Quarterly passenger statistics for NSW air routes to and from Sydney Airport

2012-2013 Financial Year

Route To/From Current Operator Q3/2012 Q4/2012 Q1/2013 Q2/2013 Total
Albury Qantas, Rex, Virgin Australia 66,514  61,830 53,435    
Armidale Qantas 27,080  28,124 25,261    
Ballina Jetstar, Rex, Virgin Australia 70,557  80,571 73,326    
Bathurst Rex 5,496  5,503 3,992    
Broken Hill Rex 7,122  6,845 5,751    
Cobar Brindabella 2,858  2,745 2,565    
Coffs Harbour Qantas, Virgin Australia 80,285  84,953 77,206    
Cooma Aeropelican 1,749  - -    
Dubbo Qantas, Rex 42,837  42,735 38,018    
Grafton Rex 3,973  3,730 2,596    
Griffith Rex 16,327  16,092 13,380    
Lismore Rex 9,853  10,437 7,243    
Lord Howe Island Qantas 4,402  7,883 8,693    
Merimbula Rex 8,335  8,904 8,149    
Moree (1) Qantas 6,765  6,970 6,050    
Moruya Rex 4,519  4,530 4,437    
Mudgee Aeropelican 3,310  3,054 2,682    
Narrabri Aeropelican 3,966  3,791 3,071    
Narrandera Rex 3,054  3,053 2,789    
Newcastle (Williamtown) Aeropelican, Rex 8,266  7,565 6,408    
Orange (2) Rex, Brindabella 14,286  14,046 13,738    
Parkes Rex 8,031  7,424 5,735    
Port Macquarie Qantas, Virgin Australia 48,290  51,474 44,831    
Tamworth Qantas 36,525  35,028 31,391    
Taree Rex 4,465  4,497 3,087    
Wagga Wagga Qantas, Rex 47,503  46,382 39,567    
Total NSW   536,368  548,166 483,401    

(1) Brindabella Airlines commenced operations March 2013
(2) Brindabella Airlines commenced operations February 2013

2011-2012 Financial Year

Route To/From Current Operator 09/11 12/11 03/12 06/12 Total
Albury Qantas, Rex, Virgin Australia 66,127 63,131 55,408 60,894 245,560
Armidale Qantas 26,751 25,767 24,624 26,195 103,337
Ballina Jetstar, Rex, Virgin Australia 64,440 70,529 75,109 65,151 275,229
Bathurst Rex 7,043 6,854 5,250 6,010 25,157
Broken Hill Rex 7,141 7,256 6,555 7,389 28,341
Cobar Brindabella 2,204 2,532 2,422 2,873 10,031
Coffs Harbour Qantas, Virgin Australia 75,930 81,704 77,610 75,428 310,672
Cooma Aeropelican 2,693 - - 379 3,072
Dubbo Qantas, Rex 43,150 41,496 39,906 42,731 167,283
Grafton Rex 4,437 4,383 3,106 3,915 15,841
Griffith Rex 15,579 14,966 13,916 15,066 59,527
Lismore Rex 11,763 12,243 8,927 10,311 43,244
Lord Howe Island Qantas 4,335 7,457 8,214 5,684 25,690
Merimbula Rex 8,599 9,296 8,412 8,319 34,626
Moree Qantas 6,665 6,315 6,437 7,213 26,630
Moruya Rex 4,387 4,626 4,359 4,472 17,844
Mudgee Aeropelican 2,839 2,782 2,715 3,139 11,475
Narrabri Aeropelican 3,491 3,708 3,601 4,100 14,900
Narrandera Rex 3,114 3,072 2,838 2,969 11,993
Newcastle (Williamtown) Aeropelican, Rex 6,874 7,556 7,349 8,245 30,024
Orange Rex 16,138 16,464 15,591 15,714 63,907
Parkes Rex 8,520 7,910 7,055 7,778 31,263
Port Macquarie Qantas, Virgin Australia 45,612 51,872 47,365 48,958 193,807
Tamworth Qantas 33,498 33,838 33,677 34,746 135,759
Taree Rex 4,377 4,402 3,732 4,311 16,822
Wagga Wagga Qantas, Rex 47,408 45,917 41,716 45,511 180,552
Total NSW   523,115 536,076 505,894 517,501 2,082,586

