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Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport
SYD IATAYSSY ICAO🇦🇺Sydney, Australia33.95°S 151.18°EAustralia/Sydney
103
destinations observed
31
countries reached
3,075
flights a week observed
41.9M
passengers a year
Where Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport is
1 other airport within 200 kmNTLNewcastle142 km
The five closest airports handling over half a million passengers a year, measured great-circle from the runway coordinates.
Where you can fly from Sydney
103 routes · 48 domestic, 55 international94 of 103 routes drawn. The rest cross the map's edge or have no coordinates on file.
How delayed is Sydney?
Medians and shares measured over monthsDelay Index
24 / 100
calmsevere
Likely range 22–28 · 37 of 41 measured, where 1 is the most disrupted
Typical delay
21 min
median delay of tracked departures.
816 departures
An hour or more late
8 %
share of tracked departures 60+ minutes late.
816 departures
Board disruption
2 %
share of the departure board delayed or cancelled, counted against a delay threshold that varies with board size (15-25 min).
25 days
0 = calm, 100 = severely disrupted. Combines typical departure delay, how often a departure is 60+ minutes late, and the airport's average board disruption rate.
Flight Owl's own resolved departure predictions (flights our users tracked), not a census of all flights at the airport.
Connecting at Sydney
Shortest layover the airport considers workable| Transfer type | Minimum | Minutes |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 40 min | |
| International | 90 min |
Three unconnected terminals. Qantas dom-int 90min. A shorter connection is not necessarily impossible, but the airport does not guarantee it.
Countries you can reach
31 countries, ranked by flights per week🇦🇺Australia48 airports🇳🇿New Zealand5 airports🇸🇬Singapore1 airport🇨🇳China12 airports🇺🇸United States4 airports🇭🇰Hong Kong SAR China1 airport🇮🇩Indonesia2 airports🇲🇾Malaysia1 airport🇯🇵Japan3 airports🇫🇯Fiji1 airport🇦🇪United Arab Emirates2 airports🇹🇭Thailand2 airports🇰🇷South Korea1 airport🇵🇭Philippines1 airport🇻🇳Vietnam2 airports🇶🇦Qatar1 airport🇨🇦Canada1 airport🇨🇱Chile1 airport
and 13 more countries.
Where you can fly from Sydney
103 destinations Flight Owl has observed, not the airport's full published network| Destination | IATA | Country | Airlines | Flights per week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺Melbourne | MEL | Australia | 5 | 550 |
| 🇦🇺Brisbane | BNE | Australia | 5 | 302 |
| 🇦🇺Gold Coast | OOL | Australia | 3 | 160 |
| 🇦🇺Adelaide | ADL | Australia | 4 | 153 |
| 🇦🇺Canberra | CBR | Australia | 3 | 141 |
| 🇦🇺Perth | PER | Australia | 3 | 110 |
| 🇳🇿Auckland | AKL | New Zealand | 9 | 109 |
| 🇸🇬Singapore | SIN | Singapore | 5 | 75 |
| 🇦🇺Cairns | CNS | Australia | 4 | 68 |
| 🇭🇰Hong Kong | HKG | Hong Kong SAR China | 6 | 63 |
| 🇦🇺Dubbo | DBO | Australia | 2 | 55 |
| 🇦🇺Maroochydore | MCY | Australia | 3 | 53 |
| 🇦🇺Hobart | HBA | Australia | 3 | 52 |
| 🇦🇺Forest Hill | WGA | Australia | 2 | 47 |
| 🇦🇺Coffs Harbour | CFS | Australia | 2 | 46 |
| 🇲🇾Kuala Lumpur | KUL | Malaysia | 5 | 46 |
| 🇦🇺Port Macquarie | PQQ | Australia | 2 | 45 |
| 🇳🇿Queenstown | ZQN | New Zealand | 4 | 44 |
| 🇦🇺Albury | ABX | Australia | 2 | 42 |
| 🇮🇩Denpasar | DPS | Indonesia | 5 | 42 |
| 🇦🇺Ballina | BNK | Australia | 3 | 35 |
| 🇯🇵Tokyo | HND | Japan | 3 | 35 |
