Editing Adelaide Airport

{{Short description|Airport in Adelaide, South Australia}}
{{About|the airport in South Australia|the associated suburb |Adelaide Airport, South Australia}}
{{Use Australian English|date=May 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Infobox airport
| name                = Adelaide Airport
| image               = Adelaide Airport logo.svg
| image-width         = 150
| image2              = Adelaide International Airport 1.jpg
| image2-width        = 240
| caption2            = [[Singapore Airlines]] [[Airbus A350-900]] landing in front of the main terminal <small>([[Qatar Airways]], [[Malaysia Airlines]], and [[Qantas]] aircraft in background)</small>
| IATA                = ADL
| ICAO                = YPAD
| type                = Public
| owner               = [[UniSuper]] (51%)<br />[[Hostplus]] (15%)<br />[[IFM Investors]] (15%)<br />[[Igneo Infrastructure Partners]] (15%)<br />[[Perron Group]] (4%)
| operator            = Adelaide Airport Limited
| city-served         = [[Adelaide]]
| location            = [[Adelaide Airport, South Australia]]
| hub                 = * [[Virgin Australia]]
| focus_city          = * [[Qantas]]
| operating_base      = {{bulleted list|[[Alliance Airlines]]|[[Jetstar]]|[[Rex Airlines]]|[[National Jet Express]]|[[Sharp Airlines]]}}
| elevation-f         = 20
| coordinates         = {{coord|34|56|42|S|138|31|50|E|region:AU-SA|display=inline,title}}
| website             = [https://www.adelaideairport.com.au adelaideairport.com.au]
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| r1-number           = 05/23
| r1-length-m         = 3,100
| r1-surface          = [[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]]
| metric-rwy          = Yes
| stat1-header        = Passengers
| stat1-data          = 8,537,830
| stat-year           = 2024
| footnotes           = Sources:<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://corporate.adelaideairport.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Final_2024_Integrated_Report.pdf |title=Our Integrated Report 2024 |publisher=Adelaide Airport Ltd. |access-date=2025-01-19}}</ref>
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'''Adelaide Airport''', also known as '''Adelaide International Airport''', {{Airport codes|ADL|YPAD}} is an [[International airport|international]], [[Domestic airport|domestic]] and [[general aviation]] airport serving [[Adelaide]], [[South Australia]], Australia. Located approximately 6&nbsp;km (4&nbsp;mi) west of the [[Adelaide central business district]], Adelaide Airport is the [[List of the busiest airports in Australia|fifth-busiest airport in Australia measured by passenger movements]], servicing more than 8.5 million passengers in FY24.<ref name="Adelaide Airport">{{cite web|url=https://corporate.adelaideairport.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Q4-FY24-Passenger-Statistics.pdf|title=Adelaide Airport sets new passenger traffic record in FY24|date=30 July 2024|publisher=Adelaide Airport|access-date=18 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822014154/http://www.adelaideairport.com.au/corporate/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/June-17-Traffic-Performance.pdf|archive-date=22 August 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> It has been operated privately by Adelaide Airport Limited under a long-term lease from the [[Australian Government|federal government]] since 29 May 1998.<ref name="bitre72">{{cite web | title=Air passengermovements through capital city airports to 2025–26 | work=Working Paper 72 | year=2008 | publisher=[[Bureau of Infrastructure & Transport Research Economics]] | location=Canberra | url=http://www.bitre.gov.au/publications/2008/files/wp_072.pdf | access-date=16 May 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324215255/https://www.bitre.gov.au/publications/2008/files/wp_072.pdf | archive-date=24 March 2012 | url-status=dead }}</ref>{{rp|p 25}}

First established in 1955, Adelaide Airport operates flights to over 30 destinations within Australia, Oceania, Asia, and soon to North America. The airport also serves as a hub for [[Virgin Australia]], a focus city for [[Qantas]], and as an operating base for various airlines, including [[Jetstar]]. Since 2005, flights have been operated through a combined domestic and international terminal, having replaced the original separate terminals. The facility covers a total area of 785 [[hectares]] (1,940 [[acres]]) of airport property.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.airportbusinessdistrict.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/NJ00176Masterplan_FA_Chap03.pdf|title=About Adelaide Airport|website=airportbusinessdistrict.com.au|access-date= 24 October 2023}}</ref>

Adelaide Airport is capable of handling large aircraft such as the [[Airbus A380]], having made it a common place for numerous [[diversion airport|aircraft diversions]]. [[Boeing 747]] aircraft also make common appearances at Adelaide Airport, having been a regular at the airport in previous years.

==History==
An early "Adelaide airport" was an [[Aerodrome#Australian and Canadian usage|aerodrome]] constructed in 1921, allowing a mail service between Adelaide and [[Sydney Airport|Sydney]]. The aerodrome was built on {{convert|24|ha|abbr=on}} of land in [[Albert Park, South Australia|Albert Park]], now part  of the neighbouring suburb of [[Hendon, South Australia|Hendon]], which took over from the [[Northfield, South Australia|Northfield]] Aerodrome. The demand on aviation soon grew substantially, with [[Parafield Airport]] being developed in 1927 to enable the first passenger airline services from Adelaide. With a further growth in aviation, a new site for the current Adelaide Airport was selected in the suburb of [[West Beach, South Australia|West Beach]], which was then split to form the dedicated [[Adelaide Airport, South Australia|Adelaide Airport]] suburb in 1991,<ref name="LMV">{{cite web|title=Search results for 'Adelaide Airport, SUB' with the following datasets selected – 'Suburbs and localities', 'Counties', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'|url=http://location.sa.gov.au/viewer/?map=hybrid&x=138.52227&y=-34.95416&z=14&uids=19,2,11,20,105&pinx=138.530990&piny=-34.944040&pinTitle=Location&pinText=Adelaide+Airport,+Sub |website=Location SA Map Viewer|publisher=South Australian Government|access-date=28 June 2019}}</ref> in January 1946.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/48688344/2628313|title=West Beach Airport Plan Approved|newspaper=Advertiser |date=26 January 1946 |publisher=The Advertiser 26 January 1946 page 1|access-date=16 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813035206/http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/48688344/2628313|archive-date=13 August 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> An alternative airport site was also considered in [[Port Adelaide]], which included a seaplane facility, but was considered inferior and too far from the central business district.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/43499423/2619483|title=Airport For Adelaide|newspaper=Advertiser |date=27 June 1945 |publisher=The Advertiser 27 June 1945 page 7|access-date=16 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813043823/http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/43499423/2619483|archive-date=13 August 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Construction in the chosen site took place and flights commenced in 1954, with Parafield Airport being turned into a private and military aviation facility, now operating as a public training airport.

