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Few things on Earth test the limits of human patience like delayed flights. Suddenly, your dreams of relaxing by the pool and sipping cocktails at sunset are a few more painful hours away. Well, if you're keen to dodge the delays, picking which airport you fly in and out of in Australia can make a very big difference.
A new report by Esendex analysed more than 185 domestic routes from the past year across the two busiest airports in each state/territory to reveal the most delayed airports in Australia for on-time departures. Flights delayed by more than 15 minutes were officially counted as late. Let's see which airports pass with "flying" colours.
Broome International Airport is officially Australia’s worst airport for domestic flight delays. A painful 40 per cent of flights ran behind schedule, with average delays clocking in at 16 minutes. Darwin Airport was the second most delayed for domestic travel, with 25 per cent of flights taking off late and the longest average extra wait time of 31 minutes. Next up was Alice Springs Airport, where delayed times averaged 27 minutes, followed by Perth Airport and Adelaide Airport.
Thankfully, not every airport is a departure lounge disaster story. At Sydney and Brisbane Airports, less than six per cent of flights were delayed, with more than 80 per cent of flights taking off on time from Newcastle, Melbourne and Launceston.
The most delayed Australian airports for domestic travel
- Broome International Airport, WA
- Darwin Airport, NT
- Alice Springs Airport, NT
- Perth Airport, WA
- Adelaide Airport, SA