16. Sydney Christchurch Christchurch International Airport NZCH 38,734 41,012 5.8
17. Melbourne Los Angeles Los Angeles International Airport KLAX 37,096 37,638 1.5
18. Perth Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur International Airport WMKK 35,102 37,283 6.2
19. Perth Dubai Dubai International Airport OMDB 30,968 33,984 9.7
20. Melbourne Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport VTBS 30,667 33,570 9.5
21. Melbourne Dubai Dubai International Airport OMDB 29,321 32,162 9.7
22. Sydney Tokyo Narita International Airport RJAA 32,902 31,837 3.2
23. Sydney Shanghai Pudong International Airport ZSPD 30,655 31,689 3.4
24. Sydney Nadi Nadi International Airport NFFN 34,651 30,762 11.2
25. Sydney Wellington Wellington International Airport NZWN 26,635 29,631 10.2
26. Sydney Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi International Airport OMAA 29,662 28,875 2.7
27. Sydney London Heathrow Airport EGLL 29,417 28,588 2.8
28. Sydney Honolulu Honolulu International Airport PHNL 30,096 28,525 5.2
29. Sydney Seoul Incheon International Airport RKSI 25,036 28,263 12.9
30. Brisbane Los Angeles Los Angeles International Airport KLAX 24,694 25,171 1.9
31. Sydney Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport ZGGG 20,518 24,866 21.2
32. Sydney Denpasar Ngurah Rai International Airport WADD 25,598 24,518 4.2
33. Melbourne Christchurch Christchurch International Airport NZCH 24,445 24,099 1.4
34. Melbourne Denpasar Ngurah Rai International Airport WADD 22,700 23,659 4.2
35. Brisbane Hong Kong Hong Kong International Airport VHHH 21,339 22,369 4.8
36. Brisbane Dubai Dubai International Airport OMDB 21,334 22,263 4.4
37. Gold Coast Auckland Auckland Airport NZAA 21,301 22,077 3.6
38. Melbourne Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport ZGGG 16,747 22,052 316.3
39. Adelaide Singapore Singapore Changi Airport WSSS 21,296 20,626 3.1
40. Perth Hong Kong Hong Kong International Airport VHHH 20,833 19,493 6.4
41. Melbourne Wellington Wellington International Airport NZWN 16,663 18,094 8.6
42. Brisbane Christchurch Christchurch International Airport NZCH 20,687 17,766 14.1
43. Sydney San Francisco San Francisco International Airport KSFO 16,753 17,385 3.8
44. Melbourne Shanghai Pudong International Airport ZSPD 16,443 16,623 1.1
45. Perth Auckland Auckland Airport NZAA 13,626 16,165 18.6
46. Sydney Johannesburg O. R. Tambo International Airport FAOR 15,621 15,924 1.9
47. Brisbane Wellington Wellington International Airport NZWN 15,508 15,562 0.3
48. Brisbane Port Moresby Jacksons International Airport AYPY 13,810 15,506 12.3
49. Sydney Beijing Capital International Airport ZBAA 10,639 14,691 38.1
50. Brisbane Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport VTBS 13,074 14,267 9.1
51. Melbourne Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi International Airport OMAA 12,802 14,027 9.6
52. Brisbane Nadi Nadi International Airport NFFN 15,696 13,827 11.9
53. Gold Coast Tokyo Narita International Airport RJAA 12,903 13,716 6.3
54. Cairns Tokyo Narita International Airport RJAA 14,435 13,637 5.5
55. new Gold Coast Singapore Singapore Changi Airport WSSS new 13,129 new
56. Gold Coast Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur International Airport WMKK 14,261 12,951 9.2
57. Sydney Manila Ninoy Aquino International Airport RPLL 13,009 12,499 3.9
58. Sydney Dallas Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport KDFW 8,303 12,245 47.5
58. Sydney Santiago Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport SCEL 7,297 11,832 62.1
59. Melbourne London Heathrow Airport EGLL 14,698 11,828 19.5
60. Melbourne Ho Chi Minh City Tan Son Nhat International Airport VVTS 8,633 11,812 36.8
61. Adelaide Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur International Airport WMKK 11,479 11,506 0.2
62. new Adelaide Dubai Dubai International Airport OMDB new 11,493 new
63. Melbourne Doha Doha International Airport OTBD 11,743 11,386 3.0
Total International Passengers 61,737 70,248 13.8

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