An annexe to one of the large [[hangar]]s at the airport served as a passenger terminal until the Commonwealth Government provided funds for the construction of a temporary building.<ref>{{cite web|title=History: 1927–2005 |publisher=Adelaide Airport Limited |url=http://www.aal.com.au/corporate/history.aspx |access-date=14 October 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061003162004/http://www.aal.com.au/corporate/history.aspx |archive-date=3 October 2006 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Adelaide Airport Tarmac 1967.jpg|thumb|left|Passengers boarding from the tarmac in December 1967; this continued for domestic passengers until 2006.]]
In May 1998, Adelaide Airport Limited purchased the long-term leases of Adelaide Airport and Parafield Airport from the Government of Australia. The consortium comprised [[Manchester Airport]], [[Serco]], [[UniSuper]] and [[Macquarie Group|Macquarie Bank]].<ref>New airport leases announced ''[[Australian Aviation]]'' issue 139 May 1998 page 20</ref> As at December 2023, the shareholders of Adelaide Airport Limited were [[UniSuper]] (51%), [[Hostplus]] (15%), [[IFM Investors]] (15%), [[Igneo Infrastructure Partners]] (15%) and [[Perron Group]] (4%).<ref>[https://www.adelaideairport.com.au/corporate/about-us/management-governance/ Ownership] Adelaide Airport</ref>

In July 1998, the runway was extended by 570 metres to 3.1 kilometres.<ref>Adelaide runway extension opened ''Australian Aviation'' issue 143 September 1998 page 16</ref> In October 2005 a dual-use facility replaced both the original domestic and international terminals.<ref>New Adelaide terminal opened ''Australian Aviation'' issue 223 December 2005 page 16</ref> The old domestic terminal was closed shortly after the new terminal was opened to flights and was demolished not long after. A new control tower was built west of the current terminal with the old control tower maintained for additional operations.

In October 2006, the new terminal was named the Capital City Airport of the Year at the Australian Aviation Industry Awards in [[Cairns]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.carnoc.com/list/1/1227.html |title=China Aviation News:Adelaide Airport Rated No. 1 in Australia |publisher=En.carnoc.com |date=18 October 2006|access-date=30 May 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110708121305/http://en.carnoc.com/list/1/1227.html| archive-date= 8 July 2011| url-status= live}}</ref> In March 2007, Adelaide Airport was rated the world's second-best airport in the 5–15&nbsp;million passengers category at the [[Airports Council International]] (ACI) 2006 awards in [[Dubai]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.carnoc.com/list/2/2228.html |title=Adelaide Airport Wins International Praise |publisher=En.carnoc.com |date=13 March 2007|access-date=30 May 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110708121310/http://en.carnoc.com/list/2/2228.html| archive-date= 8 July 2011| url-status= live}}</ref>

Plans were announced for an expansion of the terminal in July 2007, including more [[Jet bridge|aerobridges]] and demolition of the old International Terminal.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,22067819-5006301,00.html | access-date=13 July 2007 | title=Adelaide Airport boost | first=Stuart | last=Innes | date=12 July 2007 | work=The Advertiser | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813112531/http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/adelaide-airport-boost/story-e6frea83-1111113951806 | archive-date=13 August 2011 | url-status=live }}</ref>

On 5 August 2008 [[Tigerair Australia|Tiger Airways Australia]] confirmed that Adelaide Airport would become the airline's second hub which would base two of the airline's [[Airbus A320]]s by early 2009.<ref name="tigerhub">{{cite news|title=Tiger sets up second home in Adelaide |work=The Age |date=5 August 2008 |url=http://news.theage.com.au/national/tiger-sets-up-second-home-in-adelaide-20080805-3q9s.html |access-date=5 August 2008 |location=Melbourne |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090515020444/http://news.theage.com.au/national/tiger-sets-up-second-home-in-adelaide-20080805-3q9s.html |archive-date=15 May 2009 }}</ref> On 29 October 2009 Tiger announced it would be housing its third A320 at Adelaide Airport from early 2010.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,26277005-2682,00.html?from=public_rss | title=Tiger Airways base in Adelaide to grow by 50 per cent | work=The Advertiser | first=Stuart | last=Innes | date=29 October 2009 | access-date=29 October 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713111933/https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/?from=public_rss&nk=e346645c69d94ac83b4b116a99eaa29b-1563016773 | archive-date=13 July 2019 | url-status=live }}</ref> Tiger Airways later shut down its operations from Adelaide only to recommence them in 2013.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/tiger-airways-future-aust-look-under-wraps-20110822-1j623.html | title=Tiger Airways future Aust look under wraps | work=The Sydney Morning Herald | date=22 August 2011 | access-date=9 September 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920111002/http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/tiger-airways-future-aust-look-under-wraps-20110822-1j623.html | archive-date=20 September 2011 | url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2011 the airport encountered major problems during the [[2011 Puyehue-Cordón Caulle eruption|eruption of Puyehue volcano in Chile]]. The ash cloud caused flights to be cancelled nationwide, with over 40,000 passengers stranded in Adelaide.<ref>{{cite news |last=Plavsa |first=Diana |date=16 August 2011 |title=Clouding the future |work=The Advertiser}}</ref>

On 11 October 2022, it was discovered that at around 10am local time, security screening equipment had failed half an hour earlier, leading to the evacuation of the terminal and re-screening of approximately 2,000 passengers.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-10-11 |title=Chaos at Adelaide Airport as security breach forces re-screening of all passengers |language=en-AU |work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-11/adelaide-airport-rescreened-after-security-breach/101521846 |access-date=2022-10-12}}</ref>

In 2023, [[Jetstar]] based two of their [[Airbus A321LR]] at Adelaide.

===International history===
[[File:Qatar Airways at Adelaide Airport in 2023 by Mitch Coad.jpg|left|thumb|250x250px|Qatar Airways has served Adelaide Airport daily since 2016]]
International services became regular from 1982 upon the construction of an international terminal, with airlines such as [[Singapore Airlines]] and [[British Airways]] serving Adelaide Airport in its early years.<ref name="FI1999-60">{{cite journal|title= World Airline Directory{{spaced ndash|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1999/1999%20-%200640.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140416195933/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1999/1999%20-%200640.html| archive-date = 2014-04-16| url-status=live}}British Airways|journal= [[Flight International]]|date= 24–30 March 1999|pages= 59{{spaced ndash}}60|format= PDF|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1999/1999%20-%200640.html|access-date= 30 August 2011|archive-date= 27 February 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120227220510/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1999/1999%20-%200640.html|url-status= live}}</ref>{{rp|60}}

The original international terminal had only two aircraft bays and a single jetbridge, with limited space for passengers. Check-in desks were small and waiting space was limited. It was replaced in 2005, and demolished in 2018 to make way for expanded landside facilities and a future expansion of the main terminal.<ref>{{Cite web
| title = Adelaide Airport International Terminal Demolition
| author = 
| work = [[McMahon Services]]
| date = March 2014
| access-date = 4 November 2023
| url = https://www.mcmservices.com.au/projects/adelaide-airport-international-terminal-demolition-works/
| quote = 
}}</ref>

On 18 December 2018, [[Singapore Airlines]] upgraded their Singapore to Adelaide flight from the [[Airbus A330-300]] to the new [[Airbus A350 XWB|Airbus A350-900]] fitted with their dual-class regional configuration.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.singaporeair.com/en_UK/au/plan-travel/local-promotions/adelaide/book-flights-on-new-a350/|title=The Singapore Airlines A350 {{!}} Book flights from Adelaide|website=www.singaporeair.com|access-date=13 March 2019}}</ref>

[[Fiji Airways]] also upgraded their new [[Boeing 737 MAX|Boeing 737-8 MAX]] aircraft on the [[Nadi]] to Adelaide route,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://australianaviation.com.au/2018/06/fiji-airways-to-serve-adelaide-with-boeing-737-max/|title=Fiji Airways to serve Adelaide with Boeing 737 MAX|date=29 June 2018|website=Australian Aviation|language=en-AU|access-date=13 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190318164315/https://australianaviation.com.au/2018/06/fiji-airways-to-serve-adelaide-with-boeing-737-max/|archive-date=18 March 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> but due to the [[Boeing 737 MAX groundings|grounding of the 737 MAX aircraft]], switched to the [[Boeing 737 Next Generation|Boeing 737-800]].

