Australian Flight Data

Ballina Airport

QNA · 2 monitored domestic routes · data from Jan 2009

Passenger movements
49,947
Apr 2026
International share
0%
0 movements
Aircraft movements
391
landings and take-offs
vs 2019
113.3%
of pre-pandemic average

Airport traffic: to Apr 2026

Ballina handled 49,947 passenger movements in Apr 2026, the 20th busiest of the 22 monitored airports. It handles no scheduled international services. Traffic now runs 13% above 2019. Across its 1 monitored routes, 1.5% of flights were cancelled — below the national average.

A passenger movement is not the same as a passenger. Every domestic passenger is counted twice — once departing, once arriving — while an international passenger is counted once. That is the official definition, and it is why these totals cannot be added to the route figures elsewhere on this site.

Passenger movements, 2009 to 2026

028,42756,853 Apr 2025Oct 2025Apr 2026
053,211106,421Delta lockdowns close the eastern states — Jul 2021 Omicron wave hits crew availability — Jan 2022 Bonza launches on leisure routes — Nov 2023 Bonza collapses after 15 months — Mar 2024 Rex enters administration and exits the trunk routes — Aug 2024 Cyclone Alfred closes south-east Queensland airports — Mar 2025 Apr 2021Oct 2023Apr 2026
053,211106,421Tigerair Australia stops flying — Feb 2020 COVID-19 border closures begin — Mar 2020 The deepest month: domestic traffic falls 96% — Apr 2020 Rex enters the trunk routes with jets — Mar 2021 Delta lockdowns close the eastern states — Jul 2021 Omicron wave hits crew availability — Jan 2022 Bonza launches on leisure routes — Nov 2023 Bonza collapses after 15 months — Mar 2024 Rex enters administration and exits the trunk routes — Aug 2024 Cyclone Alfred closes south-east Queensland airports — Mar 2025 Apr 2016Apr 2021Apr 2026
053,211106,421Volcanic ash cloud disrupts southern Australia — Jun 2011 Qantas grounds its entire fleet — Oct 2011 Skywest becomes Virgin Australia Regional Airlines — May 2013 Tigerair Australia stops flying — Feb 2020 COVID-19 border closures begin — Mar 2020 The deepest month: domestic traffic falls 96% — Apr 2020 Rex enters the trunk routes with jets — Mar 2021 Delta lockdowns close the eastern states — Jul 2021 Omicron wave hits crew availability — Jan 2022 Bonza launches on leisure routes — Nov 2023 Bonza collapses after 15 months — Mar 2024 Rex enters administration and exits the trunk routes — Aug 2024 Cyclone Alfred closes south-east Queensland airports — Mar 2025 Jan 2009Sep 2017Apr 2026

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Aircraft movements

0207414 Apr 2025Oct 2025Apr 2026
05011,001Delta lockdowns close the eastern states — Jul 2021 Omicron wave hits crew availability — Jan 2022 Bonza launches on leisure routes — Nov 2023 Bonza collapses after 15 months — Mar 2024 Rex enters administration and exits the trunk routes — Aug 2024 Cyclone Alfred closes south-east Queensland airports — Mar 2025 Apr 2021Oct 2023Apr 2026
05011,001Tigerair Australia stops flying — Feb 2020 COVID-19 border closures begin — Mar 2020 The deepest month: domestic traffic falls 96% — Apr 2020 Rex enters the trunk routes with jets — Mar 2021 Delta lockdowns close the eastern states — Jul 2021 Omicron wave hits crew availability — Jan 2022 Bonza launches on leisure routes — Nov 2023 Bonza collapses after 15 months — Mar 2024 Rex enters administration and exits the trunk routes — Aug 2024 Cyclone Alfred closes south-east Queensland airports — Mar 2025 Apr 2016Apr 2021Apr 2026
05011,001Volcanic ash cloud disrupts southern Australia — Jun 2011 Qantas grounds its entire fleet — Oct 2011 Skywest becomes Virgin Australia Regional Airlines — May 2013 Tigerair Australia stops flying — Feb 2020 COVID-19 border closures begin — Mar 2020 The deepest month: domestic traffic falls 96% — Apr 2020 Rex enters the trunk routes with jets — Mar 2021 Delta lockdowns close the eastern states — Jul 2021 Omicron wave hits crew availability — Jan 2022 Bonza launches on leisure routes — Nov 2023 Bonza collapses after 15 months — Mar 2024 Rex enters administration and exits the trunk routes — Aug 2024 Cyclone Alfred closes south-east Queensland airports — Mar 2025 Jan 2009Sep 2017Apr 2026

To Apr 2026

Busiest routes from Ballina

RoutePassengersMonth
Ballina ↔ Sydney 33,225 Jun 2026
Ballina ↔ Melbourne 8,480 May 2022

Route passengers are a different measure from airport movements above — one trip, not two.

Punctuality on Ballina routes

Across all 1 monitored routes touching this airport, 1.5% of scheduled flights were cancelled over the 12 months to Jul 2026 — against a national average of 2.1%.

RouteCancelledOn timeFlights
Ballina ↔ Sydney 1.5% 79.1% 3,731

Punctuality: 12 months to Jul 2026

Ballina in numbers

Busiest month on record106,421 · Dec 2021
National ranking, 2025 18th busiest
Busiest year on record 639,313 · 2022
Data coverageJan 2009 – Apr 2026 (208 months)
Domestic share, Apr 2026100.0%
2019 monthly average44,440