2010-2011 Financial Year

Route To/From

Current Operator

09/10

12/10

03/11

06/11

Total

Albury

Qantas, Rex, Virgin Blue

66,611

64,332

53,664

56,405

241,012

Armidale

Qantas

27,247

27,722

23,550

26,451

104,970

Ballina

Jetstar, Rex, Virgin Blue

64,020

76,128

69,979

58,073

268,200

Bathurst

Rex

6,654

7,058

6,099

7,003

26,814

Bourke

-

-

-

-

-

-

Brewarrina

-

-

-

-

-

-

Broken Hill

Rex

7,083

7,056

5,623

7,062

26,824

Casino

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cobar (1)

Brindabella

99

1,521

1,481

1,641

4,742

Coffs Harbour

Qantas, Virgin Blue

74,756

82,799

75,066

72,394

305,015

Cooma (2)

Aeropelican

2,677

1,191

1,054

1,082

6,004

Coonabarabran

-

-

-

-

-

-

Coonamble

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cootamundra

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cowra

-

-

-

-

-

-

Deniliquin

-

-

-

-

-

-

Dubbo

Qantas, Rex

46,372

45,455

39,072

42,097

172,996

Forbes

-

-

-

-

-

-

Glen Innes

-

-

-

-

-

-

Grafton

Rex

4,573

5,316

3,645

4,476

18,010

Griffith

Rex

15,697

15,893

13,933

15,017

60,540

Gunnedah

-

-

-

-

-

-

Inverell

-

-

-

-

-

-

Kempsey

-

-

-

-

-

-

Lightning Ridge

-

-

-

-

-

-

Lismore

Rex

12,860

13,697

10,542

12,259

49,358

Lord Howe Island

Qantas

4,425

8,005

8,254

5,500

26,184

Maitland

-

-

-

-

-

-

Merimbula

Rex

8,341

9,503

8,245

8,229

34,318

Moree

Qantas

7,039

7,202

6,617

7,189

28,047

Moruya

Rex

4,766

5,206

4,517

4,568

19,057

Mudgee

Aeropelican

2,515

2,618

2,189

2,804

10,126

Narrabri

Aeropelican

3,252

3,114

2,897

3,744

13,007

Narrandera

Rex

3,103

3,366

2,804

3,002

12,275

Newcastle (Belmont)

-

-

-

-

-

-

Newcastle (Williamtown)

Aeropelican

8,640

7,620

6,059

6,896

29,215

Nyngan

-

-

-

-

-

-

Orange

Rex

15,077

15,422

14,106

15,235

59,840

Parkes

Rex

8,555

8,496

7,226

8,037

32,314

Port Macquarie

Qantas, Virgin Blue

51,912

56,985

50,799

50,409

210,105

Scone

-

-

-

-

-

-

Singleton

-

-

-

-

-

-

Tamworth

Qantas

34,830

34,749

31,743

33,155

134,477

Taree

Rex

4,728

5,262

4,019

4,441

18,450

Wagga Wagga

Qantas, Rex

49,225

49,200

40,997

45,663

185,085

Walgett

-

-

-

-

-

-

West Wyalong

-

-

-

-

-

-

Wollongong

-

-

-

-

-

-

Young

-

-

-

-

-

-

Total NSW

 