In late 2018 and early 2019, [[China Southern Airlines|China Southern]], [[Cathay Pacific]] and [[Malaysia Airlines]] increased their services to Adelaide Airport to accommodate the increase in demand.<ref name="Adelaide Airport-2018">{{Cite web |date=14 March 2018 |title=Q2 FY19 Passenger Stats Adelaide Airport |url=https://www.adelaideairport.com.au/corporate/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/2.-AAP_Quarterly-report_-Dec-18_v1.2.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190318152554/https://www.adelaideairport.com.au/corporate/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/2.-AAP_Quarterly-report_-Dec-18_v1.2.pdf |archive-date=18 March 2019 |website=Adelaide Airport}}</ref>
[[File:Adelaide International Airport freight - Atlas Air.jpg|thumb|[[Antonov An-225 Mriya|Antonov]] and [[Atlas Air]] freighters make yearly appearances at Adelaide Airport, despite not being a major cargo hub]]
The airport is also a heavy cargo destination for [[Volga-Dnepr Airlines]]{{Citation needed|date=July 2023}}, who require {{Cvt|2500|m}} of runway for the [[Antonov An-124 Ruslan|Antonov cargo plane]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2023}}

Over the financial year 2018–2019, Adelaide Airport experienced passenger growth of 7% internationally and 1.3% for domestic and regional passengers<ref name="Adelaide Airport-2018" /> from 2017's quarterly report;<ref name="Adelaide Airport" /> this added up to a new record number of passengers who passed through Adelaide Airport at 8,090,000 over the financial year. Adelaide Airport also experienced the greatest international growth out of any Australian port.<ref name="Adelaide Airport" />

In July 2020, [[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]], China Southern and Cathay Pacific announced their suspension of services to Adelaide Airport due to travel restrictions caused by the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. Emirates announced they would return to Adelaide on 28 October 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Major airline to resume daily international flights to Adelaide - InDaily |url=https://www.indaily.com.au/business/2024/02/06/major-airline-to-resume-daily-international-flights-to-adelaide |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=www.indaily.com.au |date=6 February 2024 |language=en}}</ref> Batik Air and Garuda Indonesia had also previously terminated or suspended flights to Adelaide for the same reason.

In December 2021, [[Qantas]] launched a direct non-stop service from Adelaide to [[New Delhi]], mainly as a stopover for flights to [[Sydney]] and [[Melbourne]] due to a shortage of [[Boeing 787]] aircraft at the time. This was the first time Qantas had flown a non-stop international flight from Adelaide since the discontinuation of their Singapore to Adelaide route in 2013.<ref name="networkthoughts.com">{{Cite web |title=India – Australia market becomes competitive as Qantas lands in Delhi today |url=https://networkthoughts.com/2021/12/06/india-australia-market-becomes-competitive-as-qantas-lands-in-delhi-today/ |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=www.indaily.com.au |date=6 December 2021 |language=en}}</ref> Repatriation flights from Delhi to Adelaide had also taken place due to the COVID-19 pandemic, flown with a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner operated by [[Air India]], registered as VT-ANY.

In October 2023, Adelaide Airport released its 2050 Network Vision, in which the airport hopes to have direct flight connection to 39 global cities, with some notable destinations including [[Los Angeles]] and [[Johannesburg]], as well as the return of [[London]] among others.
In order to achieve this the airport is planning a significant expansion of its current facilities to cater for more international flights.<ref>{{cite web |title=Adelaide Airport's Network Vision 2050 |url=https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/adelaide-airports-network-vision-2050 |website=Aviation Week}}</ref>

On 28 October 2024, it was reported that [[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]] had resumed their popular non-stop route between [[Dubai]] and Adelaide.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-06 |title=Emirates to make highly anticipated return to Adelaide in October 2024 |url=https://www.emirates.com/media-centre/emirates-to-make-highly-anticipated-return-to-adelaide-in-october-2024/ |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=Premier of South Australia |language=en-AU}}</ref> Additionally, [[China Southern Airlines]] also resumed their direct route between [[Guangzhou]] and Adelaide. Both routes were initially launched in 2012 and 2016 respectively, but were ceased in 2020 due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Australia |first=Premier of South |date=2024-12-12 |title=China Southern returns to Adelaide |url=https://www.premier.sa.gov.au/media-releases/news-items/china-southern-returns-to-adelaide |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=Premier of South Australia |language=en-AU}}</ref>

On 2 April 2025, [[United Airlines]] announced a new seasonal non-stop route between Adelaide and [[San Francisco International Airport|San Francisco]], scheduled to be launched on 11 December 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New routes and new views|url=https://www.united.com/en-us/new-winter-routes-2025 |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=United Airlines|language=en-us}}</ref> The route will also become United's third longest flight<ref name="UnitedAdelaide">{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Blake |date=April 3, 2025 |title=United to fly direct between Adelaide and San Francisco in a major win for South Australians |url=https://7news.com.au/travel/air-aviation/united-to-fly-direct-between-adelaide-and-san-francisco-in-a-major-win-for-south-australians-c-18249400 |access-date=April 3, 2025 |publisher=[[Seven News]]}}</ref> and place within the top [[Longest flights#Scheduled services|30 longest flights globally]], with a distance of {{cvt|13069|km|mi nmi|0}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Direct flights from San Francisco to Adelaide |url=https://www.directflights.com/SFO-ADL}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Direct (non-stop) flights from San Francisco to Adelaide |url=https://www.flightsfrom.com/SFO-ADL}}</ref> It will also establish the first direct connection by air between South Australia and North America.

On 28 April 2025, [[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]] announced that their first [[Airbus A350-900ULR]] would be designated to the Adelaide to Dubai route operated by Emirates. This will also mean that Emirates will become the only operator out of Adelaide Airport to have a Premium Economy cabin.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Flynn |first=David |date=28 April 2025 |title=Emirates brings A350, premium economy to Adelaide |url=https://www.executivetraveller.com/news/emirates-a350-adelaide |website=Executive Traveler}}</ref>

==Terminals==
[[File:Qantas Airways - Boeing 737 airplane (24 August 2006) (Adelaide Airport, South Australia) 1 (24461663167).jpg|right|thumb|250x250px|Qantas [[Boeing 737]]s on the newly developed terminal in 2006]]
The airport was redeveloped at a cost of $260&nbsp;million and opened on 8 October 2005.<ref>{{cite news |title=New Adelaide airport opens for public viewing |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2005-10-08/new-adelaide-airport-opens-for-public-viewing/2120242 |access-date=27 January 2020 |work=ABC news |date=8 October 2005}}</ref> The redevelopment was managed by builders [[Hansen Yuncken]]. Before the redevelopment, the old airport terminal was criticised for its limited capacity and lack of aerobridges.{{Citation needed|date=November 2015}}

