Longest Commercial Runways in Australia

Compiled by Bill Gao

National Commercial Aviation Runway Registry & Rankings (ISO: AU)

9 Commercial Aerodromes

Longest National Runway

12,999 ft

3,962 meters

Indexed Commercial Hubs

Paved primary runways (≥3,000 ft)

Australia Runway Facts at a Glance

Top 5 longest runways: #1 Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD) 12,999 ft; #2 Melbourne Airport (MEL) 11,998 ft; #3 Brisbane International Airport (BNE) 11,680 ft; #4 Perth International Airport (PER) 11,299 ft; #5 Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin (DRW) 11,004 ft. The gap from SYD to DRW is 1,995 ft.

Elevation: Highest: Melbourne Airport (MEL) at 434 ft (132 m); lowest: CNS at 10 ft, a spread of 424 ft.

Runway count: 9 published airports, 16 active runways in total; 3 with 1 active runway, 5 with 2 active runways, 1 with 3+ active runways.

National Runway Inventory & Ranking Table

Commercial aerodromes in Australia ordered by longest active runway dimension.

National Rank	Aerodrome Name	IATA	Municipality	Longest Runway	Elevation	Published Global Rank
#1 in AU	Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport	`SYD`	Sydney (Mascot)	12,999 ft (3962m)	21 ft	#91 of 650
#2 in AU	Melbourne Airport	`MEL`	Melbourne	11,998 ft (3657m)	434 ft	#202 of 650
#3 in AU	Brisbane International Airport	`BNE`	Brisbane	11,680 ft (3560m)	13 ft	#255 of 650
#4 in AU	Perth International Airport	`PER`	Perth	11,299 ft (3444m)	67 ft	#309 of 650
#5 in AU	Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin	`DRW`	Darwin	11,004 ft (3354m)	103 ft	#361 of 650
#6 in AU	Cairns International Airport	`CNS`	Cairns	10,489 ft (3197m)	10 ft	#496 of 650
#7 in AU	Adelaide International Airport	`ADL`	Adelaide	10,171 ft (3100m)	20 ft	tied #512 of 650
#8 in AU	Newcastle Airport	`NTL`	Williamtown	10,033 ft (3058m)	31 ft	#538 of 650
#9 in AU	Melbourne Avalon International Airport	`AVV`	Geelong/Melbourne	10,000 ft (3048m)	35 ft	tied #557 of 650