Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport

IATA SYDICAO YSSYLarge airport

Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport is a large airport near Sydney (Mascot) in New South Wales, Australia. It is listed as IATA SYD and ICAO YSSY. The airport is located at -33.9461° / 151.1770° at an elevation of 6 m (21 ft). There are 3 runways, the longest measuring 3,962 m. The nearest airport is St George Hospital Helipad, 4.7 km (3 mi) away. The airport is served by scheduled flights.

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Map detail of Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

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Data

Data
IATA code	`SYD`
ICAO code	`YSSY`
Identifier	`YSSY`
Type	Large airport
City	Sydney (Mascot)
Region	New South Wales
Country	Australia
Coordinates	-33.94610, 151.17700
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	33° 56′ 45.95″ S 151° 10′ 37.21″ E
Elevation	6 m (21 ft)
Scheduled service	yes

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