ADL · Adelaide, Australia
Adelaide International Airport.
--:--:-- · ACST (UTC+09:30) · 34.9475° S, 138.5334° E
Adelaide Airport
Airport in Adelaide, South Australia
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for ADL
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 27096; ident YPAD; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
adelaideairport.com.au
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Adelaide Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
19 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
ADL / YPAD
OurAirports ident
YPAD
GPS / local code
YPAD
ISO region
AU-SA
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
major international passenger gateway
Official host
adelaideairport.com.au
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q14302
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 7:09 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--ACST · UTC+09:30
Time zone
ACST
Australia/Adelaide · UTC+09:30
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
6.3 km
Approximate distance to central Adelaide.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Canberra
Languages
English
Currency
AUD ($)
Country area
7,692,024 km²
Passenger volume
9 million passengers
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
2 runways
Longest runway
10,171 ft / 3,100 m
Runway surface
asphalt (2)
Opened / operator
1955
Owner / entity
Q14302
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
major international passenger gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
19 source-backed signals
Adelaide International Airport is a major international passenger gateway for Adelaide, Australia. Adelaide's built-up core sits roughly 6.3 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Australia/Adelaide (UTC+09:30, ACST). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Adelaide International Airport (ADL / YPAD) is at 34.9475° S, 138.5334° E, elevation 20 ft (6 m), serving Adelaide, Australia.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Adelaide is in Australia (capital Canberra); regulated by Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA); on Australia/Adelaide (ACST, UTC+09:30); working languages: English; currency: AUD ($).
Distance from central Adelaide: 6 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for ADL.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Adelaide International Airport (ADL / YPAD)
Adelaide Airport · Airport in Adelaide, South Australia
Source identifiers
YPAD · YPAD · AU-SA
adelaideairport.com.au · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
Serving over 9 million passengers in FY2025, it is the fifth-busiest airport in Australia measured by passenger movements.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for ADL; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Location cue
Adelaide Airport is an international, domestic and general aviation airport serving Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, located approximately 6 km (4 mi) west of the Adelaide central business district.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Adelaide
adelaide · 6.3 km from ADL
Australia · Australia/Adelaide · +0h · population 1,469,163 · city coordinates -34.9287, 138.5986
2. Adelaide city centre
adelaide-city-centre · 6.7 km from ADL
Australia · Australia/Adelaide · +0h · population 19,820 · city coordinates -34.9287, 138.6033
3. Adelaide Hills
adelaide-hills · 16 km from ADL
Australia · Australia/Adelaide · +0h · population 72,260 · city coordinates -34.9112, 138.7073
4. Parafield Gardens
parafield-gardens · 20 km from ADL
Australia · Australia/Adelaide · +0h · population 16,872 · city coordinates -34.7825, 138.6108
5. Morphett Vale
morphett-vale · 21 km from ADL
Australia · Australia/Adelaide · +0h · population 24,002 · city coordinates -35.1333, 138.5167
6. Paralowie
paralowie · 22 km from ADL
Australia · Australia/Adelaide · +0h · population 16,530 · city coordinates -34.7570, 138.6082
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. AVV YMAV
Melbourne Avalon International Airport · Geelong/Melbourne
632 km from ADL · Australia/Melbourne · +0h 30m · elevation 35 ft (11 m) · airport coordinates -38.0403, 144.4672
2. MEL YMML
Melbourne Airport · Melbourne
641 km from ADL · Australia/Melbourne · +0h 30m · elevation 434 ft (132 m) · airport coordinates -37.6707, 144.8379
3. SYD YSSY
Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport · Sydney (Mascot)
1164 km from ADL · Australia/Sydney · +0h 30m · elevation 21 ft (6 m) · airport coordinates -33.9461, 151.1770
Route-time reference set
1. ADL-AVV
Geelong/Melbourne · 632 km · 1h 38m
Australia/Melbourne · +0h 30m from ADL; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. ADL-MEL
Melbourne · 641 km · 1h 39m
Australia/Melbourne · +0h 30m from ADL; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. ADL-SYD
Sydney (Mascot) · 1164 km · 2h 18m
Australia/Sydney · +0h 30m from ADL; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
2 runways
Longest runway 10,171 ft / 3,100 m. 2 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt (2)
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for ADL.