Proposals were developed for an upgraded terminal of world standard. The final proposal, released in 1997, called for a large, unified terminal in which both domestic and international flights would use the same terminal. A combination of factors, the most notable of which was the collapse of [[Ansett Australia]], then a [[duopoly]] domestic carrier with [[Qantas]], and the resultant loss of funds for its share of the construction cost, saw the new terminal plans shelved until an agreement was reached in 2002. {{Citation needed|date=November 2015}}

The new terminal was opened on 7 October 2005 by the Prime Minister [[John Howard]] and South Australian Premier [[Mike Rann]]. However, Adelaide Airport Limited announced soon afterwards that only international flights would use the new facility immediately due to problems with the [[Aviation fuel|fuel]] pumps and underground pipes. These problems related initially to the anti-rusting agent applied to the insides of the fuel pumps, then to construction debris in the pipes. Although international and regional (from December 2005) aircraft were refuelled via tankers, a lack of space and safety concerns prevented this action for domestic jet aircraft, which instead continued operations at the old terminal. The re-fueling system was cleared of all debris and the new terminal was used for all flights from 17 February 2006.<ref>{{cite news |title=Passengers urged to be patient as new SA terminal opens |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200602/s1572055.htm |work=ABC News |location=Australia |date=17 February 2006 |access-date=14 October 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080417181131/http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200602/s1572055.htm |archive-date=17 April 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The new airport terminal is approximately {{convert|850|m|abbr=on}} end to end and is capable of handling 27 aircraft, including an [[Airbus A380]], simultaneously and processing 3,000 passengers per hour.

The current mixed use terminal includes several high-amenity airline lounges over two levels. Level one includes the Plaza Premium international lounge adjacent to the international security check-in, exclusively for international passengers. On level two, [[Virgin Australia]] and [[Rex Airlines]] operate lounges for domestic passengers. [[Qantas]] operate their signature [[Qantas Club]] lounge complex opposite gate 21 in the main terminal departure lounge. It is open to domestic and international business class Qantas passengers and Qantas Club membership holders, as well as business class passengers of partnered [[Oneworld]] alliance member airlines. As of 13 June 2024, a multi-million dollar refurbishment of the lounge complex is underway and capacity is restricted. As announced by [[Qantas]] in 2022, the new lounge complex will emerge as the Qantas Lounge Precinct, with the addition of a separate Qantas Business Lounge, along with the fully refurbished Qantas Club and Qantas Chairmans Lounge which will open in stages from late 2024.{{update inline|date=April 2025}} The Qantas Business Lounge will welcome its first passengers in mid-2025. The terminal check-in hall provides 42 common user [[Airport check-in|check-in]] desks and 34 shop fronts. Free [[Wi-Fi|wireless Internet]] is also provided throughout the terminal by [[Internode (ISP)|Internode Systems]], a first for an Australian airport.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.crn.com.au/story.aspx?CIID=25706 |title=Weaving wireless magic |access-date=14 October 2006 |author=Denise Murray |date=31 October 2005 |publisher=CRN Australia |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061010065737/http://www.crn.com.au/story.aspx?CIID=25706 |archive-date=10 October 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Facilities and developments==
[[File:Adelaide Airport1.jpg|thumb|Check-in hall interior]]
[[File:Adelaide Airport3.jpg|thumb|Airside waiting area]]
In February 2011, a A$100&nbsp;million building program was launched as part of a five-year master plan, including a new road network within the airport, a [[multi-storey car park]], increasing short-term parking spaces from 800 to 1,650 (completed August 2012<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.adelaideairport.com.au/air-travel/to-and-from/parking |title=Parking |publisher=Adelaide Airport Limited |access-date=10 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412042326/http://www.adelaideairport.com.au/air-travel/to-and-from/parking |archive-date=12 April 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>); a new plaza frontage for the passenger terminal (completed March 2013{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}); a walkway bridge connecting new car park and existing terminal building (completed March 2013{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}); terminal concourse extension; three new aerobridges; terminal commercial projects and passenger facilities; relocation of regional carrier Rex.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://australianaviation.com.au/2011/02/adelaide-launches-airport-building-program/|website=Australian Aviation|title=Adelaide launches airport building program|date=9 February 2011|access-date=27 November 2019}}</ref>

In July 2013, Adelaide Airport became the first Australian airport and second airport worldwide to have [[Google Street View]] technology, allowing passengers to explore the arrival and departure sections of the airport before travel.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.adelaideairport.com.au/assets/pdfs/media-releases/nr%20-%20Google%20Street%20View%2007%2013%20web%20(2).pdf |title=Google Street View Technology First for Adelaide Airport |date=19 July 2013 |publisher=Adelaide Airport Limited |access-date=10 April 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150321213813/https://www.adelaideairport.com.au/assets/pdfs/media-releases/nr%20-%20Google%20Street%20View%2007%2013%20web%20%282%29.pdf |archive-date=21 March 2015 }}</ref>

A new control tower, at {{convert|44|metres|ft}} high, more than twice the height of the old tower built in 1983 and costing {{AUD|16.9&nbsp;million }}, was completed and commissioned in August 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://australianaviation.com.au/2013/08/new-adelaide-airport-control-tower-commissioned/|website=Australian Aviation|title=New Adelaide Airport control tower commissioned|date=23 August 2013|access-date=27 November 2019}}</ref>

In January 2015, the ''Adelaide Airport Master Plan 2014'' was approved by the Commonwealth Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.adelaideairport.com.au/corporate/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/NJ00176Masterplan_FA_WEB.pdf|website=Adelaide Airport|title=Master Plan 2014|author=Adelaide Airport|year= 2015|access-date=27 November 2019}}</ref>

In September 2016, a relocation and major upgrade was completed for the base of the central service region of the [[Royal Flying Doctor Service]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.flyingdoctor.org.au/about-the-rfds/our-bases/|title=Flying Doctor bases around Australia|website=[[Royal Flying Doctor Service]]|access-date=22 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231626/https://www.flyingdoctor.org.au/about-the-rfds/our-bases/|archive-date=3 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The base houses many [[Pilatus PC-12]] and one [[Pilatus PC-24]], maintenance hangars and ambulance bays.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.flyingdoctor.org.au/about-the-rfds/our-fleet/|title=Flying Doctor aircraft fleet|website=Royal Flying Doctor Service|language=en|access-date=22 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170228083551/https://www.flyingdoctor.org.au/about-the-rfds/our-fleet/|archive-date=28 February 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Atura Hotel ({{Convert|37|m|disp=sqbr|abbr=on}} tall, nine levels) was completed in September 2018.<ref>{{cite news |title=Atura Airport Hotel opens at Adelaide Airport |url=https://www.ausbt.com.au/atura-airport-hotel-opens-at-adelaide-airport |work=Australian Business Traveller |date=10 September 2018 |access-date=4 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190316224729/https://www.ausbt.com.au/atura-airport-hotel-opens-at-adelaide-airport |archive-date=16 March 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In late 2018 and early 2019, Adelaide Airport commenced a $165&nbsp;million terminal expansion project, increasing the length of the terminal, adding more duty-free and shopping outlets, and increasing international capacity. The upgrades are set to be completed by 2021. The old international terminal was also demolished in 2019, after lying empty for many years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://architectureau.com/articles/adelaide-airports-165m-expansion-approved/|title=Adelaide Airport's $165m expansion approved|website=ArchitectureAU|language=en-AU|access-date=10 March 2019}}</ref>

