# Adelaide International Airport (ADL / YPAD)

**Adelaide International Airport** (IATA: ADL, ICAO: YPAD) is a large airport in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. It opened in 1955. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,100 m (10,171 ft). In 2024 it handled 8.4 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ypad

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: ADL / YPAD
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Opened: 1955
- Elevation: 6 m / 20 ft
- Coordinates: -34.9475, 138.5334
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,100 m / 10,171 ft
- Passengers: 8,351,636 (2024)
- Time zone: UTC+10:30/+9:30 · Australia/Adelaide
- Website: https://www.adelaideairport.com.au
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelaide_Airport (34 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14302
- Weather station: YPAD · WMO 94672
- Ident: YPAD

## Timeline

- 1955: Adelaide International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05/23 | 3,100 m / 10,171 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 050° / 230° | yes |
| 12/30 | 1,652 m / 5,420 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 123° / 303° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | 7,373,874 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 7,698,864 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 7,671,169 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 7,920,173 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 8,111,934 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 8,346,303 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 8,516,171 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 2,589,413 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 3,066,795 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 6,416,836 | Wikidata |
| 2023 | 7,997,486 | Wikidata |
| 2024 | 8,351,636 | Wikidata |

## Routes

39 destinations in 11 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (29)

- [KGC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yksc.md) Kingscote Airport · Australia · 125 km / 78 mi · QantasLink
- [WYA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ywha.md) Whyalla Airport · Australia · 230 km / 143 mi · QantasLink
- [PLO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yplc.md) Port Lincoln Airport · Australia · 245 km / 152 mi · QantasLink, Rex Airlines
- [MGB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymtg.md) Mount Gambier Airport · Australia · 370 km / 230 mi · Rex Airlines
- [BHQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybhi.md) Broken Hill Airport · Australia · 426 km / 265 mi · Rex Airlines
- [OLP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yold.md) Olympic Dam Airport · Australia · 520 km / 323 mi · Alliance Airlines
- [CED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ycdu.md) Ceduna Airport · Australia · 546 km / 339 mi · Rex Airlines
- [AVV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymav.md) Melbourne Avalon International Airport · Australia · 632 km / 393 mi · Jetstar Airways
- [MEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymml.md) Melbourne Airport · Australia · 641 km / 398 mi · QantasLink, Qantas Airways, Virgin Australia, Jetstar Airways
- [CPD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ycbp.md) Coober Pedy Airport · Australia · 749 km / 465 mi · Rex Airlines
- [CBR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yscb.md) Canberra Airport · Australia · 970 km / 603 mi · QantasLink, Virgin Australia
- [SYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yssy.md) Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport · Australia · 1,164 km / 723 mi · Qantas Airways, Virgin Australia, Jetstar Airways
- [HBA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymhb.md) Hobart International Airport · Australia · 1,171 km / 728 mi · Virgin Australia, Jetstar Airways
- [NTL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ywlm.md) Newcastle Airport · Australia · 1,250 km / 777 mi · QantasLink
- [ASP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybas.md) Alice Springs Airport · Australia · 1,317 km / 818 mi · QantasLink, Virgin Australia
- [OOL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybcg.md) Gold Coast Airport · Australia · 1,604 km / 997 mi · Virgin Australia, Jetstar Airways
- [BNE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybbn.md) Brisbane International Airport · Australia · 1,620 km / 1,007 mi · QantasLink, Virgin Australia, Jetstar Airways
- [MCY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybsu.md) Sunshine Coast Airport · Australia · 1,669 km / 1,037 mi · Jetstar Airways
- [PER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ypph.md) Perth International Airport · Australia · 2,116 km / 1,315 mi · Qantas Airways, Virgin Australia, Jetstar Airways
- [CNS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybcs.md) Cairns International Airport · Australia · 2,133 km / 1,325 mi · Jetstar Airways
- [DRW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ypdn.md) Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin · Australia · 2,621 km / 1,629 mi · QantasLink, Jetstar Airways
- [AKL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzaa.md) Auckland International Airport · New Zealand · 3,251 km / 2,020 mi · Air New Zealand, Qatar Airways
- [DPS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wadd.md) Denpasar I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport · Indonesia · 3,760 km / 2,336 mi · Jetstar Airways
- [NAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nffn.md) Nadi International Airport · Fiji · 4,285 km / 2,663 mi · Fiji Airways
- [SIN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wsss.md) Singapore Changi Airport · Singapore · 5,402 km / 3,357 mi · Singapore Airlines
- [KUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmkk.md) Kuala Lumpur International Airport · Malaysia · 5,682 km / 3,531 mi · Malaysia Airlines
- [CAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zggg.md) Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport · China · 7,012 km / 4,357 mi · China Southern Airlines
- [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 11,006 km / 6,839 mi · Emirates
- [DOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/othh.md) Hamad International Airport · Qatar · 11,322 km / 7,035 mi · Qatar Airways

