 With nearly three million square miles of land in Australia, you can be sure that there will be quite a number of airports. As a premier holiday destination it attracts an increasing number of visitors each year, all looking for great deals such as flights to Cairns.
In addition to that there are many ex pats from all over the world, particularly the UK, so they also fly back to see family on a regular basis – and of course, their family and friends visit them whenever possible.
All this results in a country of busy and numerous airports, each serving a particular area of Australia. Some are international hubs, while others serve internal flights. With the vast expanses of desert and inhospitable land between many of the towns, there are also many small air strips.
The five busiest airports are Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide who between them carry in the region of ninety million passengers per year. Many of these are international flights, but some of the heaviest used routes are within Australia itself. However, incredibly, there are estimated to be over 300 paved airports in Australia and a further minimum of 100 unpaved airstrips!
Many airlines fly into Australia, including their flagship national airline, Quantas as well as other airlines such as British Airways and Cathay Pacific.
PHOTO: Aerial view of Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia.
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