In early 2020, Adelaide Airport opened a newly updated concourse which was finished in December 2019,<ref>{{cite web |title=Terminal Expansion Update |url=https://www.adelaideairport.com.au/corporate/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/TEx-Newsletter-Feb-2020.pdf |publisher=Adelaide Airport |issue=6 |date=February 2020}}</ref> New Shops include Penfolds Wine Bar & Kitchen, Precinct Adelaide Kitchen, Soul Origin, Boost Juice, Lego Kaboom and Airport Pharmacy. In October 2023 it was announced that the Penfolds Wine Bar & Kitchen would close and be replaced with the ADL Grounds Bar.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://glamadelaide.com.au/penfolds-wine-bar-kitchen-at-adelaide-airport-to-be-replaced/|title=Penfolds Wine Bar & Kitchen at Adelaide Airport to be replaced|first=Kelly|last=Mills|date=27 October 2023}}</ref>

===Vickers Vimy museum===
[[File:Vickers-Vimy museum.jpg|thumb|Exterior of the Vickers-Vimy museum, Adelaide Airport]]
In 1919, the Australian government offered £10,000 for the first All-Australian crew to fly an aeroplane from [[England to Australia flight|England to Australia]]. Adelaide brothers [[Keith Macpherson Smith]] and [[Ross Macpherson Smith]], along with mechanics Jim Bennett and Wally Shiers, completed the journey from [[Hounslow Heath Aerodrome]] to [[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin]] via Singapore and [[Batavia, Dutch East Indies|Batavia]] on 10 December 1919. Their [[Vickers Vimy]] aircraft, affectionately known as "God 'Elp All Of Us", is preserved in a purpose-built climate-controlled museum inside the grounds of the airport at {{coord|34|56|29.2|S|138|31|59.5|E|name=Vickers Vimy Museum}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Aviation Heritage |publisher=Adelaide Airport Limited |url=https://www.adelaideairport.com.au/corporate/environment/aviation-heritage/ |access-date=16 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715234723/https://www.adelaideairport.com.au/corporate/environment/aviation-heritage/ |archive-date=15 July 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Due to relocation of the terminal buildings, the museum is now situated inside the long-term car park. In 2019, the state and federal government committed $2&nbsp;million each towards a new preservation facility inside the airport's $165&nbsp;million terminal expansion.<ref name="vickershome">{{cite news |title=$4 million pledge for SA historical plane |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/4-million-pledge-for-sa-historical-plane |access-date=26 August 2019 |agency=Australian Associated Press |publisher=SBS News |date=11 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190514120348/https://www.sbs.com.au/news/4-million-pledge-for-sa-historical-plane |archive-date=14 May 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Lucerne to cool runways===
A world-first project that lowers runway temperatures by growing commercial crops irrigated by recycled water was trialled at Adelaide Airport, with the first trial completed in 2019. By planting {{convert|4|ha|acres}} of various crops and testing the effects of each on runway temperature, [[SA Water]] scientists found that [[Alfalfa|lucerne]] was most successful, leading to a reduction of an average 3&nbsp;°C in average ambient air temperatures on warm days, in and around the irrigation areas. Not only was the lucerne the best performer compared with [[tall fescue]], [[couch grass]] and [[Pennisetum clandestinum|kikuyu]], but it can also be cut into [[hay]] and sold as stock feed. The plant growth habit of lucerne also lends itself to deter birds, with research suggesting "if you have a nice thick crop of lucerne over the top of the soil [the birds] can't actually get to the soil and the movement of the crop in the wind also spooks them." Preliminary trial results suggest that lucerne treatments saw no increase in bird species. The Airport is creating a [[business case]] to extend the project to cover {{convert|200|ha|acres}} of airport land.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=InDaily|url=https://indaily.com.au/news/business/2019/11/26/cooling-crops-become-hot-airport-topic/|title=Cooling crops become hot airport topic|date=26 November 2019|first=Andrew|last=Spence|access-date=27 November 2019}}</ref>