Runway identifiers
05/23 · 12/30
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. AVV YMAV
Melbourne Avalon International Airport · Geelong/Melbourne · 632 km from ADL
large airport · Australia/Melbourne · australia · 35 ft (11 m) · -38.0403, 144.4672
2. MEL YMML
Melbourne Airport · Melbourne · 641 km from ADL
large airport · Australia/Melbourne · australia · 434 ft (132 m) · -37.6707, 144.8379
3. SYD YSSY
Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport · Sydney (Mascot) · 1164 km from ADL
large airport · Australia/Sydney · australia · 21 ft (6 m) · -33.9461, 151.1770
4. HBA YMHB
Hobart International Airport · Hobart (Cambridge) · 1171 km from ADL
large airport · Australia/Hobart · australia · 13 ft (4 m) · -42.8370, 147.5130
5. NTL YWLM
Newcastle Airport · Williamtown · 1250 km from ADL
large airport · Australia/Sydney · australia · 31 ft (9 m) · -32.7961, 151.8350
6. WTB YBWW
Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport · Toowoomba · 1502 km from ADL
large airport · Australia/Brisbane · australia · 1,509 ft (460 m) · -27.5583, 151.7933
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
Serving over 9 million passengers in FY2025, it is the fifth-busiest airport in Australia measured by passenger movements.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for ADL.
Country and authority
ADL sits in Australia (Commonwealth of Australia), whose capital is Canberra. Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Oceania, Australia and New Zealand.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: English. Currency context: AUD ($). ADL is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Reference description
Airport in Adelaide, South Australia. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: Serving over 9 million passengers in FY2025, it is the fifth-busiest airport in Australia measured by passenger movements. Location cue: Adelaide Airport is an international, domestic and general aviation airport serving Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, located approximately 6 km (4 mi) west of the Adelaide central business district.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q14302 · Adelaide Airport. Administrative area: South Australia. Named after: Adelaide
Field and clock profile
Adelaide International Airport is a near sea-level field at 20 ft (6 m), positioned at 34.9475° S, 138.5334° E in the Southern subtropics. The runway snapshot lists 2 runways and a longest runway of 10,171 ft / 3,100 m. The airport clock uses Australia/Adelaide (ACST, UTC+09:30), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Adelaide is the closest retained city-time anchor at 6.3 km. AVV Geelong/Melbourne is the closest retained airport alternative at 632 km.
Country airport peers
ADL is compared with AVV Geelong/Melbourne at 632 km, MEL Melbourne at 641 km, SYD Sydney (Mascot) at 1164 km, HBA Hobart (Cambridge) at 1171 km, NTL Williamtown at 1250 km inside the retained Australia airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
ADL-AVV Geelong/Melbourne: 632 km, about 1h 38m, +0h 30m. ADL-MEL Melbourne: 641 km, about 1h 39m, +0h 30m. ADL-SYD Sydney (Mascot): 1164 km, about 2h 18m, +0h 30m. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident YPAD backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. adelaideairport.com.au is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
9 million passengers
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
2 runways · longest 10,171 ft / 3,100 m
Runway identifiers
05/23, 12/30
OurAirports classifies ADL as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Adelaide.
ADL (YPAD) is one of the curated airport pages with a real traffic signal attached: 9 million passengers, operating from a near sea-level field at 20 ft (6 m).
ADL sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
ADL's runway record lists 2 runways, with the longest runway at 10,171 ft / 3,100 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt (2).
Civil aviation oversight for ADL runs through Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA); a more specific operator record is not currently in our source set.
- Serving over 9 million passengers in FY2025, it is the fifth-busiest airport in Australia measured by passenger movements.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at adelaideairport.com.au, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for ADL
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
ADL uses Australia/Adelaide (ACST, UTC+09:30). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Adelaide International Airport is about 6.3 km from central Adelaide; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
AVV Geelong/Melbourne is the closest retained alternate at 632 km, time difference +0h 30m.
