Australia flag Adelaide Airport (ADL)

Country Australia | Oceania | Regional Airport | IATA: ADL | ICAO: YPAD | Elevation 20 ft · 6 m | Local time —

Destinations
27
Flights / day
121
Busiest route
Melbourne
Top airline
Jetstar

Adelaide Airport averages 121 flights per day to 27 destinations, with 16 domestic routes and 10 international routes. A total of 31 airlines operate at ADL, led by Jetstar. This airport provides direct service to 10 countries across four continents, with Indonesia representing its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Adelaide connects to Jackson, with a typical flight time of 16 hr 50 mins. Updated: July 16, 2026

Route Network

Adelaide Airport connects 26 destinations worldwide, with Melbourne standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to Jackson, and the shortest flight is to Broken Hill.

Australia flag Melbourne (MEL) – Australia 6 airlines
1 hr 40 mins
399 mi · 642 km
25
per day
Australia flag Sydney (SYD) – Australia 6 airlines
2 hr 20 mins
723 mi · 1,164 km
23
per day
Australia flag Brisbane (BNE) – Australia 5 airlines
2 hr 55 mins
1,007 mi · 1,620 km
12
per day
Australia flag Port Lincoln (PLO) – Australia 11 airlines
—
ADL → PLO
11
per day
Australia flag Perth (PER) – Australia 3 airlines
4 hr 0 mins
1,314 mi · 2,115 km
9
per day
Australia flag Whyalla (WYA) – Australia 2 airlines
—
ADL → WYA
4
per day
Australia flag Canberra (CBR) – Australia 2 airlines
2 hr 5 mins
603 mi · 970 km
4
per day
Australia flag Olympic Dam (OLP) – Australia 1 airline
—
ADL → OLP
4
per day
Australia flag Darwin (DRW) – Australia 3 airlines
4 hr 25 mins
1,629 mi · 2,621 km
4
per day
Australia flag Gold Coast (OOL) – Australia 4 airlines
2 hr 55 mins
997 mi · 1,604 km
3
per day
Australia flag Alice Springs (ASP) – Australia 5 airlines
2 hr 50 mins
818 mi · 1,317 km
3
per day
Australia flag Broken Hill (BHQ) – Australia 3 airlines
1 hr 25 mins
265 mi · 426 km
2
per day
Australia flag Cairns (CNS) – Australia 2 airlines
3 hr 40 mins
1,325 mi · 2,132 km
2
per day
Indonesia flag Bali (DPS) – Indonesia 1 airline
5 hr 50 mins
2,336 mi · 3,760 km
2
per day
New Zealand flag Auckland (AKL) – New Zealand 2 airlines
4 hr 50 mins
2,020 mi · 3,251 km
2
per day
Singapore flag Singapore (SIN) – Singapore 1 airline
7 hr 45 mins
3,357 mi · 5,402 km
2
per day
Qatar flag Doha (DOH) – Qatar 1 airline
14 hr 15 mins
7,035 mi · 11,321 km
1
per day
United Arab Emirates flag Dubai (DXB) – United Arab Emirates 1 airline
13 hr 55 mins
6,839 mi · 11,006 km
1
per day
Malaysia flag Kuala Lumpur (KUL) – Malaysia 1 airline
8 hr 5 mins
3,531 mi · 5,682 km
1
per day
Australia flag Williamtown (NTL) – Australia 1 airline
2 hr 25 mins
777 mi · 1,250 km
1
per day
Australia flag Hobart (HBA) – Australia 1 airline
2 hr 25 mins
727 mi · 1,171 km
5
per week
China flag Shanghai (PVG) – China 1 airline
—
ADL → PVG
4
per week
United States of America flag Jackson (JAC) – United States of America 1 airline
16 hr 50 mins
8,791 mi · 14,148 km
3
per week
Australia flag Maroochydore (MCY) – Australia 1 airline
3 hr 0 mins
1,037 mi · 1,669 km
3
per week
Fiji flag Nadi (NAN) – Fiji 1 airline
6 hr 0 mins
2,663 mi · 4,286 km
3
per week
China flag Guangzhou (CAN) – China 1 airline
9 hr 25 mins
4,357 mi · 7,011 km
2
per week

Route and destination data updated July 16, 2026.

Adelaide Airport is served by 31 airlines, with Jetstar in the lead at 15% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 41% of routes. 20 carriers operate only one route each. A total of 10 airlines operate international routes, compared with 25 airlines serving domestic routes. Rex Regional Express is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Jackson with a flight time of 16 hrs 50 mins.

Jetstar (10 routes)
Qantas (10 routes)
Virgin Australia (8 routes)
Thai AirAsia (4 routes)
JTE (3 routes)
Rex Regional Express (3 routes)
Fiji Airways (2 routes)
Singapore Airlines (2 routes)
Calafia Airlines (2 routes)
National Jet Express (2 routes)
Qatar Airways (2 routes)
TFX (1 routes)
Aeromexico (1 routes)
FAF (1 routes)
NGG (1 routes)
UAJ (1 routes)
UJL (1 routes)
UJV (1 routes)
XID (1 routes)
YJR (1 routes)
ZDF (1 routes)
Alliance Airlines (1 routes)
CFH (1 routes)
MED (1 routes)
YJF (1 routes)
YJG (1 routes)
Air New Zealand (1 routes)
Emirates (1 routes)
Malaysia Airlines (1 routes)
China Eastern Airlines (1 routes)
China Southern Airlines (1 routes)

Adelaide Airport provides direct service to 10 countries across four continents. The route network is 62% domestic and 38% international. Indonesia is the primary international destination.

