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Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport

Sydney (Mascot) · Australia · Australia/Sydney

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3Runways
12,999Longest (ft)
21Elevation (ft)
85Route Records
47Airline Records
UTC+10Timezone
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Route Intelligence

50Well Connected
Shortest route
NTLNewcastle Airport141.7 km
Regional Express
Longest route
DFWDallas Fort Worth International Airport13,808.2 km
Qantas
Nearest international
NLKNorfolk Island International Airport1,677.8 km
Air New Zealand
Longest international
DFWDallas Fort Worth International Airport13,808.2 km
American Airlines
Longest domestic
KTAKarratha Airport3,680.7 km
Qantas

Airport Connectivity Score

50/100

Well Connected

Destinations served85 destinations
Airline diversity47 airlines
Haul mix coverage4 of 4 distance categories

Calculated from destination count, airline diversity, and haul-mix coverage. More signals (customs/border access, ground handling capacity) will be added as the dataset grows.

Runways

07/258,300 ftAsphaltLIT
16L/34R7,999 ftAsphaltLIT
16R/34L12,999 ftAsphaltLIT

Haul Mix

short-haul
35
medium-haul
21
long-haul
15
ultra-long-haul
14

Geographic Context

Nearest airport
BWUSydney Bankstown Airport17.4 km
Nearest same country
BWUSydney Bankstown Airport17.4 km
Nearest international
NLKNorfolk Island International Airport1,677.8 km
Farthest airport
SMASanta Maria Airport19,543.4 km
Within 500 km: 45 airportsWithin 1,000 km: 98 airportsWithin 2,000 km: 150 airports

10 Nearest Airports

1BWUSydney Bankstown Airport17.4 kmM
2WSI[Duplicate] Western Sydney International Airport43.1 kmL
3CDUCamden Airport46.4 kmM
4XRHRAAF Base Richmond52.6 kmM
5WOLShellharbour Airport77.1 kmM
6NOANaval Air Station Nowra - HMAS Albatross125.5 kmM
7NTLNewcastle Airport141.7 kmL
8BHSBathurst Airport153.4 kmM
9GULGoulburn Airport164.2 kmM
10OAGOrange Airport199.4 kmM

ATC Frequencies7

APPAPP135.1 MHz
ATISATIS115.55 MHz
CLDCLNC DEL133.8 MHz
DEPDEP123 MHz
GNDGND121.7 MHz
OPSRAAF AIR OPS1123.5 MHz
TWRTWR120.5 MHz

Top Aircraft Types

73H
46
320
36
SF3
17
333
15
332
15
763
14
744
14
E90
10
737
9
388
9

Live Departures & Arrivals41

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QFA479B738525 ft
QLK208DDH8D400 ft
RXA6674SF345,700 ft
RXA6392SF342,550 ft
AM280B3503,525 ft
QFA146B7381,325 ft
RSCU206A139200 ft
QFA468B7387,250 ft
VOZ534B7382,925 ft
POL22B412375 ft

Source: adsb.lol — community ADS-B network. Approximate local traffic within 40nm, not a definitive schedule.

Aircraft Spotted Here

Boeing 737-838 at Perth Int'l Airport - YPPHPhoto: Huy Do via JetPhotosBombardier Dash 8-Q402 at Canberra - YSCBPhoto: KR_KnightRat739 via JetPhotosSaab 340B at Melbourne Tullamarine Int'l Airport - YMMLPhoto: Cary Aviation via JetPhotosSaab 340B+ at Sydney Kingsford Smith Int'l Airport - YSSYPhoto: JoshTelfer via JetPhotosBeechcraft B300C King Air 350C at Sydney Kingsford Smith Int'l Airport - YSSYPhoto: Morrisssssssss via JetPhotosBoeing 737-838 at Sydney Kingsford Smith Int'l Airport - YSSYPhoto: Gavan Louis via JetPhotos

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Airline Records in Dataset47

Q6Aero Condor Peru
SBAir Caledonie International
ACAir Canada
CAAir China
AIAir India Limited
NZAir New Zealand
PXAir Niugini
FJAir Pacific
TNAir Tahiti Nui
NFAir Vanuatu
D7AirAsia X
AZAlitalia
AAAmerican Airlines
OZAsiana Airlines
BABritish Airways
CXCathay Pacific
CIChina Airlines
MUChina Eastern Airlines
CZChina Southern Airlines
DLDelta Air Lines
EKEmirates
ETEthiopian Airlines
EYEtihad Airways
AYFinnair
GAGaruda Indonesia
HAHawaiian Airlines
IBIberia Airlines
JLJapan Airlines Domestic
JQJetstar Airways
KEKorean Air
LALAN Airlines
MHMalaysia Airlines
PRPhilippine Airlines
QFQantas
ZLRegional Express
TZScoot
3USichuan Airlines
SQSingapore Airlines Cargo
SASouth African Airways
TGThai Airways International
+7 more

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Airport HistoryEst. 1920

Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport is Australia's busiest airport and one of the world's oldest continuously operating commercial airports, tracing its origins to a converted racecourse paddock at Mascot in 1920. Named after pioneering aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, it sits just a few kilometres from the Sydney CBD, making it one of the most centrally located major airports in the world. Today it serves as Australia's principal international gateway, handling around 40 million passengers a year across three runways.

✦Sydney Airport is one of the world's oldest continuously operating commercial airports, dating to 1920.
✦Its main runway is nearly 4 kilometres long, among the longest commercial runways in the world.
✦It is named after Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, the first aviator to fly across the Pacific Ocean.
✦A curfew law passed in 1995 bans most scheduled flights between 11pm and 6am to limit noise for nearby residents.
✦The airport handles roughly 45 percent of Australia's international air cargo despite being one of the closest major airports to a city centre anywhere in the world.
1920
Mascot Aerodrome opens

The airfield at Mascot officially opened for aviation in January 1920, beginning life as a modest paddock-based aerodrome that would grow into Sydney's main airport.

1936
Renamed in honour of Kingsford Smith

The airport was officially renamed Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport on 14 August 1936, honouring the pioneering Australian aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith.

1959
Jet age arrives

A Qantas Boeing 707 became one of the first jet airliners to serve Sydney, marking the airport's transition into the jet age.

1961
Ansett-ANA Flight 325 crash

An Ansett-ANA Vickers Viscount crashed into Botany Bay shortly after takeoff on 30 November 1961, killing 15 people, one of the airport's deadliest accidents.

1970
New international terminal and first 747

Queen Elizabeth II officially opened Sydney's new international terminal on 3 May 1970, and the airport received its first Boeing 747 'Jumbo Jet' later that year.

1994
Third runway completed

After years of planning and community controversy over noise, a third parallel runway was completed, significantly boosting the airport's capacity.

2000
Sydney Olympics upgrades

Ahead of hosting the 2000 Summer Olympics, the airport completed major international terminal upgrades to handle the surge of visitors to the Games.

2002
Airport privatised

The Commonwealth Government sold Sydney Airport to the Southern Cross Airports Corporation for A$5.4 billion, ending decades of direct government ownership.

Operator
Commonwealth Government of Australia (direct / Federal Airports Corporation)1920 – 1998
Sydney Airports Corporation Limited (government-owned corporation)1998 – 2002
Southern Cross Airports Corporation Holdings (Macquarie-led consortium)2002 – 2022Operated the airport as Sydney Airport Limited, listed on the ASX from 2002
Sydney Aviation Alliance (IFM Investors-led consortium)2022 – presentTook Sydney Airport private in 2022, delisting it from the ASX

Editorial content based on public records.