Airports / Australia / ADL
Adelaide International Airport
YPAD / ADLAdelaide, AustraliaELEV 20 FT
Based operators
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
15 nm
To the nearest alternate
RAAF Base Edinburgh (YPED).
Overview
Located in Adelaide, Australia, Adelaide International Airport (YPAD / ADL) operates as a large commercial airport. The field lies at an elevation of 20 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
Charter departments call it home: TAE Aviation bases aircraft at ADL. Useful alternates include RAAF Base Edinburgh (YPED, 15 nm), Kingscote Airport (KGC, 68 nm), and Port Pirie Airport (PPI, 106 nm).
Quotes for flights out of ADL vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from ADL, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
YPAD
IATA
ADL
FAA / Local
YPAD
Elevation
20 ft
Coordinates
34.9475° S · 138.5334° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Australia fields
state range 7–4,260 ft
At 20 ft, ADL sits lower than 92% of the 191 Australia fields on the register.
Based charter operators1
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 15nmYPEDRAAF Base EdinburghAdelaide
- 68nmKGCKingscote Airport
- 106nmPPIPort Pirie Airport
- 115nmRMKRenmark Airport
- 124nmWYAWhyalla AirportWhyalla
- 125nmCVCCleve Airport
Location
Open the full mapYPAD · Adelaide International Airport · Adelaide, Australia