Sydney Airport
Sydney Airport Sydney–Kingsford Smith | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Sydney Airport Corporation | ||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | Sydney | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Mascot, New South Wales, Australia located 8km from Sydney City Centre | ||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 9 January 1920 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 21 ft / 6 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°56′46″S 151°10′38″E / 33.94611°S 151.17722°E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||
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Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport (IATA: SYD, ICAO: YSSY) — colloquially Kingsford Smith Airport, Sydney Airport or Mascot Airport — is an international airport serving Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 8 km (5.0 mi) south of the Sydney central business district, in the suburb of Mascot. It is the primary airport serving Sydney and is the main hub for Qantas, the flagship airline of Australia, as well as a hub for Virgin Australia and an operating base for Jetstar.
Situated next to Botany Bay on 907 hectares (2,241 acres) of land with three runways, Sydney Airport is one of the world's longest continuously operated commercial airports and is the busiest airport in Australia, handling 41.4 million passengers and 348,904 aircraft movements in 2024 and 2017, respectively. Currently, 46 domestic and 43 international destinations are served to Sydney directly, having been the 48th busiest airport in the world in 2022. In 2018, the airport was rated in the top five worldwide for airports handling 40–50 million passengers annually and was overall voted the 20th best airport in the world at the Skytrax World Airport Awards.
The airport is owned by Sydney Airport Corporation Limited.