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Aircraft movements: All Australian airports (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly

Latest updates. In Australia, the number of aircraft movements was 114,031 in May 2026, versus 120,084 in April 2026. This represents a reduction of 5.04 percent.

Sample. There are 209 observations overall in the monthly series shown in the plot above. The series covers the time range going from January 2009 to May 2026.

History. Here's a peek at some simple statistics calculated on the entire sample: aircraft movements had a mean of 111,006; they recorded their maximum of 129,990 in July 2019; they hit a minimum of 18,782 in May 2020.

Latest values

Date Value - Units
2026-03-31 121,347
2026-04-30 120,084
2026-05-31 114,031

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Series Metadata

Field Value
Description Aircraft movements: All Australian airports
Country Australia
Economic concept Flow
Data type Quantity
Seasonally adjusted No
Deflation method Not applicable
Rescaling None
Measure type Level
Frequency Monthly
Unit Units
Source Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Research Economics
Source type Government agency
Data licence Commonwealth of Australia permission
Other information Scheduled regular public transport (RPT) services; inbound plus outbound movements
FSR temporal aggregation code SM1

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Passenger movements

Series Name Observations Start Date End Date
Passenger movements: All Australian airports (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Passenger movements: Adelaide (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Passenger movements: Ballina (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Passenger movements: Brisbane (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Passenger movements: Cairns (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Passenger movements: Canberra (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Passenger movements: Darwin (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Passenger movements: Gold Coast (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Passenger movements: Hamilton Island (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Passenger movements: Hobart (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Passenger movements: Karratha (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Passenger movements: Launceston (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Passenger movements: Mackay (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Passenger movements: Melbourne (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Passenger movements: Newcastle (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Passenger movements: Perth (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Passenger movements: Proserpine (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Passenger movements: Rockhampton (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Passenger movements: Sunshine Coast (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Passenger movements: Sydney (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Passenger movements: Townsville (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31

Aircraft movements

Series Name Observations Start Date End Date
Aircraft movements: All Australian airports (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Aircraft movements: Adelaide (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Aircraft movements: Ballina (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Aircraft movements: Brisbane (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Aircraft movements: Cairns (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Aircraft movements: Canberra (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Aircraft movements: Darwin (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Aircraft movements: Gold Coast (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Aircraft movements: Hamilton Island (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Aircraft movements: Hobart (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Aircraft movements: Karratha (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Aircraft movements: Launceston (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Aircraft movements: Mackay (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Aircraft movements: Melbourne (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Aircraft movements: Newcastle (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Aircraft movements: Perth (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Aircraft movements: Proserpine (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Aircraft movements: Rockhampton (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Aircraft movements: Sunshine Coast (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Aircraft movements: Sydney (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Aircraft movements: Townsville (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31