Sydney Airport Departures SYD

Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport
Address and contact
  • Sydney International Airport
    International Terminal NSW 2020
    Sydney, Australia
  • Telephone: +61 (0) 2 9667 9111
    Fax: +61 (0) 2 8338 4919
    Email: via contact form
  • Airport codes
    • IATA code: SYD
    • ICAO code: YSSY

SYD Departures today

Schedule Time Estimated Time Destination Airline Flight Terminal Status
20:50 November-28 20:51 Chengdu (TFU) Sichuan Airlines 3U3884 1 estimated
20:55 November-28 20:57 Haikou (HAK) Hainan Airlines HU448 1 estimated
20:55 November-28 21:05 Adelaide (ADL) Qantas QF749 3 estimated
21:00 November-28 21:00 Canberra (CBR) Qantas QF1455 3 estimated
21:00 November-28 21:00 Canberra (CBR) QantasLink estimated
21:00 November-28 21:00 Tamworth (TMW) estimated
21:10 November-28 21:10 Dubai (DXB) Emirates EK417 1 estimated
21:20 November-28 21:20 Kuala Lumpur (KUL) AirAsia X D7289 1 estimated
21:25 November-28 21:25 Abu Dhabi (AUH) Etihad Airways EY455 1 estimated
21:30 November-28 21:30 Avarua (RAR) Jetstar JQ141 1 estimated
21:30 November-28 21:31 Shanghai (PVG) China Eastern Airlines MU736 1 estimated
21:30 November-28 22:15 Melbourne (MEL) Virgin Australia VA898 2 estimated
21:30 November-28 21:30 Brisbane (BNE) Virgin Australia VA999 2 estimated
21:40 November-28 21:40 Honolulu (HNL) Hawaiian Airlines HA452 1 estimated
21:45 November-28 21:45 Dubai (DXB) Emirates EK413 1 estimated
21:45 November-28 21:45 Melbourne (AVV) Jetstar JQ613 2 estimated
21:45 November-28 21:45 Tokyo (HND) All Nippon Airways NH880 1 estimated
21:45 November-28 21:55 Seoul (ICN) Asiana Airlines OZ6023 1 estimated
21:45 November-28 21:45 Doha (DOH) Qatar Airways QR909 1 estimated
22:00 November-28 22:20 Melbourne (MEL) Qantas QF499 3 estimated
22:00 November-28 22:00 Singapore (SIN) Scoot TR21 1 estimated
22:00 November-28 22:00 Auckland (AKL) Singapore Airlines Cargo SQ7298 estimated
22:05 November-28 22:05 Tokyo (HND) Qantas QF25 1 estimated
22:05 November-28 22:05 Brisbane (BNE) Qantas QF554 3 estimated
22:10 November-28 22:10 Taipei (TPE) China Airlines CI52 1 estimated
22:10 November-28 22:10 Auckland (AKL) Qantas Freight QF7523 1 estimated
22:15 November-28 22:15 Guangzhou (CAN) China Southern Airlines CZ302 1 estimated
22:15 November-28 22:15 Kuala Lumpur (KUL) Malaysia Airlines (Oneworld Livery) MH140 1 estimated
22:15 November-28 22:15 San Francisco (SFO) Qantas QF73 1 estimated
22:20 November-28 22:20 Hong Kong (HKG) Cathay Pacific CX138 1 estimated
22:20 November-28 Adelaide (ADL) Qantas QF7449 scheduled
22:20 November-28 22:20 Melbourne (MEL) Toll Aviation TFX22 estimated
22:20 November-28 22:20 Adelaide (ADL) StarTrack NC7449 estimated
22:25 November-28 22:25 Brisbane (BNE) Toll Aviation TFX41 estimated
22:30 November-28 22:30 Melbourne (MEL) Qantas Freight QF7345 estimated
22:40 November-28 22:40 Melbourne (MEL) Pionair Australia QF7222 estimated
22:40 November-28 22:40 Auckland (AKL) Airwork AWK2 estimated
22:45 November-28 Auckland (AKL) Tasman Cargo Airlines HJ2 scheduled
22:45 November-28 22:45 Singapore (SIN) DHL K4202 estimated
23:05 November-28 Brisbane (BNE) Qantas QF7440 scheduled
23:05 November-28 23:05 Brisbane (BNE) Airwork QF7396 estimated
23:40 November-28 23:40 Melbourne (MEL) Pionair Australia QF7293 estimated
23:45 November-28 Brisbane (BNE) Qantas QF7343 scheduled
23:45 November-28 23:45 Melbourne (MEL) Texel Air TFX202 estimated
00:25 November-29 Melbourne (MEL) Qantas QF7445 scheduled
00:25 November-29 00:25 Melbourne (MEL) StarTrack NC7445 estimated