### Seasonal (7)

- [LST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymlt.md) Launceston Airport · Australia · 1,054 km / 655 mi · Virgin Australia
- [PPP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybpn.md) Proserpine Whitsunday Coast Airport · Australia · 1,883 km / 1,170 mi · Jetstar Airways
- [CHC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzch.md) Christchurch International Airport · New Zealand · 3,055 km / 1,898 mi · Air New Zealand
- [AKL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzaa.md) Auckland International Airport · New Zealand · 3,251 km / 2,020 mi · Qantas Airways
- [HKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vhhh.md) Hong Kong International Airport · Hong Kong SAR China · 6,877 km / 4,273 mi · Cathay Pacific
- [PVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zspd.md) Shanghai Pudong International Airport · China · 7,554 km / 4,694 mi · China Eastern Airlines
- [SFO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksfo.md) San Francisco International Airport · United States · 12,997 km / 8,076 mi · United Airlines

### Charter (4)

- [OLP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yold.md) Olympic Dam Airport · Australia · 520 km / 323 mi · Virgin Australia
- [YJAC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yjac.md) Jacinth Ambrosia Airport · Australia · 744 km / 462 mi · Pel-Air
- [MOO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yoom.md) Moomba Airport · Australia · 778 km / 483 mi · Alliance Airlines
- [BBL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ylle.md) Ballera Airport · Australia · 894 km / 556 mi · Alliance Airlines

### Cargo (5)

- [MEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymml.md) Melbourne Airport · Australia · 641 km / 398 mi · Toll Group, Qantas Freight
- [CBR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yscb.md) Canberra Airport · Australia · 970 km / 603 mi · Toll Group
- [WSI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0539.md) Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport · Australia · 1,123 km / 698 mi · Qantas Freight
- [SYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yssy.md) Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport · Australia · 1,164 km / 723 mi · Toll Group, Qantas Freight
- [PER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ypph.md) Perth International Airport · Australia · 2,116 km / 1,315 mi · Toll Group, Qantas Freight

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from ADL, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (4)

- ZL [Rex Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/rex-airlines) · 5
- QF [Qantas Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qantas-airways) · 4
- NC [National Jet Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/national-jet-express)
- RFS [Rossair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/rossair)

### Passenger (15)

- JQ [Jetstar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetstar-airways) · 12
- VA [Virgin Australia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/virgin-australia) · 10
- QF [QantasLink](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qantaslink) · 9
- QQ [Alliance Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/alliance-airlines) · 3
- NZ [Air New Zealand](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-new-zealand) · 2
- QR [Qatar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qatar-airways) · 2
- CX [Cathay Pacific](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cathay-pacific) · 1 · seasonal
- MU [China Eastern Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/china-eastern-airlines) · 1 · seasonal
- CZ [China Southern Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/china-southern-airlines) · 1
- EK [Emirates](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/emirates) · 1
- FJ [Fiji Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fiji-airways) · 1
- MH [Malaysia Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/malaysia-airlines) · 1
- PA [Pel-Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pel-air) · 1 · charter
- SQ [Singapore Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/singapore-airlines) · 1
- UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 1 · seasonal

### Cargo (2)

- QF [Qantas Freight](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qantas-freight) · 4
- [Team Global Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/team-global-express) · 4

Former hub of [Emu Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/emu-airways), [Kendell Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/kendell-airlines).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 8.4M (2024) | #249 of 3,974 | #7 in Oceania | #5 in AU |
| Longest runway | 3,100 m / 10,171 ft | =930 of 29,858 | #20 in Oceania | #10 in AU |
| Elevation | 6 m / 20 ft | =41,280 of 43,403 | =2,015 in Oceania | =1,182 in AU |
| Age | Opened 1955 | =4,103 of 15,079 | #90 in Oceania | #41 in AU |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =62 in Oceania | =33 in AU |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP/DEP | Approach (East) | 118.200 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 116.400 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 126.100 |
| GND | GND | 121.700 |
| TWR | TWR | 120.500 |
| APP/DEP | Approach (West) | 124.200 |
| ATIS |  | 134.500 |

## Nearby airports

- [YPPF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yppf.md) Adelaide Parafield Airport · 19 km / 12 mi
- [AU-0435](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0435.md) Cherry Gardens Airstrip · 20 km / 12 mi
- [AU-0050](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0050.md) Huntfield Airfield · 25 km / 16 mi
- [YPED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yped.md) RAAF Base Edinburgh · 28 km / 17 mi
- [YCVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ycvg.md) Calvin Grove Airport · 29 km / 18 mi
- [YWDS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ywds.md) Woodside Airstrip · 33 km / 20 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Adelaide Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Adelaide_Airport&oldid=1375986264), revision of 21 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ypad/data