Australia - 109/day
Indonesia - 2/day
New Zealand - 2/day
Singapore - 2/day
Qatar - 1/day
United Arab Emirates - 1/day
Malaysia - 1/day
China - 1/day
United States of America - 0/day
Fiji - 0/day

Delays

Worst Delays · Most Punctual · Most Cancellations · Live Delays
Global  Delays
Delay Performance (24 hour average)
Departures
on-time
min (+100%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Arrivals
1 min early
min (+36.4%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Cancelled Departures
4 flights (24 hour total)

Jul 20

2026

15:00 - 16:00

Departure
—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

14:00 - 15:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
5 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

13:00 - 14:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

12:00 - 13:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

11:00 - 12:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

10:00 - 11:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

09:00 - 10:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

08:00 - 09:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
1

Jul 20

2026

07:00 - 08:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
1

Jul 20

2026

06:00 - 07:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

05:00 - 06:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

04:00 - 05:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

03:00 - 04:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

02:00 - 03:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

01:00 - 02:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

00:00 - 01:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

23:00 - 00:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

22:00 - 23:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
1

Jul 19

2026

21:00 - 22:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
1

Jul 19

2026

20:00 - 21:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

19:00 - 20:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

18:00 - 19:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

17:00 - 18:00

Departure
—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

16:00 - 17:00

Departure
—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (7 day average)
Departures
2 min late
1 min (+647.9%) vs last week
7d trend
Arrivals
on-time
min (+35.3%) vs last week
7d trend
Cancelled Departures
16 flights (7 day total)

Jul 19

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
4

Jul 18

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
2

Jul 17

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
2

Jul 16

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 15

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
5 min late
Cancelled
1

Jul 14

2026

Departure
9 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
5

Jul 13

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
2
Delay Performance (30 day average)
Departures
1 min late
min (+59.7%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Arrivals
on-time
min (+51.1%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Cancelled Departures
71 flights (30 day total)

Jul 19

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
4

Jul 18

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
2

Jul 17

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
2

Jul 16

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 15

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
5 min late
Cancelled
1

Jul 14

2026

Departure
9 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
5

Jul 13

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
2

Jul 12

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
4

Jul 11

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
2

Jul 10

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
2

Jul 9

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
4

Jul 8

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 4

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 3

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
13

Jul 2

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
2

Jul 1

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
5

Jun 30

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
2

Jun 29

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
8

Jun 28

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
2

Jun 27

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 26

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
5

Jun 25

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
4

Jun 24

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
2

Jun 23

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jun 22

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jun 21

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
7 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 20

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Global Rankings

Worldwide Position

Flights per day

#249 (121 flights/day)
Top 100 Busiest Airports in the World
Worldwide Position

Most destinations

#623 (27 destinations)
Top 100 Airports with Most Destinations

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
10,184 ft 3,104 m 151 ft 46 m Asphalt
10,184 ft 3,104 m 151 ft 46 m Asphalt
5,423 ft 1,653 m 151 ft 46 m Asphalt
5,423 ft 1,653 m 151 ft 46 m Asphalt

Runway Length

18 aircraft cannot operate at Adelaide Airport due to runway length constraints. The airport’s longest runway is 10,184 ft (3,104 m), which is below the typical takeoff or landing distance required by the aircraft listed here.

Aircraft Takeoff Landing
Airbus A340 Private Jet 10,256 ft 3,126 m 8,999 ft 2,743 m
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 10,299 ft 3,139 m 6,949 ft 2,118 m
Airbus A340-600 10,302 ft 3,140 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Boeing BBJ 787-9 10,397 ft 3,169 m 5,699 ft 1,737 m
VC-25A Air Force One 10,466 ft 3,190 m 7,999 ft 2,438 m
Boeing 747-8 10,466 ft 3,190 m 8,793 ft 2,680 m
Airbus A340-500 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,299 ft 1,920 m
Boeing 747-200 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,234 ft 1,900 m
Boeing 777-300 10,597 ft 3,230 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Boeing 747-100 10,650 ft 3,246 m 6,168 ft 1,880 m
Boeing 747-8 VIP / BBJ 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-8 Freighter 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-300 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,919 ft 2,109 m
Boeing 747-400F 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,890 ft 2,100 m
Boeing 747-400ER 10,892 ft 3,320 m 7,136 ft 2,175 m
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 11,250 ft 3,429 m 7,218 ft 2,200 m
Antonov An-225 Mriya 11,483 ft 3,500 m 10,827 ft 3,300 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 11,499 ft 3,505 m 5,909 ft 1,801 m

Operational Context

Adelaide (IATA: ADL) operates around 121 flights per day to 27 nonstop destinations. Its network includes 16 domestic and 10 international routes, with Jetstar as the leading carrier and Melbourne currently the busiest connection. From ADL, passengers can reach 10 countries across 4 continents, and the longest runway measures 3,104 m (10,184 ft).

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