535,057

564,916

494,180

502,832

2,096,985

  1. Brindabella commenced operations September 2010
  2. Aeropelican commenced operations June 2010

2009-2010 Financial Year

Route To/From Operator 09/09 12/09 03/10 06/10 Total
Albury Qantas, Rex, Virgin Blue 63,315 60,785 55,346 60,417 239,863
Armidale Qantas 24,536 25,314 22,769 27,012 99,631
Ballina Jetstar, Rex, Virgin Blue 64,819 74,704 69,397 56,263 265,183
Bathurst Rex 6,072 6,413 5,318 6,512 24,315
Bourke - - - - - -
Brewarrina - - - - - -
Broken Hill Rex 6,319 6,577 5,426 6,809 25,131
Casino - - - - - -
Cobar - - - - - -
Coffs Harbour Qantas, Virgin Blue 72,248 77,173 74,295 72,003 295,719
Cooma (1) Aeropelican - - - 349 349
Coonabarabran - - - - - -
Coonamble - - - - - -
Cootamundra - - - - - -
Cowra - - - - - -
Deniliquin - - - - - -
Dubbo Qantas, Rex 43,310 42,523 37,884 43,502 167,219
Forbes - - - - - -
Glen Innes - - - - - -
Grafton Rex 4,785 5,163 3,769 4,569 18,286
Griffith Rex 15,025 15,282 13,363 15,036 58,706
Gunnedah - - - - - -
Inverell - - - - - -
Kempsey - - - - - -
Lightning Ridge - - - - - -
Lismore Rex 13,515 15,658 12,514 13,228 54,915
Lord Howe Island Qantas 4,728 8,141 8,904 5,855 27,628
Maitland - - - - - -
Merimbula Rex 8,319 9,233 8,142 8,268 33,962
Moree Qantas 6,980 6,773 6,509 6,714 26,976
Moruya Rex 4,282 4,958 4,541 4,516 18,297
Mudgee (2) Aeropelican - 2,150 2,204 2,657 7,011
Narrabri Aeropelican 3,567 3,184 2,611 3,155 12,517
Narrandera Rex 3,184 3,297 3,127 3,053 12,661
Newcastle (Belmont) - - - - - -
Newcastle (Williamtown) Aeropelican 8,434 9,293 8,013 9,062 34,802
Nyngan - - - - - -
Orange Rex 13,363 13,579 12,294 14,143 53,379
Parkes Rex 7,271 7,440 6,917 7,692 29,320
Port Macquarie Qantas, Virgin Blue 45,955 52,403 49,510 50,958 198,826
Scone - - - - - -
Singleton - - - - - -
Tamworth Qantas 29,056 28,682 29,167 33,243 120,148
Taree Rex 4,735 4,872 4,111 4,805 18,526
Wagga Wagga Qantas, Rex 45,562 45,674 39,674 47,141 178,051
Walgett - - - - - -
West Wyalong - - - - - -
Wollongong - - - - - -
Young - - - - - -
Total NSW   499,380 529,271 485,805 506,965 2,021,421

Notes:

  1. Aeropelican commenced operations June 2010.
  2. Aeropelican commenced operations October 2009.

2008-2009 Financial Year

Route To/From Operator 09/08 12/08 03/09 06/09 Total
Albury Qantas, Rex, Virgin Blue 62,044 57,991 54,500 57,276 234,611
Armidale Qantas 23,446 24,083 23,342 24,761 95,632
Ballina Jetstar, Rex, Virgin Blue 64,937 67,118 67,157 62,450 264,462
Bathurst Rex 6,118 6,088 5,067 5,765 23,038
Bourke (2) - 478 382 - - 860
Brewarrina - - - - - -
Broken Hill Rex 6,192 6,329 4,929 6,022 23,472
Casino - - - - - -
Cobar (2) - 1,596 1,173 - - 2,769
Coffs Harbour Qantas, Virgin Blue 76,188 76,058 75,194 68,831 296,271
Cooma (1) - - - - - -
Coonabarabran - - - - - -
Coonamble (2) - 34 20 - - 54
Cootamundra - - - - - -
Cowra - - - - - -
Deniliquin - - - - - -
Dubbo Qantas, Rex 46,815 43,942 36,340 42,156 169,253
Forbes - - - - - -
Glen Innes - - - - - -
Grafton Rex 4,939 5,564 4,092 4,821 19,416
Griffith Rex 15,278 15,464 12,984 15,020 58,746
Gunnedah - - - - - -
Inverell - 1,562 1,303 631 - 3,496
Kempsey - - - - - -
Lightning Ridge (2) - 193 134 - - 327
Lismore Rex 15,800 17,350 14,029 13,813 60,992
Lord Howe Island Qantas 4,678 8,218 8,608 5,639 27,143
Maitland - - - - - -
Merimbula Rex 8,675 9,563 7,967 8,102 34,307
Moree Qantas 6,428 6,321 5,850 7,026 25,625
Moruya Rex 4,619 4,883 4,370 4,242 18,114
Mudgee (2) - 2,358 2,030 - - 4,388
Narrabri Aeropelican 4,014 4,050 3,790 3,396 15,250
Narrandera Rex 3,656 3,472 2,884 3,174 13,186
Newcastle (Belmont) - - - - - -
Newcastle (Williamtown) Aeropelican, Qantas 11,436 10,967 9,237 9,322 40,962
Nyngan - - - - - -
Orange Rex 14,714 14,260 12,198 13,388 54,560
Parkes Rex 8,708 8,249 6,554 7,087 30,598
Port Macquarie Qantas, Virgin Blue 39,470 46,211 46,551 44,840 177,072
Scone - - - - - -
Singleton - - - - - -
Tamworth Qantas 27,877 29,600 28,376 28,965 114,818
Taree Rex 5,496 5,349 4,348 4,645 19,838
Wagga Wagga Qantas, Rex 45,466 44,710 38,919 45,511 174,606
Walgett (2) - 310 255 - - 565
West Wyalong - - - - - -
Wollongong - - - - - -
Young - - - - - -
Total NSW - 513,525 521,137 477,917 486,252 1,998,831

