# Perth International Airport (PER / YPPH)

**Perth International Airport** (IATA: PER, ICAO: YPPH) is a large airport in Perth, Western Australia, Australia. It opened in 1938. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,444 m (11,299 ft). In 2024 it handled 16.9 million passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: PER / YPPH
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Opened: 1938
- Elevation: 20 m / 67 ft
- Coordinates: -31.9403, 115.9670
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,444 m / 11,299 ft
- Passengers: 16,900,000 (2024)
- Time zone: UTC+8 · Australia/Perth
- Website: https://www.perthairport.com.au/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perth_Airport (38 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q45935
- Weather station: YPPH · WMO 94610
- Ident: YPPH

## Timeline

- 1938: Perth International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 03/21 | 3,444 m / 11,299 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 014° / 194° | yes |
| 06/24 | 2,163 m / 7,096 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 059° / 239° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2012 | 12,618,339 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 12,901,712 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 12,938,926 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 12,594,365 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 12,504,661 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 12,381,495 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 12,477,866 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 12,513,516 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 3,926,078 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 3,944,970 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 8,367,618 | Wikidata |
| 2024 | 16,900,000 | Wikidata |

## Routes

61 destinations in 20 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (49)

- [GET](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ygel.md) Geraldton Airport · Australia · 370 km / 230 mi · Nexus Airlines (Australia), QantasLink
- [ALH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yaba.md) Albany Airport · Australia · 375 km / 233 mi · Rex Airlines
- [MMG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymog.md) Mount Magnet Airport · Australia · 462 km / 287 mi · Skippers Aviation
- [KGI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ypkg.md) Kalgoorlie Boulder Airport · Australia · 537 km / 334 mi · Nexus Airlines (Australia), QantasLink, Alliance Airlines, Virgin Australia
- [EPR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yesp.md) Esperance Airport · Australia · 581 km / 361 mi · Rex Airlines
- [LNO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yleo.md) Leonora Airport · Australia · 615 km / 382 mi · Skippers Aviation
- [MKR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymek.md) Meekatharra Airport · Australia · 643 km / 400 mi · Skippers Aviation
- [MJK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yshk.md) Shark Bay Airport · Australia · 711 km / 442 mi · Rex Airlines
- [WUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ywlu.md) Wiluna Airport · Australia · 720 km / 447 mi · Skippers Aviation
- [LVO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yltn.md) Laverton Airport · Australia · 722 km / 449 mi · Skippers Aviation
- [CVQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ycar.md) Carnarvon Airport · Australia · 816 km / 507 mi · Rex Airlines
- [PBO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ypbo.md) Paraburdoo Airport · Australia · 991 km / 616 mi · QantasLink
- [ZNE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ynwn.md) Newman Airport · Australia · 1,020 km / 634 mi · QantasLink, Virgin Australia
- [ONS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yolw.md) Onslow Airport · Australia · 1,145 km / 711 mi · QantasLink, Virgin Australia
- [KTA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ypka.md) Karratha Airport · Australia · 1,251 km / 777 mi · QantasLink, Virgin Australia
- [PHE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yppd.md) Port Hedland International Airport · Australia · 1,312 km / 815 mi · QantasLink, Virgin Australia
- [BME](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybrm.md) Broome International Airport · Australia · 1,678 km / 1,043 mi · QantasLink, Qantas Airways, Virgin Australia
- [ASP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybas.md) Alice Springs Airport · Australia · 1,978 km / 1,229 mi · Airnorth
- [ADL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ypad.md) Adelaide International Airport · Australia · 2,116 km / 1,315 mi · Qantas Airways, Virgin Australia, Jetstar Airways
- [KNX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ypku.md) East Kimberley Regional (Kununurra) Airport · Australia · 2,211 km / 1,374 mi · Airnorth, Virgin Australia
- [DPS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wadd.md) Denpasar I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport · Indonesia · 2,580 km / 1,603 mi · TransNusa Air Services, Batik Air, Batik Air Malaysia, Indonesia AirAsia, Jetstar Airways
- [XCH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ypxm.md) Christmas Island International Airport · Christmas Island · 2,613 km / 1,624 mi · QantasLink
- [DRW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ypdn.md) Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin · Australia · 2,653 km / 1,648 mi · QantasLink, Virgin Australia
- [MEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymml.md) Melbourne Airport · Australia · 2,700 km / 1,678 mi · Qantas Airways, Virgin Australia, Jetstar Airways
- [CCK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ypcc.md) Cocos (Keeling) Islands Airport · Cocos (Keeling) Islands · 2,940 km / 1,827 mi · QantasLink
- [HBA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymhb.md) Hobart International Airport · Australia · 3,016 km / 1,874 mi · Virgin Australia
- [CGK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wiii.md) Soekarno-Hatta International Airport · Indonesia · 3,029 km / 1,882 mi · Batik Air
- [CBR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yscb.md) Canberra Airport · Australia · 3,085 km / 1,917 mi · Qantas Airways
- [SYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yssy.md) Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport · Australia · 3,277 km / 2,036 mi · Qantas Airways, Virgin Australia, Jetstar Airways
- [NTL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ywlm.md) Newcastle Airport · Australia · 3,354 km / 2,084 mi · QantasLink
- [CNS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybcs.md) Cairns International Airport · Australia · 3,432 km / 2,133 mi · Jetstar Airways
- [BNE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybbn.md) Brisbane International Airport · Australia · 3,608 km / 2,242 mi · Qantas Airways, Virgin Australia, Jetstar Airways
- [OOL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybcg.md) Gold Coast Airport · Australia · 3,619 km / 2,249 mi · Jetstar Airways
- [SIN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wsss.md) Singapore Changi Airport · Singapore · 3,911 km / 2,430 mi · Scoot, Singapore Airlines, Qantas Airways, Jetstar Airways
- [KUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmkk.md) Kuala Lumpur International Airport · Malaysia · 4,140 km / 2,572 mi · Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia, Batik Air Malaysia
- [HKT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtsp.md) Phuket International Airport · Thailand · 4,832 km / 3,002 mi · Jetstar Airways
- [SGN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvts.md) Tan Son Nhat International Airport · Vietnam · 4,857 km / 3,018 mi · Vietnam Airlines, VietJet Air
- [MNL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rpll.md) Ninoy Aquino International Airport · Philippines · 5,193 km / 3,227 mi · Jetstar Airways, Philippine Airlines
- [BKK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtbs.md) Suvarnabhumi Airport · Thailand · 5,326 km / 3,309 mi · Jetstar Airways
- [AKL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzaa.md) Auckland International Airport · New Zealand · 5,336 km / 3,316 mi · Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways
- [MRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fimp.md) Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport · Mauritius · 5,886 km / 3,657 mi · Air Mauritius
- [HKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vhhh.md) Hong Kong International Airport · Hong Kong SAR China · 6,037 km / 3,751 mi · Cathay Pacific
- [CAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zggg.md) Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport · China · 6,159 km / 3,827 mi · China Southern Airlines
- [NRT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjaa.md) Narita International Airport · Japan · 7,948 km / 4,939 mi · All Nippon Airways
- [JNB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/faor.md) O.R. Tambo International Airport · South Africa · 8,310 km / 5,164 mi · South African Airways, Qantas Airways
- [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 9,041 km / 5,618 mi · Emirates
- [DOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/othh.md) Hamad International Airport · Qatar · 9,330 km / 5,797 mi · Qatar Airways, Virgin Australia
- [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 14,272 km / 8,868 mi · Qantas Airways
- [LHR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egll.md) London Heathrow Airport · United Kingdom · 14,508 km / 9,015 mi · Qantas Airways