==Airlines and destinations==
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| [[Alliance Airlines]] | '''Charter:''' [[Moomba Airport|Moomba]], [[Olympic Dam Airport|Olympic Dam]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://allianceairlines.com.au/where-we-fly | title=Where We Fly | publisher=Alliance Airlines | access-date=8 March 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302021459/http://allianceairlines.com.au/where-we-fly | archive-date=2 March 2019 | url-status=live }}</ref>
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| [[China Southern Airlines]] |''' Seasonal:''' [[Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport|Guangzhou]]<ref>{{cite web |title=China Southern Resumes Adelaide Service From Dec 2024 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240916-cznw24adl |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=16 September 2024}}</ref>
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| [[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]] | [[Dubai International Airport|Dubai–International]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=AAWEB_WRE170_a_GGL&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.adelaidenow.com.au%2Fnews%2Fsouth-australia%2Femirates-to-resume-daily-services-at-adelaide-airport%2Fnews-story%2F58a507ab06a94bac3063097d3f8def57&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium&v21=HIGH-Segment-2-SCORE | title=Emirates to resume Adelaide-Dubai flights in october}}</ref>
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| [[Fiji Airways]] | [[Nadi International Airport|Nadi]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://indaily.com.au/news/local/2022/05/12/fiji-airways-to-relaunch-adelaide-flights/ | title=Fiji Airways to relaunch Adelaide flights | date=11 May 2022 }}</ref>
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|[[Indonesia AirAsia]]|[[Ngurah Rai International Airport|Denpasar]] (begins 25 June 2025)<ref>{{cite web|last=Liu|first=Jim|title=Indonesia AirAsia Confirms Denpasar – Adelaide late-2Q25 Launch|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250410-qz2q25adl|website=AeroRoutes|date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
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| [[Jetstar]] | [[Brisbane Airport|Brisbane]], [[Cairns Airport|Cairns]], [[Darwin International Airport|Darwin]], [[Ngurah Rai International Airport|Denpasar]], [[Gold Coast Airport|Gold Coast]], [[Hobart Airport|Hobart]], [[Melbourne Airport|Melbourne]], [[Perth Airport|Perth]], [[Whitsunday Coast Airport|Proserpine]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://newsroom.jetstar.com/jetstars-new-flights-between-adelaide-and-the-whitsundays-go-on-sale-at-11am-aedt-today-from-just-99/|title=Jetstar's new flights between Adelaide and the Whitsundays go on sale at 11am AEDT today from just $99}}</ref> [[Sunshine Coast Airport|Sunshine Coast]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://australianaviation.com.au/2016/05/jetstar-announces-sunshine-coast-adelaide-flights/comment-page-1/#comment-41387|title=Jetstar announces Sunshine Coast-Adelaide flights – Australian Aviation|website=australianaviation.com.au|date=13 May 2016 |access-date=13 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807112514/http://australianaviation.com.au/2016/05/jetstar-announces-sunshine-coast-adelaide-flights/comment-page-1/#comment-41387|archive-date=7 August 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Sydney Airport|Sydney]]
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| {{nowrap|[[National Jet Express]]}} | '''Charter:''' [[Carrapateena Airport|Carrapateena]], [[Perth Airport|Perth]], [[Port Augusta Airport|Port Augusta]], [[Prominent Hill Airport|Prominent Hill]]
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| [[Qantas]] | [[Melbourne Airport|Melbourne]], [[Perth Airport|Perth]], [[Sydney Airport|Sydney]] <br/>'''Seasonal: '''[[Auckland Airport|Auckland]] (resumes 31 October 2025)<ref>{{cite news |title=Qantas takes on Air NZ with launch of Auckland to Adelaide direct route |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/qantas-to-operate-direct-flights-between-auckland-and-adelaide/7DQUDC5W2FEIHOJ2AKQNFEKTRM/ |access-date=15 May 2025 |work=NZ Herald |date=15 May 2025 |language=en-NZ}}</ref>
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| [[QantasLink]] | [[Alice Springs Airport|Alice Springs]], [[Brisbane Airport|Brisbane]], [[Canberra Airport|Canberra]], [[Darwin International Airport|Darwin]], [[Kingscote Airport|Kingscote]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://australianaviation.com.au/2017/06/qantas-to-serve-kangaroo-island-following-airport-upgrade/|title=Qantas to serve Kangaroo Island following airport upgrade – Australian Aviation|website=australianaviation.com.au|date=6 June 2017 |access-date=13 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170608134452/http://australianaviation.com.au/2017/06/qantas-to-serve-kangaroo-island-following-airport-upgrade/|archive-date=8 June 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Melbourne Airport|Melbourne]], [[Mount Gambier Airport|Mount Gambier]], [[Newcastle Airport, New South Wales|Newcastle]],<ref>{{cite web |title=From the Barossa to the Hunter: Flights between Adelaide and Newcastle to take off|url=https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/media-releases/from-the-barossa-to-the-hunter-flights-between-adelaide-and-newcastle-to-take-off/|website=Qantas News Room |publisher=Qantas |access-date=5 November 2021}}</ref> [[Port Lincoln Airport|Port Lincoln]], [[Townsville Airport|Townsville]],<ref name="QantasDomestic">{{cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/295933/qantas-adds-seven-routes-increases-widebody-flying/|title=Qantas adds seven routes, increases widebody flying|publisher=RoutesOnline|date=25 May 2021|access-date=25 May 2021}}</ref> [[Whyalla Airport|Whyalla]] <br /> '''Seasonal:''' [[Cairns Airport|Cairns]],{{cn|date=April 2025}} [[Gold Coast Airport|Gold Coast]],{{cn|date=April 2025}} [[Hobart Airport|Hobart]]<ref name="QantasDomestic"/>
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| [[Qatar Airways]] | [[Hamad International Airport|Doha]]<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.qatarairways.com/au/en/press-release.page?pr_id=pressrelease_131015_adelaide | work=Qatar Airways | title=Qatar Airways Announces the Launch of Another Australian Destination – Adelaide | access-date=13 October 2015 | archive-date=19 November 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119084517/http://www.qatarairways.com/au/en/press-release.page?pr_id=pressrelease_131015_adelaide | url-status=dead }}</ref>
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| [[Rex Airlines]] | [[Broken Hill Airport|Broken Hill]], [[Ceduna Airport|Ceduna]], [[Coober Pedy Airport|Coober Pedy]], [[Mount Gambier Airport|Mount Gambier]], [[Port Lincoln Airport|Port Lincoln]]
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| [[United Airlines]] | ''' Seasonal:''' [[San Francisco Airport|San Francisco]] (begins 11 December 2025)<ref>{{cite web|last=Liu|first=Jim|title=United Schedules San Francisco – Adelaide Dec 2025 Launch|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250403-uanw25adl|website=AeroRoutes|date=3 April 2025}}</ref>
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| [[Virgin Australia]] | [[Alice Springs Airport|Alice Springs]],<ref>{{cite news | url=http://australianaviation.com.au/2014/11/virgin-to-fly-adelaide-alice-springs-from-march-2015/ | work=Australian Aviation | title=Virgin to fly Adelaide-Alice Springs from March 2015 | access-date=16 December 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405234245/http://australianaviation.com.au/2014/11/virgin-to-fly-adelaide-alice-springs-from-march-2015/ | archive-date=5 April 2015 | url-status=live }}</ref> [[Brisbane Airport|Brisbane]], [[Canberra Airport|Canberra]], [[Gold Coast Airport|Gold Coast]], [[Melbourne Airport|Melbourne]], [[Perth Airport|Perth]], [[Sydney Airport|Sydney]] <br /> '''Seasonal:''' [[Hobart Airport|Hobart]],{{cn|date=April 2025}} [[Launceston Airport|Launceston]]{{cn|date=April 2025}}
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| {{nowrap|[[Virgin Australia Regional Airlines]]}} | [[Perth Airport|Perth]]
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Qantas formerly operated dedicated "flightseeing" services over Antarctica from Adelaide. These flights, which originally used a [[Boeing 747-400]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Antarctica Flights - Free Brochure|date=18 September 2021 |url=https://samchui.com/2021/09/18/trip-report-the-last-qantas-b747-400-antarctica-sightseeing-flight/|access-date=12 February 2025}}</ref> then a [[Boeing 787 Dreamliner]], departed Adelaide from the international/domestic terminal, and provided a guided aerial tour of Antarctica before returning to Australia. These flights were about thirteen hours in total.<ref>{{cite web|title=Trip Report: The Last Qantas B747-400 Antarctica Sightseeing Flight |url=https://www.antarcticaflights.com.au/brochures|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927045357/https://www.antarcticaflights.com.au/brochures |access-date=12 February 2025|archive-date=27 September 2022 }}</ref>