Notes:

  1. Aeropelican commenced operations June 2010.
  2. Aeropelican commenced operations October 2009.

2007-2008 Financial Year

Route To/From Operator at 30 June 09/07 12/07 03/08 06/08 Total
Albury Qantas, Rex, Virgin Blue 45,266 42,135 47,365 55,368 190,134
Armidale Qantas 23,767 24,531 22,595 24,895 95,788
Ballina Jetstar, Rex, Virgin Blue 65,967 73,204 71,343 64,281 274,795
Bathurst Air Link 6,531 6,694 5,675 6,104 25,004
Bourke Air Link 362 321 390 453 1,526
Brewarrina - - - - - -
Broken Hill Rex 5,994 5,504 5,238 6,598 23,334
Casino - - - - - -
Cobar Air Link 2,142 1,956 1,924 1,965 7,987
Coffs Harbour Qantas, Virgin Blue 76,610 82,208 78,491 74,866 312,175
Cooma - 9,085 1,067 - - 10,152
Coonabarabran - - - - - -
Coonamble Air Link 58 28 66 56 208
Cootamundra - - - - - -
Cowra - - - - - -
Deniliquin - - - - - -
Dubbo Air Link, Qantas, Rex 46,738 50,458 45,390 47,823 190,409
Forbes - - - - - -
Glen Innes - - - - - -
Grafton Rex 5,811 5,930 4,798 5,033 21,572
Griffith Rex 16,961 17,485 16,145 16,015 66,606
Gunnedah - - - - - -
Inverell Aeropelican 1,733 1,662 1,253 1,463 6,111
Kempsey - - - - - -
Lightning Ridge Air Link 207 227 155 216 805
Lismore Rex 17,271 18,866 16,525 16,073 68,735
Lord Howe Island Qantas 4,905 8,379 9,052 6,133 28,469
Maitland - - - - - -
Merimbula Rex 10,045 10,784 10,193 9,470 40,492
Moree Qantas 6,147 6,644 6,272 6,578 25,641
Moruya Rex 4,452 4,941 4,928 4,636 18,957
Mudgee Air Link 2,284 2,353 2,005 2,326 8,968
Narrabri Qantas 3,810 3,925 3,807 4,152 15,694
Narrandera Rex 3,881 4,017 3,657 3,733 15,288
Newcastle (Belmont) - - - - - -
Newcastle (Williamtown) Aeropelican 12,330 13,356 12,140 12,760 50,586
Nyngan - - - - - -
Orange Rex 15,705 15,793 13,861 15,361 60,720
Parkes Rex 8,862 9,047 8,613 8,660 35,182
Port Macquarie Qantas, Virgin Blue 28,394 31,354 35,458 38,521 133,727
Scone - - - - - -
Singleton - - - - - -
Tamworth Qantas 26,999 26,932 26,102 26,560 106,593
Taree Rex 5,709 5,842 5,210 5,644 22,405
Wagga Wagga Qantas, Rex 47,581 47,332 43,213 47,568 185,694
Walgett Air Link 390 291 271 335 1,287
West Wyalong - 411 - - - -
Wollongong - - - - - -
Young - - - - - -
Total NSW - 506,408 523,266 502,135 513,646 2,045,455