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Sydney Kingsford Smith International airport (Mascot) (Australia)
Sydney Kingsford Smith International airport also known asMascotis located near Sydney, with Brighton-Le-Sands at 2mi↑, Botany Bay at 2mi↑, Mascot at 2mi↑, Wolli Creek at 2mi↑, Botany at 2mi↑, Monterey at 2mi↑,
→ See also Northernmost airports in Australia and Southernmost airports in Australia
→ See also airports in Australia
aerial view of Sydney Kingsford Smith International airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : YSSY
- IATA code : SYD
- Local code : -
Elevation : 6 m = 20ft
→ See also Highest airports in Australia and Lowest airports in Australia
Runways
- runway 16R/34L : 3962m = 12999ft
- runway 07/25 : 2530m = 8301ft
- runway 16L/34R : 2438m = 7999ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Australia
Coming to Sydney Kingsford Smith International airport
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By plane :
- Sydney Kingsford Smith International airport at 0mi : book on Iberia Singapore Airlines
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- Sydney Bankstown airport at 11mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Sydney Kingsford Smith International airport YSSY SYD
METAR for Sydney Kingsford Smith International airport YSSY SYD
YSSY 100600Z AUTO 06008KT 9999 // OVC077 25/19 Q1011
Decoded METAR for Sydney Kingsford Smith International airport YSSY SYD
METAR issued by YSSY on Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at 06:00 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 1 hours and 3 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 25°C = 77°F, dew point is 19°C = 66°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 69 %.
QNH is 1011hPa = 29.85inHg
Wind 15km/h = 8kt, direction is 60°.
Clouds : overcast at 7700ft = 2350m.
TAF for Sydney Kingsford Smith International airport YSSY SYD
YSSY 100212Z 1003/1106 16012KT 9999 SCT030 FM100500 10014KT 9999 SCT030 BECMG 1007/1009 05012KT 9999 SCT030 FM101300 29008KT 9999 SCT025 FM110100 03014KT CAVOK INTER 1003/1004 5000 SHRA BKN013
Decoded TAF for Sydney Kingsford Smith International airport YSSY SYD
TAF issued by YSSY on Monday, March 9, 2026 at 02:12 UTC, issued 4 hours and 51 minutes. weather forecast for 27 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Monday, March 9, 2026 à 03:00 heure TU to Tuesday, March 10, 2026 à 05:00 heure UTC
1003/1106 16012KT 9999 SCT030
wind 12kt = 22km/h, direction is 160°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
scattered clouds at 3000ft = 910m
from Tuesday, March 10, 2026 à 05:00 heure TU to Tuesday, March 10, 2026 à 07:00 heure UTC
FM100500 10014KT 9999 SCT030
wind 14kt = 26km/h, direction is 100°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
scattered clouds at 3000ft = 910m
becoming from Tuesday, March 10, 2026 à 09:00 heure TU to Tuesday, March 10, 2026 à 13:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1007/1009 05012KT 9999 SCT030
wind 12kt = 22km/h, direction is 50°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
scattered clouds at 3000ft = 910m
from Tuesday, March 10, 2026 à 13:00 heure TU to Tuesday, March 10, 2026 à 01:00 heure UTC
FM101300 29008KT 9999 SCT025
wind 8kt = 15km/h, direction is 290°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
scattered clouds at 2500ft = 760m
from Tuesday, March 10, 2026 à 01:00 heure TU to Monday, March 9, 2026 à 03:00 heure UTC
FM110100 03014KT CAVOK
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
wind 14kt = 26km/h, direction is 30°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
from Monday, March 9, 2026 à 03:00 heure TU to Wednesday, March 11, 2026 à 06:00 heure UTC
INTER 1003/1004 5000 SHRA BKN013
Visibility is 5km = 3mi.
shower rain
broken at 1300ft = 400m
VAC for Sydney Kingsford Smith International airport YSSY SYD
The Visual Approach Chart (VAC Visual Approach Chart) is provided without any guarantee of its timeliness. The pilot is the only person responsible for the verification of its validity before using it operationally to prepare a flight or to use it during its navigation.
NOTAM for Sydney Kingsford Smith International airport
Around Sydney Kingsford Smith International airport (Mascot) (Australia)
near
- Hotels in Brighton-Le-Sands
- TianAn Rega Hotel (Beijing) at 5564mi↑
- Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel (Philadelphia) at 9874mi↑
- MoMA (New York) at 9941mi↑
- Station de montagne Davos Klosters at 10245mi↑
- Station de montagne Saint-Moritz at 10248mi↑
- Station de montagne Arosa Lenzerheide at 10256mi↑
- Station de montagne Laax at 10271mi↑
- Hôtel Cour du Corbeau (Strasbourg) at 10313mi↑
- Hotel Origami (Strasbourg) at 10314mi↑
- Station de montagne Aletsch Arena at 10330mi↑
- Station de montagne Grindelwald-Wengen at 10334mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Champ du Feu at 10338mi↑
- for Sydney Kingsford Smith International airport at 0mi↑
- for Saint George Hospital airport at 3mi↑
- for Royal Prince Alfred Hospital airport at 4mi↑
nearest airports to Sydney Kingsford Smith International airport (Mascot) (Australia)
- Saint George Hospital heliport (YXSG ) at 3mi↑NOTAM
- Royal Prince Alfred Hospital heliport ( AU-0034) at 4mi↑
- Saint Vincents - Victoria Barracks heliport (YCVB ) at 5mi↑NOTAM
- Wanda Beach heliport ( AU-0080) at 7mi↑
- Rose Bay seaplane base ( RSE ) at 7mi↑
- Sutherland Hospital heliport (YXSU ) at 7mi↑NOTAM
- Royal North Shore Hospital heliport ( AU-0035) at 9mi↑
- ABC TV Studios heliport (YABC ) at 9mi↑defunct airport
- Concord Hospital heliport (YXCC ) at 9mi↑NOTAM
- Bankstown - City Sports Complex HLS heliport ( AU-0164) at 9mi↑
- Watsons Bay heliport (YWTB ) at 10mi↑NOTAM
- Auburn Medical (Wyatt Park) heliport (YXAU ) at 10mi↑NOTAM
- Sydney Bankstown airport (YSBK BWU ) at 11mi↑NOTAM
- Rosehill heliport (YRSH ) at 12mi↑NOTAM
- Bulahdelah Helicopter Landing Site heliport (YXUH ) at 13mi↑NOTAM
- Macquarie University Hospital HLS heliport ( AU-0506) at 13mi↑
→ See also Former airports in Australia
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap
