ADL — Adelaide International Airport

Large airport in Adelaide, Australia.
IATA code
ADL
ICAO code
YPAD
Size
large
OurAirports class
Passengers
8,643,896
2025 · +3.5% on the year before
Nonstop routes
21
With open traffic data
Time zone
UTC+10:30 / UTC+9:30
Australia/Adelaide
Elevation
6 m
20 ft
Runways
2
Longest 3,100 m

Jan–May 2026: 3,605,106 passengers, +3.8% on the same months of 2025 (Eurostat).

Local time now: —

More codes: airport codes starting with A

About ADL

Adelaide International Airport is a large airport serving Adelaide, Australia. It opened in 1955. 8,643,896 passengers used it in 2025. Open traffic data shows 21 nonstop routes from ADL.

Wikidata (CC0) · BITRE (CC BY). Sources

Busiest nonstop routes from ADL

Route Distance Passengers / year
ADL → MEL642 km 2,409,362
ADL → SYD1,166 km 1,900,844
ADL → BNE1,621 km 901,930
ADL → PER2,120 km 726,868
ADL → SIN5,392 km 320,936
ADL → OOL1,606 km 288,246
ADL → DPS3,753 km 286,419
ADL → CBR972 km 196,565
ADL → PLO246 km 168,453
ADL → KUL5,672 km 164,572
ADL → DOH11,314 km 114,266
ADL → DXB10,997 km 111,398
ADL → ASP1,314 km 102,512
ADL → AKL3,258 km 94,215
ADL → CAN6,985 km 44,548
ADL → NAN4,288 km 33,106
ADL → HKG6,850 km 28,970
ADL → CHC3,061 km 14,548
ADL → SFO12,988 km 11,778
ADL → PVG7,523 km 2,024
ADL → HNL9,151 km 284

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports, BITRE (domestic May 2025 – Apr 2026, international Jul 2025 – Jun 2026) for routes in and out of Australia. Routes outside these are not counted.

Airlines at ADL on flights to and from the US

  • UA United Air Lines · 89 flights

Departures and arrivals on scheduled passenger flights, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Sources

Nearest airports

Code Airport Distance
KGCKingscote Airport125 km
WYAWhyalla Airport230 km
PLOPort Lincoln Airport245 km
PUGPort Augusta Airport282 km
MQLMildura Airport335 km

Distance from ADL to the major hubs

Route Distance Passengers / year
ADL → LHR16,279 km —
ADL → DXB10,997 km 111,398
ADL → CDG16,117 km —
ADL → FRA15,674 km —
ADL → IST13,993 km —
ADL → AMS15,908 km —
ADL → JFK17,125 km —
ADL → ATL16,098 km —
ADL → LAX13,143 km —
ADL → SIN5,392 km 320,936
ADL → HND7,805 km —
ADL → DOH11,314 km 114,266

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
05/233,100 m 45 mAsphalt
12/301,652 m 45 mAsphalt

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia · -34.9475, 138.5334

Map (OpenStreetMap) Wikipedia

Questions

Adelaide International Airport has the IATA code ADL and the ICAO code YPAD. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

For travel agents: have an Amadeus booking? Read it in plain English with the free PNR converter.