===Cargo===
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| [[MASkargo]]<ref>[https://planefinder.net/flight/MH6424 - MH6424] retrieved 7 April 2025</ref> | [[Kuala Lumpur International Airport|Kuala Lumpur–International]]
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| [[Qantas Freight]]<ref>[https://freight.qantas.com/freight-planning/flight-schedule.html freight.qantas.com - Freighter schedule] retrieved 17 December 2022</ref> | [[Melbourne Airport|Melbourne]], [[Perth Airport|Perth]], [[Sydney Airport|Sydney]]
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| [[Singapore Airlines Cargo]]<ref>[https://freight.qantas.com/freight-planning/flight-schedule.html freight.qantas.com - Freighter schedule] retrieved 18 February 2025</ref> | [[Singapore Airport|Singapore]]
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| [[Toll Group]]<ref>[https://www.tollgroup.com/locations/asia-pacific/australia] retrieved 18 February 2025</ref> | [[Canberra Airport|Canberra]], [[Melbourne Airport|Melbourne]], [[Perth Airport|Perth]], [[Sydney Airport|Sydney]]
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| [[Virgin Australia|Virgin Australia Cargo]]<ref>[https://www.virginaustralia.com/us/en/travel-info/flying-with-us/cargo/ virginaustralia.com - Our cargo services] retrieved 17 December 2022</ref> | [[Melbourne Airport|Melbourne]]
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==Traffic and statistics==
===Total annual passengers===
{{Airport-Statistics|iata=ADL}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Annual passenger statistics for Adelaide Airport<ref name="bitre">{{cite web|url=https://www.bitre.gov.au/publications/ongoing/airport_traffic_data|title=Airport traffic data
|access-date=4 May 2024}}</ref>
! Year !! Domestic !! International !! Total !! Change
|-
| 1998
| 3,789,458 || 223,035 || 4,012,493 || {{increase}} 4.3%
|-
| 1999
| 3,860,910 || 241,014 || 4,101,924 || {{increase}} 2.2%
|-
| 2000
| 3,963,159 || 270,099 || 4,233,258 || {{increase}} 3.2%
|-
| 2001
| 4,182,480 || 241,844 || 4,424,324 || {{increase}} 4.5%
|-
| 2002
| 3,994,310 || 224,351 || 4,218,661 || {{decrease}} -4.6%
|-
| 2003
| 4,384,095 || 206,849 || 4,590,944 || {{increase}} 8.8%
|-
| 2004
| 4,839,885 || 286,083 || 5,125,968 || {{increase}} 11.7%
|-
| 2005
| 5,261,677 || 334,298 || 5,595,975 || {{increase}} 9.2%
|-
| 2006
| 5,592,313 || 400,489 || 5,992,802 || {{increase}} 7.1%
|-
| 2007
| 5,906,429 || 455,149 || 6,361,578 || {{increase}} 6.2%
|-
| 2008
| 6,270,369 || 479,679 || 6,750,048 || {{increase}} 6.1%
|-
| 2009
| 6,340,348 || 501,399 || 6,841,747 || {{increase}} 1.4%
|-
| 2010
| 6,758,251 || 532,392 || 7,290,643 || {{increase}} 6.6%
|-
| 2011
| 6,438,334 || 583,073 || 7,021,407 || {{decrease}} -3.7%
|-
| 2012
| 6,416,815 || 650,077 || 7,066,892 || {{increase}} 0.6%
|-
| 2013
| 6,574,289 || 799,585 || 7,373,874 || {{increase}} 4.3%
|-
| 2014
| 6,731,599 || 967,265 || 7,698,864 || {{increase}} 4.4%
|-
| 2015
| 6,799,781 || 871,388 || 7,671,169 || {{decrease}} -0.4%
|-
| 2016
| 6,995,994 || 924,179 || 7,920,173 || {{increase}} 3.2%
|-
| 2017
| 7,148,959 || 962,975 || 8,111,934 || {{increase}} 2.4%
|-
| 2018
| 7,320,342 || 1,025,961 || 8,346,303 || {{increase}} 2.9%
|-
| 2019
| 7,387,579 || 1,128,592 || 8,516,171 || {{increase}} 2.0%
|-
| 2020
| 2,348,454 || 240,959 || 2,589,413 || {{decrease}} -69.6%
|-
| 2021
| 3,031,107 || 35,688 || 3,066,795 || {{increase}} 18.4%
|-
| 2022
| 6,006,859 || 409,977 || 6,416,836 || {{increase}} 109.2%
|-
| 2023
| 7,116,372 || 881,114 || 7,997,486 || {{increase}} 24.6%
|-
| 2024
| 7,579,858 || 957,972 || 8,537,830 || {{increase}} 6.7%
|}

===Domestic===
{| class="wikitable sortable" width= align=
|-
|+ Busiest domestic routes – Adelaide Airport (year ending 31 December 2023)<ref>{{cite web |title=Domestic Aviation Activity 2023 |url=https://www.bitre.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/Domestic-Aviation-Activity-publication-December2023.pdf |publisher=[[Bureau of Infrastructure & Transport Research Economics]]|access-date=17 December 2024}}</ref>
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
! Rank|| Airport || Passengers || % Change || Airlines
|-
| 1 || [[Melbourne Airport|Melbourne]] || 2,464,500 || {{increase}} {{Sort|04|25.4%}}||[[Jetstar]], [[Qantas]], [[QantasLink]], [[Virgin Australia]]
|-
| 2 || [[Sydney Airport|Sydney]] || 1,879,700 || {{increase}} {{Sort|04|33.3%}}||[[Jetstar]], [[Qantas]], [[Virgin Australia]]
|-
| 3 || [[Brisbane Airport|Brisbane]] || 885,700 || {{increase}} {{Sort|04|24.2%}}||[[Jetstar]], [[QantasLink]], [[Virgin Australia]]
|-
| 4 || [[Perth Airport|Perth]] || 709,400 || {{increase}} {{Sort|04|45.9%}}||[[Jetstar]], [[National Jet Express]], [[Qantas]], [[Virgin Australia]], [[Virgin Australia Regional Airlines]]
|-
| 5 || [[Gold Coast Airport|Gold Coast]] || 283,000 || {{increase}} {{Sort|04|26.8%}}||[[Jetstar]], [[QantasLink]], [[Virgin Australia]]
|-
| 6 || [[Canberra Airport|Canberra]] || 209,300 || {{increase}} {{Sort|04|35.9%}}||[[QantasLink]], [[Virgin Australia]]
|-
| 7 || [[Port Lincoln Airport|Port Lincoln]] || 188,800 || {{increase}} {{Sort|04|10.9%}}||[[QantasLink]], [[Rex Airlines]]
|-
| 8 || [[Alice Springs Airport|Alice Springs]] || 124,100 || {{increase}} {{Sort|04|24.0%}}||[[QantasLink]], [[Virgin Australia]]
|}

===International===
{| class="wikitable sortable" width= align=
|+ Busiest international routes – Adelaide Airport (year ending 30 June 2024)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bitre.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/international-airline-activity-city-pairs-2009-to-current-0624--xlsx.xlsx|title=International Airline Activity—Time Series|publisher=[[Bureau of Infrastructure & Transport Research Economics]]|date=3 September 2024|access-date= 7 September 2024}}</ref>
|-
! Rank|| Airport || Passengers|| % Change || Airlines
|-
| 1 || [[Ngurah Rai International Airport|Denpasar]] || 279,385 || {{increase}} {{Sort|04|73.4%}}||[[Jetstar]]
|-
| 2 || [[Changi Airport|Singapore]] ||   240,186 || {{increase}} {{Sort|04|23.8%}}||[[Singapore Airlines]]
|-
| 3 || [[Hamad International Airport|Doha]] ||   193,376 || {{increase}} {{Sort|04|70.1%}}||[[Qatar Airways]]
|-
| 4 || [[Kuala Lumpur International Airport|Kuala Lumpur]] ||   136,662 || {{increase}} {{Sort|04|27.9%}}||[[Malaysia Airlines]]
|-
| 5 || [[Auckland International Airport|Auckland]] ||   64,701   || {{decrease}} {{Sort|04|33.6%}}||[[Air New Zealand]]
|-
| 6 || [[Nadi International Airport|Nadi]] ||   20,823 || {{decrease}} {{Sort|04|1.9%}}||[[Fiji Airways]]
|}

