TOP TEN BUSIEST AIRPORTS
CANBERRA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
The eighth most active airport on our list , Canberra moves an average of 2.8mn passengers each year . Canberra , Australia ’ s capital , is its eighth most populous city . The airport is run by Canberra Airport Group Pty which purchased it from the Commonwealth Government in May 1998 , at which time the airport also included the RAAF Fairbairn base . Canberra has been named Australian Airport of the Year twice in the past decade .
CAIRNS AIRPORT
Cairns airport moves over 5mn passengers each year and is 08
one of the biggest air terminals in Queensland . As the fifth most populous city on the nation ’ s east coast , and 14th nationwide , Cairns draws a great deal of traffic , both foreign and domestic . The airport itself is located 7km from the city ’ s central business district and is owned by Cairns Airport Pty Ltd , part of the North Queensland Airports consortium .
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