### Seasonal (3)

- [HBA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymhb.md) Hobart International Airport · Australia · 3,016 km / 1,874 mi · QantasLink
- [CHC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzch.md) Christchurch International Airport · New Zealand · 5,038 km / 3,130 mi · Air New Zealand, Jetstar Airways
- [FCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirf.md) Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport · Italy · 13,363 km / 8,303 mi · Qantas Airways

### Charter (13)

- [CUY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ycue.md) Cue Airport · Australia · 534 km / 332 mi · National Jet Express
- [KGI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ypkg.md) Kalgoorlie Boulder Airport · Australia · 537 km / 334 mi · National Jet Express
- [KDB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ykbl.md) Kambalda Airport · Australia · 540 km / 336 mi · National Jet Express
- [MKR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymek.md) Meekatharra Airport · Australia · 643 km / 400 mi · National Jet Express
- [WUI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymmi.md) Murrin Murrin Airport · Australia · 673 km / 418 mi · National Jet Express
- [YSRD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ysrd.md) Sunrise Dam Airport · Australia · 697 km / 433 mi · National Jet Express
- [LVO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yltn.md) Laverton Airport · Australia · 722 km / 449 mi · National Jet Express
- [YJUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yjun.md) Jundee Airport · Australia · 759 km / 472 mi · National Jet Express
- [YPLU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yplu.md) Plutonic Airport · Australia · 808 km / 502 mi · National Jet Express
- [BWB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybwx.md) Barrow Island Airport · Australia · 1,233 km / 766 mi · National Jet Express
- [WWI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ywwi.md) Woodie Woodie Airport · Australia · 1,256 km / 780 mi · National Jet Express
- [NIF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ycnf.md) Camp Nifty Airport · Australia · 1,270 km / 789 mi · National Jet Express
- [PHE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yppd.md) Port Hedland International Airport · Australia · 1,312 km / 815 mi · Alliance Airlines

