Where is SYD airport?

SYD is a large airport in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, at -33.9461, 151.1770, 6 m above sea level.

What time zone is SYD in?

SYD is in the Australia/Sydney time zone, UTC+11 / UTC+10 (winter / summer).

How many passengers use SYD?

42,570,668 passengers in 2025, according to BITRE, the Australian Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Research Economics (scheduled flights). Jan–May 2026: 17,566,034 passengers, +1.8% on the same months of 2025.

Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport opened in 1933.

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Large airport in Sydney, Australia.

IATA code: SYD
ICAO code: YSSY
Size: large; OurAirports class
Passengers: 42,570,668; 2025 · +2.7% on the year before
Nonstop routes: 72; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC+11 / UTC+10; Australia/Sydney
Elevation: 6 m; 20 ft
Runways: 3; Longest 3,962 m

Jan–May 2026: 17,566,034 passengers, +1.8% on the same months of 2025 (Eurostat).

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About SYD

Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport is a large airport serving Sydney, Australia. It opened in 1933 and is run by Sydney Airports Corporation Limited. 42,570,668 passengers used it in 2025. Open traffic data shows 72 nonstop routes from SYD.

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

Busiest nonstop routes from SYD

Route	To	Distance	Passengers
SYD → MEL	Melbourne, Australia	706 km	8,091,178
SYD → BNE	Brisbane, Australia	751 km	4,431,416
SYD → OOL	Gold Coast, Australia	678 km	2,609,754
SYD → ADL	Adelaide, Australia	1,166 km	1,900,844
SYD → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	6,288 km	1,758,167
SYD → PER	Perth, Australia	3,284 km	1,742,359
SYD → AKL	Auckland, New Zealand	2,164 km	1,321,410
SYD → HKG	Hong Kong, Hong Kong	7,372 km	1,065,358
SYD → CNS	Cairns, Australia	1,967 km	916,051
SYD → DPS	Denpasar, Indonesia	4,620 km	846,035
SYD → HBA	Hobart, Australia	1,037 km	841,310
SYD → MCY	Sunshine Coast, Australia	835 km	821,030
SYD → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	12,051 km	739,381
SYD → ICN	Seoul, South Korea	8,311 km	366,810 (6 mo)
SYD → KUL	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	6,579 km	636,576
SYD → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	12,038 km	623,956
SYD → CBR	Canberra, Australia	236 km	598,219
SYD → NAN	Nadi, Fiji	3,169 km	576,342
SYD → CAN	Guangzhou, China	7,507 km	531,074
SYD → ZQN	Queenstown, New Zealand	1,941 km	490,181
SYD → MNL	Metro Manila, Philippines	6,243 km	472,994
SYD → BNK	Ballina, Australia	611 km	468,131
SYD → SGN	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	6,834 km	447,614
SYD → PVG	Shanghai, China	7,837 km	443,291
SYD → CHC	Christchurch, New Zealand	2,129 km	438,314
SYD → DOH	Doha, Qatar	12,371 km	419,477
SYD → LST	Launceston, Australia	913 km	358,884
SYD → AUH	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	12,058 km	270,009
SYD → SCL	Santiago, Chile	11,363 km	264,357
SYD → WLG	Wellington, New Zealand	2,232 km	255,238
SYD → YVR	Vancouver, Canada	12,484 km	242,637
SYD → HNL	Honolulu, United States	8,153 km	238,271
SYD → HTI	Hamilton Island, Australia	1,522 km	235,186
SYD → LHR	London, United Kingdom	17,016 km	234,240
SYD → CGK	Jakarta, Indonesia	5,517 km	229,385
SYD → SFO	San Francisco, United States	11,937 km	224,805
SYD → DFW	Dallas-Fort Worth, United States	13,804 km	204,713
SYD → CFS	Coffs Harbour, Australia	442 km	202,506
SYD → DBO	Dubbo, Australia	310 km	179,148
SYD → WGA	Wagga Wagga, Australia	366 km	171,123

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, Incheon Airport (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026, 6 months) for routes from Incheon, JAC (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026) for routes in and out of Chile, 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 SYD on flights to and from the US

QF Qantas Airways · 2,300 flights
UA United Air Lines · 1,887 flights
DL Delta Air Lines · 832 flights
AA American Airlines · 725 flights
AS Alaska Airlines · 318 flights
HA Hawaiian Airlines · 218 flights
JQ Jetstar Airways · 24 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	Serves	Distance
NTL	Newcastle Airport	Newcastle, Australia	142 km
BHS	Bathurst Airport	Bathurst, Australia	153 km
CBR	Canberra Airport	Canberra, Australia	236 km
MYA	Moruya Airport	Moruya, Australia	237 km
PKE	Parkes Airport	park, Australia	287 km

Distance from SYD to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
SYD → LHR	London, United Kingdom	17,016 km	234,240
SYD → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	12,038 km	623,956
SYD → CDG	Paris, France	16,941 km	—
SYD → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	16,493 km	—
SYD → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	14,969 km	—
SYD → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	16,653 km	—
SYD → JFK	New York, United States	16,013 km	—
SYD → ATL	Atlanta, United States	14,942 km	—
SYD → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	12,051 km	739,381
SYD → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	6,288 km	1,758,167
SYD → HND	Tokyo, Japan	7,784 km	—
SYD → DOH	Doha, Qatar	12,371 km	419,477

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
16R/34L	3,962 m	45 m	Asphalt	Yes
07/25	2,530 m	45 m	Asphalt	Yes
16L/34R	2,438 m	45 m	Asphalt	Yes

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · -33.9461, 151.1770

Map (OpenStreetMap) Airport website Wikipedia

Questions

Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport has the IATA code SYD and the ICAO code YSSY. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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