00:45 November-29 Melbourne (MEL) Qantas QF7405 scheduled
00:45 November-29 00:45 Melbourne (MEL) StarTrack NC7405 estimated
01:05 November-29 01:05 Brisbane (BNE) Pionair Australia QF7420 estimated
01:30 November-29 Perth (PER) Qantas QF7349 scheduled
02:10 November-29 02:10 Melbourne (MEL) Qantas Freight QF7342 estimated
03:15 November-29 Adelaide (ADL) Qantas QF7448 scheduled
03:20 November-29 Adelaide (ADL) Qantas QF7399 scheduled
04:00 November-29 04:00 Brisbane (BNE) Pionair Australia QF7295 estimated
06:00 November-29 06:00 Nadi (NAN) Fiji Airways FJ914 1 estimated
06:00 November-29 06:00 Melbourne (MEL) Virgin Australia VA800 2 estimated
06:00 November-29 06:00 Brisbane (BNE) Virgin Australia VA901 2 estimated
06:00 November-29 06:00 Dubai (DXB) Emirates EK415 1 estimated
06:00 November-29 06:00 Cairns (CNS) Jetstar JQ950 2 estimated
06:00 November-29 06:00 Melbourne (MEL) Qantas QF401 3 estimated
06:05 November-29 06:05 Gold Coast (OOL) Jetstar JQ400 2 estimated
06:05 November-29 06:05 Brisbane (BNE) Qantas QF500 3 estimated
06:05 November-29 Gold Coast (OOL) StarTrack QF7443 scheduled
06:05 November-29 06:05 Gold Coast (OOL) StarTrack NC7443 estimated
06:20 November-29 06:20 Brisbane (BNE) Jetstar JQ810 2 estimated
06:25 November-29 06:25 Melbourne (MEL) Jetstar JQ503 2 estimated
06:25 November-29 06:25 Launceston (LST) Jetstar JQ747 2 estimated
06:25 November-29 06:25 Perth (PER) Qantas QF641 3 estimated
06:30 November-29 06:30 Melbourne (MEL) Virgin Australia VA804 2 estimated
06:30 November-29 06:30 Melbourne (MEL) Qantas QF405 3 estimated
06:30 November-29 06:30 Adelaide (ADL) Qantas QF731 3 estimated
06:35 November-29 06:35 Denpasar (DPS) Jetstar JQ39 1 estimated
06:45 November-29 06:45 Melbourne (MEL) Virgin Australia VA806 2 estimated
07:00 November-29 07:00 Brisbane (BNE) Virgin Australia VA909 2 estimated
07:00 November-29 07:00 Melbourne (MEL) Jetstar JQ505 2 estimated
07:00 November-29 07:00 Melbourne (MEL) Qantas QF409 3 estimated
07:00 November-29 07:00 Melbourne (MEL) Virgin Australia VA808 2 estimated
07:00 November-29 07:00 Melbourne (MEL) Rex ZL9 2 estimated
07:00 November-29 07:00 Dubbo (DBO) Rex ZL6852 2 estimated
07:05 November-29 07:05 Brisbane (BNE) Qantas QF504 3 estimated
07:05 November-29 07:05 Canberra (CBR) Qantas QF861 3 estimated
07:05 November-29 07:05 Lord Howe Island (LDH) Qantas QF2260 3 estimated
07:10 November-29 07:10 Gold Coast (OOL) Jetstar JQ402 2 estimated
07:10 November-29 07:10 Hobart (HBA) Virgin Australia VA1528 2 estimated
07:10 November-29 07:10 Queenstown (ZQN) Qantas QF123 1 estimated
07:15 November-29 07:15 Denpasar (DPS) Batik Air Malaysia OD172 1 estimated
07:15 November-29 07:15 Moree (MRZ) Qantas QF2180 3 estimated
07:15 November-29 07:15 Perth (PER) Virgin Australia VA551 2 estimated
07:15 November-29 07:15 Melbourne (MEL) Virgin Australia VA810 2 estimated
07:15 November-29 07:15 Adelaide (ADL) Virgin Australia VA404 2 estimated
07:15 November-29 07:15 Brisbane (BNE) Rex ZL314 2 estimated
07:20 November-29 07:20 Gold Coast (OOL) Virgin Australia VA501 2 estimated
07:20 November-29 07:20 Ballina (BNK) Jetstar JQ456 2 estimated
07:20 November-29 07:20 Sunshine Coast (MCY) Jetstar JQ786 2 estimated
07:20 November-29 07:20 Townsville (TSV) Jetstar JQ912 2 estimated
07:20 November-29 07:20 Auckland (AKL) Qantas QF141 1 estimated
07:30 November-29 07:30 Melbourne (MEL) Virgin Australia VA812 2 estimated
07:30 November-29 07:30 Brisbane (BNE) Virgin Australia VA913 2 estimated
07:30 November-29 07:30 Melbourne (MEL) Qantas QF415 3 estimated
07:35 November-29 07:35 Brisbane (BNE) Qantas QF506 3 estimated

About Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport departures

Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport (IATA abbreviation: SYD) is the main airport of Australia. With 44.428.845 passengers in 2019, Sydney Airport is just one of the 30 busiest airports in the world. There were in total 327,190 Sydney Airport departures that year. Due the pandemic they felt back to just 11.226.525 passengers in 2020. At the end of 2020 the numbers were climbing again. That is mainly because of the domestic Sydney flight departures. The international flights are mostly on hold. The airport is home to Qantas and the gateway to the largest city Down Under. There are a few terminals for domestic flights. Terminal 3 will be in use for all Qantas flights while all other domestic flights are  in Terminal 2. Terminal 1 is in use as an international terminal. There are also even 7 cargo terminals. There are 3 runways to serve all Sydney airport departures with the longest being nearly 4 thousand metres.

Top routes from SYD
History Sydney Airport

The history of flights at Sydney goes back more than 100 years. Planes departed from the swampy area around Mascot, where the current airport is now located. Some other locations around the city were also used for departures such as Neutral Bay. An aircraft building company on the land was started by Nigel Love, renting an 80 acre piece of land from the Kensington Race Club. The first Sydney departures were made in 1919 at this new airport. After the lease ended, it was taken over by the government. The aim was to create a public airport there. A few years later, the first flights were a fact. It was not until the 1930’s that the first clay courts were built, which were improved and extended several times. It was named Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport in the year 1936 in honor of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith. In the 1950’s the runways were changed from gravel to asphalt.

Due to the growth with international flights, it became clear that a terminal had to be built for international air traffic. With the start of construction in 1966, the terminal was officially opened for international Sydney departures in 1970. It took another 20 years before it was expanded, but in the meantime many renovations were already done. The new expansion added more shops and duty-free facilities. There was another problem. There were only two runways and they also crossed. As a result, capacity remained relatively low. There were plans to build a new airport but they were shelved after the decision to build a third runway. There are continuous improvements and expansions, such as parking garages and baggage systems in the terminals.

Sydney Airport parking map

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Terminals Sydney Airport

This Sydney airport has 3 terminals. Terminal 1 is the international terminal for Sydney departures, Terminal 2 offers space to regional airlines and Terminal 3 mainly to the domestic flights of Qantas. The international Terminal 1 is on the other side of the runway than the other terminals. Due to a transfer with the free Air Side Shuttle, a minimum transfer time of more than one hour must be taken into account. It is possible to go on bus T1, for example, but it costs AUD 5.50. If you have the time, you can even walk outside to the other terminals. This takes an hour and a half, and offers a nice view of Sydney airport flight departures.

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Most popular routes from Sydney Airport

There are two major destinations with the most SYD departures. Those are Auckland, New Zealand and Singapore. Together those destinations are good for more than 3 million passengers a year. Sydney Airport uses three runways for all these Sydney airport departures. To complete the international destinations list:

sydney airport departures of busiest international routes

Domestic routes

Most important domestic Sydney international airport departures leave to:

Besides Qantas, the airlines Regional Express Airlines and Jetstar offer also many domestic flights.

Ground transportation Sydney Airport
Train

There are every ten minutes Sydney Airport departures with an Air Link train that leaves from Sydney Airport Terminal 1 to Terminal 2/3 and on to the center of Sydney. The price is 15 to 16 AUD, depending on where you board, and the journey takes about 15 minutes.

Bus

Sydney Kingsford Smith departures by local bus 400 towards Bondi Junction is the cheapest option. The bus leaves from Terminal 1 and Terminal 3. It costs slightly more than 3 AUD. There is not much room for luggage though.