Longest Airport Runways in Australia
Airports in Australia ranked by the length of their longest open runway.
1Sydney Kingsford Smith International AirportSydney (Mascot) · 12,999 ft · ASP
3,962 m
2Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) AirportSydney · 12,139 ft · Asphalt
3,700 m
3Melbourne AirportMelbourne · 11,998 ft · ASP
3,657 m
4Brisbane International AirportBrisbane · 11,680 ft · ASP
3,560 m
5Perth International AirportPerth · 11,299 ft · ASP
3,444 m
6Darwin International Airport / RAAF DarwinDarwin · 11,004 ft · ASP
3,354 m
7Canberra AirportCanberra · 10,771 ft · ASP
3,283 m
8Cairns International AirportCairns · 10,489 ft · ASP
3,197 m
9Dochra AirfieldSingleton · 10,203 ft · G
3,110 m
10Adelaide International AirportAdelaide · 10,171 ft · ASP
3,100 m
11Newcastle AirportWilliamtown · 10,033 ft · ASP
3,058 m
12RAAF Base CurtinDerby · 10,003 ft · ASP
3,049 m
13RAAF Base SchergerMission River · 10,003 ft · ASP
3,049 m
14Melbourne Avalon International AirportGeelong/Melbourne · 10,000 ft · ASP
3,048 m
15Learmonth AirportExmouth · 9,997 ft · ASP
3,047 m
16RAAF Base Amberley9,997 ft · PEM
3,047 m
17Toowoomba Wellcamp AirportToowoomba · 9,416 ft · ASP
2,870 m
18Sunshine Coast AirportMaroochydore · 9,186 ft · ASPH
2,800 m
19Tindal Airport9,003 ft · ASP
2,744 m
20Hobart International AirportHobart (Cambridge) · 8,947 ft · ASP
2,727 m
21Rockhampton AirportRockhampton · 8,622 ft · ASP
2,628 m
22Ayers Rock Connellan AirportYulara · 8,527 ft · ASP
2,599 m
23Mount Isa AirportMount Isa · 8,399 ft · ASP
2,560 m
24RAAF Base EdinburghAdelaide · 8,399 ft · ASP
2,560 m
25Broken Hill AirportBroken Hill · 8,251 ft · ASP
2,515 m
26Christmas Creek AirportChristmas Creek Mine · 8,202 ft · ASP
2,500 m
27Eliwana8,202 ft · ASP
2,500 m
28Ginbata AirportGinbata · 8,202 ft · CON
2,500 m
29Port Hedland International AirportPort Hedland · 8,202 ft · ASP
2,500 m
30Gold Coast AirportGold Coast · 8,176 ft · ASP
2,492 m
31Busselton Margaret River Regional AirportBusselton · 8,071 ft · ASP
2,460 m
32RAAF Base PearceBullsbrook · 8,002 ft · ASP
2,439 m
33Alice Springs AirportAlice Springs · 7,999 ft · ASP
2,438 m
34Townsville Airport / RAAF Base TownsvilleTownsville · 7,999 ft · ASP
2,438 m
35RAAF Base East Sale7,995 ft · ASP
2,437 m
36Broome International AirportBroome · 7,887 ft · ASP
2,404 m
37Geraldton AirportMoonyoonooka · 7,838 ft · ASP
2,389 m
38Woomera AirfieldWoomera · 7,782 ft · ASP
2,372 m
39Koodaideri Mine AirportKoodaideri Mine · 7,612 ft · ASP
2,320 m
40Argyle Airport7,546 ft · ASP
2,300 m
41Fortescue - Dave Forrest AerodromeCloudbreak Village · 7,546 ft · ASP
2,300 m
42Karratha AirportKarratha · 7,480 ft · ASP
2,280 m
43Gove AirportNhulunbuy · 7,244 ft · ASP
2,208 m
44Prominent Hill AirportMount Eba · 7,218 ft · GRAVEL
2,200 m
45Tamworth AirportTamworth · 7,218 ft · ASP
2,200 m
46Bridgewater AirportBridgewater On Loddon · 7,217 ft · G
2,200 m
47Maralinga Airport7,217 ft · B
2,200 m
48Meekatharra Airport7,156 ft · ASP
2,181 m
49RAAF Base RichmondRichmond · 7,001 ft · ASP
2,134 m
50Paraburdoo AirportParaburdoo · 6,995 ft · ASP
2,132 m
Highlights
Within Australia, Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport ranks first in 2026 with 3,962 m, followed by Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport (3,700 m) and Melbourne Airport (3,657 m).
Across 50 entries, values run from 3,962 m (Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport) to 2,132 m (Paraburdoo Airport), with a median of 2,507 m.
Source: OurAirports, airports and runway datasets, 2026. Unit: metres.
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