Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport (YSSY / SYD) is Australia's busiest airport and the country's primary international gateway. Operating three runways including a parallel pair and a single cross-wind runway directly on the shore of Botany Bay, YSSY produces the iconic over-water approaches that define Sydney's spotting scene. Listen live to Sydney Tower frequencies and watch live spotter feeds above.
Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport's ICAO code is YSSY and its IATA code is SYD.
Sydney operates three runways: parallel 16R/34L and 16L/34R, plus the cross-wind 07/25. The LiveATC tower feeds here split between those runway groups.
Sydney Airport is in Mascot, on the northern shore of Botany Bay, about 8 km (5 miles) south of Sydney's central business district.
Sydney's runways extend out into Botany Bay, creating dramatic over-water approaches and departures that are highly visible from public foreshore parks around the airport.