Airport guide
Adelaide AirportIATA code ADL
Adelaide Airport (ADL/YPAD) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Adelaide, Australia in Oceania. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.
- Serves
- Adelaide, Australia
- Codes
- ADL · YPAD
- IATA · ICAO
- Time zone
- Australia/Adelaide
- Region
- Oceania
Adelaide Airport (ADL/YPAD) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Adelaide, Australia in Oceania. Operating on Australia/Adelaide local time at coordinates -34.940°, 138.540°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating Adelaide Airport (ADL) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Adelaide, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.
Adelaide Airport details
- IATA code
- ADL
- ICAO code
- YPAD
- City
- Adelaide
- Country
- Australia
- Region
- Oceania
- Time zone
- Australia/Adelaide
- Coordinates
- -34.948°, 138.533°
- From OurAirports
Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 21 Jun 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Adelaide Airport’s own pages.
ADL airport facts
- Size class
- Large airport
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
- Elevation
- 6 m (20 ft)
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
- Passengers, 2024
- 8.35 million
- Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026), citing bitre.gov.au (opens in a new tab)
- Nearest airport with scheduled flights
- Kingscote Airport KGC · 125 km
- OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated
Runways at ADL
Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.
2 open runways, all lit. Longest 05/23: 3,100 m, asphalt.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 3,100 m10,171 ft | 45 m | asphalt | Lit |
| 12/30 | 1,652 m5,420 ft | 45 m | asphalt | Lit |
Routes from ADL
Originfacts does not track any routes from ADL yet, so no route records are listed here. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport’s own site.
Airlines with a hub at ADL
Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026): airlines whose “airline hub” property names ADL, with no end date and not recorded as dissolved. Community-edited; hubs change.
Where ADL is
6.4 km west-southwest
Adelaide Airport lies 6.4 km west-southwest of Adelaide city centre in a straight line. Road distance is longer; transport options are not yet verified (see terminals and transport below).
Calculated from the airport coordinates (OurAirports) and the OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) city-centre point.
Terminals, transport and parking at ADL
Terminal assignments, ground transport into Adelaide, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Adelaide Airport’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.
Check directly:adelaideairport.com.au (opens in a new tab)Map of the airport location (opens in a new tab)
Before you travel
- Confirm your terminal with the operating airline.
- Check the check-in and bag-drop cut-off times on your booking.
- Allow extra time if you need to change terminals or check bags in again.
- Check your flight status before you leave for the airport.
Airports near Adelaide
Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.
- KingscoteKingscote AirportKGC126 km
- WhyallaWhyalla AirportWYA230 km
- Port LincolnPort Lincoln AirportPLO247 km
- MilduraMildura AirportMQL334 km
- Mount GambierMount Gambier AirportMGB370 km
- Broken HillBroken Hill AirportBHQ425 km
- Olympic DamOlympic Dam AirportOLP520 km
- CedunaCeduna AirportCED547 km
- BendigoBendigoBXG556 km
Adelaide Airport: common questions
Where is Adelaide Airport?
Adelaide Airport serves Adelaide, Australia. Its coordinates in OurAirports are -34.948°, 138.533°.
What are the airport codes for Adelaide Airport?
The IATA code is ADL and the ICAO code is YPAD.
What time zone is ADL in?
Adelaide Airport is in the Australia/Adelaide time zone.
What is the official website of Adelaide Airport?
The airport’s official website is adelaideairport.com.au. For questions about a booking, contact the operating airline.
How many runways does Adelaide Airport have?
OurAirports lists 2 open runways at ADL: 05/23 (3,100 m (10,171 ft), asphalt); 12/30 (1,652 m (5,420 ft), asphalt).
When did Adelaide Airport open?
Wikidata gives 1955 as its official opening date.
How many passengers use Adelaide Airport?
Wikidata records 8.35 million passengers for 2024, the latest year it holds.
Which airlines have a hub at ADL?
Wikidata lists ADL as a hub of National Jet Express, Qantas Airways, Rex Airlines and Rossair.
How far is ADL from Adelaide city centre?
Adelaide Airport is about 6.4 km west-southwest of Adelaide city centre in a straight line, calculated from coordinates. The distance by road is longer.
What is the elevation of Adelaide Airport?
OurAirports gives ADL’s elevation as 6 m (20 ft) above sea level.
Sources
Nothing on this page is verified by hand yet. Each section comes from the dataset below, with its date where the dataset has one. Terminal, transport and parking details are left out until they can be read from Adelaide Airport’s own pages.
- Codes, location, time zoneOriginfacts airport record21 Jun 2026
- Official websiteWikidata record (official website property) (opens in a new tab)5 Oct 2026
- Coordinates, runways, type, elevationOurAirports (opens in a new tab) — public domain5 Oct 2026
- Opening, operator, passengers, hubsWikidata item Q14302 (opens in a new tab) — CC05 Oct 2026
- Distance to city centreCalculated from airport coordinates and the OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) city-centre point—
- Nearby airportsCalculated from airport coordinates—
- Terminals and transportNot yet verified—
Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)