Arrivals at Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport

Sydney Airport arrivals: how to read the board

The arrivals board above lists the flights landing at Sydney Kingsford Smith today, with the scheduled time, the estimated or actual landing time and the status of each flight. It updates continuously. Sydney is the busiest airport in Australia and the home of Qantas; the international arrivals from Asia, the Middle East and the United States bunch together in the early morning.

Check the terminal before you head out: international flights arrive at T1 on the western side of the airport, domestic flights of Qantas at T3 and of Virgin Australia, Jetstar and Rex at T2 on the eastern side, a bus or train ride apart. Pick up in the public pick-up zones in the parking areas near T1, or in the express pick-up zone a short walk from T2 and T3: up to 15 minutes, one entry per calendar day. Allow an hour between landing and the hall for international flights with immigration and quarantine, half an hour for domestic. Airport Link trains serve both the international and the domestic station, 13 minutes to the city every 10 minutes; taxi ranks are at the front of every terminal.

Which flights you see on this board

Qantas, QantasLink, Jetstar and Virgin Australia account for most arrivals, from Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Adelaide, Perth and the regional centers. International arrivals include Air New Zealand from Auckland, Cathay Pacific from Hong Kong, Emirates from Dubai, Singapore Airlines from Singapore and Qantas and United Airlines from Los Angeles and San Francisco. The busiest connections in our route data are Melbourne, Brisbane and Canberra.

Looking for a departing flight? Switch to the Departures tab. Sydney’s overnight curfew means that late international arrivals are sometimes held or diverted; the board shows for each flight whether the estimated time has changed. Every airport we track is listed in the airport overview.