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How Busy Is Brisbane Airport? BNE
Brisbane, Australia. Departures peak at 08:00 local, averaging about 32 flights per hour.
Window: last 60 days. Last refreshed: 2026-11-15.
Peak departure hour
08:00
32 flights/hr
Quietest active hour
04:00
under 1 flights/hr
Traffic score
64/100
Relative volume
Departures by hour (local time)
Avg per day, last 60 daysTotal: about 290 departures per day.
Weekday vs weekend departure pattern
Weekday avg per hour
Weekend avg per hour
Arrivals by hour (local time)
Avg per day, last 60 daysPeak arrival hour: 17:00 local (about 28 flights/hr). Total: about 300 arrivals per day.
Top airlines
- 1. Qantas Airways (QF)
- 2. Air New Zealand (NZ)
- 3. Virgin Australia Airlines Pty (VA)
- 4. Singapore Airlines (SQ)
- 5. Emirates (EK)
Top destinations
- 1. 🇦🇺 Sydney (SYD)
- 2. 🇦🇺 Melbourne (MEL)
- 3. 🇦🇺 Perth (PER)
- 4. 🇳🇿 Auckland (AKL)
- 5. 🇦🇺 Cairns (CNS)
Frequently asked
- What's the busiest hour for departures at BNE?
- Departures from Brisbane peak at 08:00 local time, averaging about 32 flights per hour over the past 60 days.
- What's the quietest hour to fly out of BNE?
- The quietest hour with regular service is 04:00 local time, averaging under 1 flights per hour.
- Which airline operates the most flights from BNE?
- Qantas Airways (QF) ran more departures from Brisbane than any other airline over the past 60 days.
- What's the most popular destination from BNE?
- Sydney (SYD) was the most-flown destination over the past 60 days.
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