When source checks matter
adelaideairport.com.au is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place ADL inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
ADL ranks #1 in the curated Australia airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 12 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
ADL has no other retained airport in the same IANA zone cohort, making Australia/Adelaide a more distinctive signal for this page.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
ADL is 20 ft (6 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include BOS 20 ft (6 m) (0 ft delta) · KTI 20 ft (6 m) (0 ft delta) · ABJ 21 ft (6 m) (1 ft delta) · GYE 19 ft (6 m) (1 ft delta) · KKJ 21 ft (6 m) (1 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
ADL's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are AVV 632 km +0h 30m · MEL 641 km +0h 30m · SYD 1164 km +0h 30m.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong/Melbourne | AVV | 632 km | 1h 38m | +0h 30m | --:--:-- |
| Melbourne | MEL | 641 km | 1h 39m | +0h 30m | --:--:-- |
| Sydney (Mascot) | SYD | 1164 km | 2h 18m | +0h 30m | --:--:-- |
ADL to AVV
Geelong/Melbourne
Distance 632 km; estimated travel window 1h 38m; destination zone Australia/Melbourne is +0h 30m from ADL. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
ADL to MEL
Melbourne
Distance 641 km; estimated travel window 1h 39m; destination zone Australia/Melbourne is +0h 30m from ADL. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
ADL to SYD
Sydney (Mascot)
Distance 1164 km; estimated travel window 2h 18m; destination zone Australia/Sydney is +0h 30m from ADL. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
Central Adelaide is close enough that taxi, ride-hail, and rail or shuttle links are usually the fastest arrival options.
Adelaide is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Adelaide International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from ADL, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Adelaide
adelaide · 6.3 km · Australia/Adelaide
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Adelaide city centre
adelaide-city-centre · 6.7 km · Australia/Adelaide
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Adelaide Hills
adelaide-hills · 16 km · Australia/Adelaide
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Parafield Gardens
parafield-gardens · 20 km · Australia/Adelaide
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Morphett Vale
morphett-vale · 21 km · Australia/Adelaide
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Paralowie
paralowie · 22 km · Australia/Adelaide
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Mount Barker
mount-barker · 33 km · Australia/Adelaide
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Gawler
gawler · 43 km · Australia/Adelaide
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Mildura
mildura · 343 km · Australia/Melbourne
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h 30m
Mount Gambier
mount-gambier · 378 km · Australia/Adelaide
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Horsham
horsham · 384 km · Australia/Melbourne
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h 30m
Broken Hill
broken-hill · 428 km · Australia/Broken_Hill
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Adelaide International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Geelong/Melbourne (AVV), Melbourne (MEL), Sydney (Mascot) (SYD). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: 9 million passengers.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 2 runways; longest runway 10,171 ft / 3,100 m; identifiers 05/23, 12/30.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt (2); 2 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1955.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from ADL. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Melbourne Avalon International AirportAVV
Geelong/Melbourne · large airport
- Distance
- 632 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h 30m
- Elevation
- 35 ft (11 m)
Compare against AVV when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Melbourne AirportMEL
Melbourne · large airport
- Distance
- 641 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h 30m
- Elevation
- 434 ft (132 m)
Compare against MEL when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Sydney Kingsford Smith International AirportSYD
Sydney (Mascot) · large airport
- Distance
- 1164 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h 30m
- Elevation
- 21 ft (6 m)
Compare against SYD when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Adelaide International Airport (ADL) in?▾
Adelaide International Airport is in the Australia/Adelaide timezone (UTC+09:30, ACST).
What are the codes for Adelaide International Airport?▾
Adelaide International Airport uses IATA code ADL and ICAO code YPAD.
Where is Adelaide International Airport located?▾
Adelaide International Airport is located in Adelaide, Australia at coordinates 34.9475° S, 138.5334° E, with an elevation of 20 ft (6 m) (near sea-level field in the subtropics).
How far is Adelaide International Airport from central Adelaide?▾
Adelaide International Airport sits roughly 6.3 km from the nearest mapped city center for Adelaide.
Which route reference is most useful from ADL?▾
Geelong/Melbourne (AVV) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 38m, destination timezone Australia/Melbourne, and a +0h 30m difference from ADL.
Which authority regulates ADL?▾
Adelaide International Airport sits inside Australia, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA).
What other airports in Australia are close peers to ADL?▾
ADL's curated peers in Australia on this site include AVV Geelong/Melbourne, MEL Melbourne, SYD Sydney (Mascot), plus 3 more.
How many runways does Adelaide International Airport have?▾
Adelaide International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 2 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 10,171 ft / 3,100 m; identifiers include 05/23, 12/30.