===Cargo===
{| class="wikitable sortable" width= align=
|+ Busiest international freight routes into and out of Adelaide Airport<br />(YE June 2022)<ref name="IAA">{{cite web | url = https://www.bitre.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/International_airline_activity_FY2022.pdf | title = Australian International Airline Activity 2021-22 | publisher = [[Bureau of Infrastructure & Transport Research Economics]] | date = June 2022 | access-date = 9 September 2024 | archive-url = http://web.archive.org/web/20231012172459/https://www.bitre.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/International_airline_activity_FY2022.pdf | archive-date = 12 October 2023 | url-status = live }} Refers to "Regular Public Transport (RPT) operations only"</ref>
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
! Rank|| Airport || Tonnes || % Change
|-
|1|| {{Sort|01| [[Singapore Changi Airport|Singapore]]}}||align="right"|6,186.1||{{increase}}{{Sort|01|21.3}}
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|2|| {{Sort|02| [[Doha International Airport|Doha]]}}||align="right"|3,877.7||{{increase}}{{Sort|02|20.9}}
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|3|| {{Sort|03| [[Hong Kong International Airport|Hong Kong]]}}||align="right"|651.8||{{decrease}}{{Sort|03|47.8}}
|-
|4|| {{Sort|04| [[Auckland Airport|Auckland]]}}||align="right"|376.0||{{increase}}{{sort|04|5050.7}}
|-
|5|| {{Sort|03| [[Kuala Lumpur International Airport|Kuala Lumpur]]}}||align="right"|368.6||{{decrease}}{{Sort|05|51.9}}
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|6|| {{Sort|03| [[Delhi International Airport|New Delhi]]{{efn|Temporary route<ref name="networkthoughts.com">{{Cite web |title=India – Australia market becomes competitive as Qantas lands in Delhi today |url=https://networkthoughts.com/2021/12/06/india-australia-market-becomes-competitive-as-qantas-lands-in-delhi-today/ |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=www.indaily.com.au |date=6 December 2021 |language=en}}</ref>}}}}||align="right"|0.6||N/A
|}

==Awards==
Adelaide Airport consistently ranks within the top hundred airports globally,<ref>{{cite web |title=World's Top 100 Airports 2024 |publisher=Skytrax World Airport Awards|url=https://www.worldairportawards.com/worlds-top-100-airports-2024/ |access-date=6 March 2025}}</ref> as well within the top ten in the 5-15 million passenger category.<ref>{{cite web |title=World's Best Airports by Passenger Numbers 2024|publisher=Skytrax World Airport Awards|url=https://www.worldairportawards.com/worlds-best-airports-by-passenger-numbers-2024/ |access-date=6 March 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Adelaide Airport: T1 |publisher=Adelaide Airport Limited |url=http://www.aal.com.au/lib/pdf/mf55.pdf |access-date=1 November 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080719195317/http://www.aal.com.au/lib/pdf/mf55.pdf |archive-date=19 July 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It has also been named Australia's best capital city airport on numerous occasions, in 2006,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.carnoc.com/list/1/1227.html |title=China Aviation News:Adelaide Airport Rated No. 1 in Australia |publisher=En.carnoc.com |date=18 October 2006|access-date=30 May 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110708121305/http://en.carnoc.com/list/1/1227.html| archive-date= 8 July 2011| url-status= live}}</ref> 2009,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://corporate.adelaideairport.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Newsletter-December-2009.pdf |title=ADELAIDE NAMED CAPITAL CITY AIRPORT OF THE YEAR |publisher=corporate.adelaideairport.com.au |date=December 2009|access-date=12 May 2025}}</ref> 2011,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adelaideairport.com.au/assets/pdfs/media-releases/nr%20-%20airport%20award%2016%2011.pdf |title=Adelaide names Australia's best airport again |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130424114920/http://www.adelaideairport.com.au/assets/pdfs/media-releases/nr%20-%20airport%20award%2016%2011.pdf |archive-date=24 April 2013 }}</ref> and 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://travelweekly.com.au/article/gallery-adelaide-airport-wins-capital-city-airport-award-at-aaa-awards/ |title= Gallery: Adelaide Airport wins capital city airport award at AAA Awards|date= 20 November 2024}}</ref> Additionally, the airport has also won Skytrax World Airport Awards' best regional airport ranking in the Australia-Pacific region in 2022 and 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://glamadelaide.com.au/adelaide-clinches-best-regional-airport-title-in-australia-and-pacific-region/|title=Adelaide clinches Best Regional Airport title in Australia and Pacific region|first=Katelin|last=Rice|date=18 April 2024}}</ref>

== Accidents and incidents ==
* On 13 July 1972, an [[Ansett Australia]] [[Piper PA-31 Navajo]] aircraft, registered as VH-CIZ, crashed near [[Golden Grove, South Australia|Golden Grove]] shortly after departing Adelaide for a charter flight to [[Moomba Airport]]. All eight people on board, including the pilot and seven passengers, were killed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ansett General Aviation, Piper PA 31-310 Navajo aircraft VH-CIZ at Golden Grove on 13 July, 1972|url=https://www.atsb.gov.au/sites/default/files/media/24676/197203861.pdf|access-date=2025-04-24 |website=atsb.gov.au|date=May 1973|language=en}}</ref>

==Ground transport==
[[File:Bus Stop, Adelaide Airport.jpg|thumb|Bus stop, Adelaide Airport]]
[[Adelaide Metro]] operates frequent [[Buses in Adelaide#JetBus services|JetBus]] services connecting the airport to a number of popular locations across metropolitan Adelaide, including the CBD.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/plan-a-trip/visiting-adelaide/adelaide-airport-bus |title=Adelaide Airport bus |publisher=[[Adelaide Metro]]|access-date=28 October 2023}}</ref>

Routes J1<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/routes/j1 |title=J1 - Elizabeth Interchange to Adelaide Airport & Glenelg |publisher=Adelaide Metro |access-date=28 October 2023}}</ref> and J2<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/routes/j2 |title=J2 - Greenwith to Adelaide Airport & Harbour Town |publisher=Adelaide Metro |access-date=28 October 2023}}</ref> operate between the northern and the western and southern suburbs, via the CBD and airport – popular areas such as [[Westfield Tea Tree Plaza]], [[Glenelg, South Australia|Glenelg]] and [[Harbour Town]] are serviced.
Bus stops U1 on the south side of [[Grenfell Street]] and W1 on the south side of [[Currie Street]] are convenient for catching the J1 and J2 to the airport.

Routes J7<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/routes/j7 |title=J7 - West Lakes Centre Interchange to Marion Centre Interchange |publisher=Adelaide Metro |access-date=28 October 2023}}</ref> and J8<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/routes/j8 |title=J8 - West Lakes Centre Interchange to Marion Centre Interchange |publisher=Adelaide Metro |access-date=28 October 2023}}</ref> operate between the airport and [[Westfield West Lakes]] and [[Westfield Marion]], and do not go near the city.

Taxis and rental cars are also available near the terminal building.

Plans to build a rail line to the airport have been cancelled.<ref>{{cite web |title=Adelaide Airport to city light rail a 'must do' – CCF |url=https://www.roadsonline.com.au/adelaide-airport-to-city-light-rail-a-must-do-ccf/ |website=Roads & Infrastructure Magazine |date=19 August 2018}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
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*{{Official website}}
*[http://www.adelaideairport.com.au/travellers-guide/webcam/ Adelaide Airport webcam, updated every 60 seconds. The camera is looking northeast from Gate 26]

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