AirportsAdelaide International Airport is a large airport serving Adelaide, in South Australia, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ADL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ADL
- ICAO code
- YPAD
- City
- Adelaide
- State or region
- South Australia
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 34.9475° S, 138.5334° E
- Elevation
- 6 m (20 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,100 m (10,171 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ADL means Adelaide International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YPAD. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 34.9475° S, 138.5334° E. It stands 6 metres (20 feet) above sea level.
Local time
Time now at the airport: loading
Time zone Australia/Adelaide, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Adelaide International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,100 metres (10,171 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 156 airports of Australia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 9.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 3,100 m 10,171 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 12/30 | 1,652 m 5,420 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kingscote Airport | KGC | 125 km |
| Whyalla AirportWhyalla | WYA | 230 km |
| Port Lincoln AirportPort Lincoln | PLO | 245 km |
| Port Augusta Airport | PUG | 282 km |
| Mildura AirportMildura | MQL | 335 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,559 km | 12 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,165 km | 11 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,006 km | 13 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 16,285 km | 20 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 17,123 km | 21 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,150 km | 16 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 5,402 km | 7 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,840 km | 9 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 1,164 km | 1 h 55 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.