YPAD
Adelaide International Airport
VFR
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Name
Adelaide International Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
YPAD / ADL / YPAD
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
1:51 pm (ACST)
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Municipality
Adelaide
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Coordinates
34° 56′ 51″ S 138° 32′ 0″ E
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Elevation
20 ft (6 m MSL)
About Adelaide International Airport
Adelaide Airport (IATA: ADL, ICAO: YPAD) is an international, domestic and general aviation airport serving Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. Located approximately 6 km (3.7 mi) west of the Adelaide central business district, Adelaide Airport is the fifth-busiest airport in Australia measured by passengers movements, servicing more than 8.5 million passengers in FY24. It has been operated privately by Adelaide Airport Limited under a long-term lease from the federal government since 29 May 1998.: p 25
First established in 1955, a new dual international/domestic terminal was opened in 2005 which has received numerous awards, including being named the world's second-best international airport (5–15 million passengers) in 2006. It was named Australia's best capital city airport in 2006, 2009, 2011, and 2024, as well as being named Skytrax World Airport Awards's best regional airport in the Australia-Pacific region in 2022 and 2024.
The facility covers a total area of 785 hectares (1,940 acres) of airport property.