Adelaide Airport is the principal airport of Adelaide, South Australia and the fifth busiest airport in Australia, servicing just over eight million passengers in the calendar year ending 31 December 2016. Located adjacent to West Beach, it is approximately 6km west of the city-centre. It has been operated privately by Adelaide Airport Limited under a long-term lease from the Commonwealth Government since 29 May 1998.
First established in 1955, a new dual international/domestic terminal was opened in 2005 which has received numerous awards, including being named the world's second-best international airport in 2006. Also, it has been named Australia's best capital city airport in 2006, 2009 and 2011.
Over the 2016 calendar year, Adelaide Airport experienced passenger growth of 5.9% internationally and 2.1% for domestic and regional passengers.