| 🇺🇸Los Angeles | LAX | United States | 4 | 33 |
| 🇦🇺Geelong/Melbourne | AVV | Australia | 1 | 32 |
| 🇫🇯Nadi | NAN | Fiji | 4 | 32 |
| 🇳🇿Christchurch | CHC | New Zealand | 4 | 31 |
| 🇦🇺Orange | OAG | Australia | 2 | 31 |
| 🇦🇺Darwin | DRW | Australia | 3 | 30 |
| 🇦🇺Tamworth | TMW | Australia | 1 | 26 |
| 🇹🇭Bangkok | BKK | Thailand | 2 | 24 |
| 🇰🇷Seoul | ICN | South Korea | 4 | 23 |
| 🇦🇺Armidale | ARM | Australia | 1 | 22 |
| 🇦🇪Dubai | DXB | United Arab Emirates | 1 | 21 |
| 🇳🇿Wellington | WLG | New Zealand | 2 | 21 |
| 🇦🇺Launceston | LST | Australia | 3 | 20 |
| 🇨🇳Shanghai | PVG | China | 3 | 20 |
| 🇦🇺Griffith | GFF | Australia | 2 | 19 |
| 🇵🇭Manila | MNL | Philippines | 3 | 19 |
| 🇦🇺Parkes | PKE | Australia | 1 | 18 |
| 🇦🇺Merimbula | MIM | Australia | 2 | 17 |
| 🇶🇦Doha | DOH | Qatar | 2 | 16 |
| 🇨🇳Guangzhou | CAN | China | 1 | 15 |
| 🇦🇺Hamilton Island | HTI | Australia | 2 | 15 |
| 🇻🇳Ho Chi Minh City | SGN | Vietnam | 3 | 15 |
| 🇦🇺Townsville | TSV | Australia | 2 | 14 |
| 🇺🇸Honolulu | HNL | United States | 3 | 13 |
| 🇦🇺Yulara | AYQ | Australia | 2 | 12 |
| 🇦🇺Broken Hill | BHQ | Australia | 2 | 12 |
| 🇮🇩Jakarta | CGK | Indonesia | 2 | 12 |
| 🇨🇱Santiago | SCL | Chile | 2 | 11 |
| 🇺🇸San Francisco | SFO | United States | 2 | 11 |
| 🇨🇦Vancouver | YVR | Canada | 2 | 11 |
| 🇦🇺Proserpine | PPP | Australia | 1 | 10 |
| 🇦🇪Abu Dhabi | AUH | United Arab Emirates | 1 | 8 |
| 🇦🇺Cobar Airport | CAZ | Australia | 1 | 8 |
| 🇦🇺Lord Howe Island | LDH | Australia | 2 | 8 |
| 🇺🇸Dallas-Fort Worth | DFW | United States | 1 | 7 |
| 🇦🇺Mildura | MQL | Australia | 1 | 7 |
| 🇦🇺Moree | MRZ | Australia | 1 | 7 |
| 🇳🇨Nouméa | NOU | New Caledonia | 2 | 7 |
| 🇨🇳Beijing | PEK | China | 1 | 7 |
| 🇨🇳Xiamen | XMN | China | 1 | 7 |
| 🇦🇺Alice Springs | ASP | Australia | 1 | 6 |
| 🇮🇳Bengaluru | BLR | India | 1 | 6 |
| 🇦🇺Moruya | MYA | Australia | 1 | 6 |
| 🇦🇺Narrandera | NRA | Australia | 1 | 6 |
| 🇦🇺Bendigo Airport | BXG | Australia | 1 | 5 |
| 🇮🇳New Delhi | DEL | India | 1 | 5 |
| 🇨🇳Haikou | HAK | China | 1 | 5 |
| 🇦🇺Hervey Bay | HVB | Australia | 1 | 5 |
| 🇿🇦Johannesburg | JNB | South Africa | 1 | 5 |
| 🇦🇺Cooma | OOM | Australia | 1 | 5 |
| 🇵🇬Port Moresby | POM | Papua New Guinea | 2 | 5 |
| 🇹🇼Taipei | TPE | Taiwan | 1 | 5 |
| 🇦🇺Toowoomba | WTB | Australia | 1 | 5 |
| 🇱🇰Colombo | CMB | Sri Lanka | 1 | 4 |
| 🇻🇳Hanoi | HAN | Vietnam | 1 | 4 |
| 🇦🇺Newcastle | NTL | Australia | 2 | 4 |
| 🇨🇰Avarua | RAR | Cook Islands | 1 | 4 |
| 🇻🇺Port Vila | VLI | Vanuatu | 1 | 4 |
| 🇦🇺Broome | BME | Australia | 1 | 3 |
| 🇹🇭Phuket | HKT | Thailand | 1 | 3 |
| 🇯🇵Osaka | KIX | Japan | 1 | 3 |
| 🇨🇳Nanjing | NKG | China | 1 | 3 |
| 🇳🇫Burnt Pine | NLK | Norfolk Island | 1 | 3 |
| 🇦🇺Sydney | WSI | Australia | 1 | 3 |
| 🇦🇺Bourke Airport | BRK | Australia | 2 | 2 |
| 🇨🇳Chongqing | CKG | China | 1 | 2 |
| 🇳🇿Hamilton | HLZ | New Zealand | 1 | 2 |
| 🇨🇳Qingdao | TAO | China | 1 | 2 |
| 🇹🇴Nuku'alofa | TBU | Tonga | 1 | 2 |
| 🇨🇳Chengdu | TFU | China | 1 | 2 |
| 🇨🇳Wuhan | WUH | China | 1 | 2 |
| 🇦🇺Ballera Airport | BBL | Australia | 1 | 1 |
| 🇨🇳Zhengzhou | CGO | China | 1 | 1 |
| 🇯🇵Sapporo | CTS | Japan | 1 | 1 |
| 🇦🇷Buenos Aires | EZE | Argentina | 1 | 1 |
| 🇦🇺Broadwood | KGI | Australia | 1 | 1 |
| 🇰🇭Phnom Penh | KTI | Cambodia | 1 | 1 |
| 🇦🇺Narrabri | NAA | Australia | 1 | 1 |
| 🇦🇺Rockhampton | ROK | Australia | 1 | 1 |
| 🇨🇳Jinan | TNA | China | 1 | 1 |
| 🇬🇧London | LHR | United Kingdom | 2 |