Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport YSSY / SYD
Australia's busiest airport, 20 minutes from the CBD and Circular Quay, with FBOs on the general-aviation side. The 23:00–06:00 curfew is legislated and strictly enforced; slots are coordinated and GA parking is scarce, so Bankstown handles smaller aircraft. Australian entry needs advance passenger processing.
13,000 ft
Longest runway
20 min
Drive to Sydney
2
FBOs / handlers
21 ft
Elevation
Facts
- Hours
- 06:00–23:00 (legislated curfew)
- 24-hour operations
- No
- Customs & immigration
- Yes
- Prior permission (PPR)
- No
- Slot coordination
- Yes
- Noise curfew
- Yes
- Runway surface
- asphalt
- Fuel
- Jet A-1, SAF (limited)
- Helipad
- Yes
- Distance to centre
- 9 km
- Typical largest aircraft
- Any size including widebody VIP.
- Website
- www.sydneyairport.com.au
Private terminals (FBOs)
- ExecuJet Sydney
- Sydney Jet Base
An FBO is the private terminal: lounge, crew, fuel, customs desk. You drive up, walk 30 metres, and board.
Which jets can use this runway?
Based on published takeoff distances at maximum weight versus a 13,000 ft runway. Hot days, high elevation and wet runways reduce the margin.
✓ Comfortably
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 787-8 9,800 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-8 (MAX 8) 7,500 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-7 (MAX 7) 5,900 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ319neo 6,300 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ320neo 6,800 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ TwoTwenty 6,200 ft
✕ Marginal or no
- Everything in our database can operate here.
Other airports for Sydney
- Bankstown Airport YSBK 4,646 ft · 35 min