### Cargo (6)

- [ADL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ypad.md) Adelaide International Airport · Australia · 2,116 km / 1,315 mi · Qantas Freight
- [MEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymml.md) Melbourne Airport · Australia · 2,700 km / 1,678 mi · Qantas Freight
- [CGK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wiii.md) Soekarno-Hatta International Airport · Indonesia · 3,029 km / 1,882 mi · My Indo Airlines
- [WSI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0539.md) Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport · Australia · 3,235 km / 2,010 mi · Qantas Freight
- [SYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yssy.md) Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport · Australia · 3,277 km / 2,036 mi · Qantas Freight
- [HKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vhhh.md) Hong Kong International Airport · Hong Kong SAR China · 6,037 km / 3,751 mi · Qantas Freight

## Airlines

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

### Hub airlines (6)

- NC [National Jet Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/national-jet-express) · 12 · charter
- QF [Qantas Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qantas-airways) · 12
- JW [Skippers Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/skippers-aviation) · 5
- ZL [Rex Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/rex-airlines) · 4
- NWK [Network Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/network-aviation)
- VA [Virgin Australia Regional Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/virgin-australia-regional-airlines)

### Passenger (25)

- VA [Virgin Australia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/virgin-australia) · 14
- QF [QantasLink](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qantaslink) · 13
- JQ [Jetstar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetstar-airways) · 12
- NZ [Air New Zealand](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-new-zealand) · 2
- TL [Airnorth](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airnorth) · 2
- QQ [Alliance Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/alliance-airlines) · 2
- ID [Batik Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/batik-air) · 2
- OD [Batik Air Malaysia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/batik-air-malaysia) · 2
- [Nexus Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/nexus-airlines) · 2
- MK [Air Mauritius](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-mauritius) · 1
- AK [AirAsia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airasia) · 1
- NH [All Nippon Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/all-nippon-airways) · 1
- CX [Cathay Pacific](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cathay-pacific) · 1
- CZ [China Southern Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/china-southern-airlines) · 1
- EK [Emirates](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/emirates) · 1
- QZ [Indonesia AirAsia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/indonesia-airasia) · 1
- MH [Malaysia Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/malaysia-airlines) · 1
- PR [Philippine Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/philippine-airlines) · 1
- QR [Qatar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qatar-airways) · 1
- TZ [Scoot](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/scoot) · 1
- SQ [Singapore Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/singapore-airlines) · 1
- SA [South African Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/south-african-airways) · 1
- M8 [TransNusa Air Services](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/transnusa-air-services) · 1
- VJ [VietJet Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/vietjet-air) · 1
- VN [Vietnam Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/vietnam-airlines) · 1

### Cargo (2)

- QF [Qantas Freight](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qantas-freight) · 5
- 2Y [My Indo Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/my-indo-airlines) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 16.9M (2024) | #138 of 3,974 | #6 in Oceania | #4 in AU |
| Longest runway | 3,444 m / 11,299 ft | #568 of 29,858 | #9 in Oceania | #5 in AU |
| Elevation | 20 m / 67 ft | =38,312 of 43,403 | =1,692 in Oceania | =1,024 in AU |
| Age | Opened 1938 | =870 of 15,079 | =29 in Oceania | #22 in AU |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =62 in Oceania | =33 in AU |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP/DEL | APP/DEL | 123.600 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 123.800 |
| DEL | DEL | 118.550 |
| D | D | 118.700 |
| CTR | PERTH RADAR | 135.250 |
| GND | GND | 121.700 |
| OPS | RAAF AIR OPS | 897.400 |
| TWR | TWR | 127.400 |
| APP/DEP | APP/DEP | 132.950 |
| GND | GND | 122.200 |

## Nearby airports

- [AU-0004](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0004.md) Langley Park Airstrip · 9.6 km / 6.0 mi
- [JAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ypjt.md) Perth Jandakot Airport · 19 km / 12 mi
- [YPEA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ypea.md) RAAF Base Pearce · 31 km / 19 mi
- [RTS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yrti.md) Rottnest Island Airport · 41 km / 25 mi
- [YGAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ygad.md) HMAS Stirling Military Airport · 43 km / 27 mi
- [YGSD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ygsd.md) Greenside Airstrip · 46 km / 29 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: “Perth Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Perth_Airport&oldid=1376865681), revision of 26 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/ypph/data