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A record 25 million passengers passed through Brisbane Airport in 2025, which also marked the hub’s centennial year.
The result reflects a 5.3 per cent year-on-year boost with international passenger numbers up 10.7 per cent to 6.9 million and domestic passengers up 3.2 per cent to 17.4 million.
Last month was also the airport’s busiest month on record with 2.3 million passengers travelling through the hub.
The airport also recorded 26,111 passengers going through the international terminal on 20 December 2025, surpassing the previous record of 24,412 on 5 January 2020.
The domestic terminal also hit a new daily record of 64,015 passengers on 6 October due to the NRL Grand Final when the Brisbane Broncos beat the Melbourne Storm, just a week after the Brisbane Lions won the AFL Grand Final in the Victorian capital.
The record number of international travellers in December coincided with the return of Malaysia Airlines to Brisbane, in addition to Jetstar launching Australia’s only flight to Cebu, Philippines.
“Our centenary year of 2025 will go down as the busiest year in Brisbane Airport’s history, with 25 million passengers travelling through our terminals.” Brisbane Airport CEO Gert-Jan de Graaff said.
“When Brisbane Airport is busy, Queensland is thriving. In 2025 we didn’t just break the daily record in the International Terminal which has stood since 2020, we smashed it.
“That kind of jump in passenger numbers demonstrates the momentum building at Brisbane Airport and mirrors the momentum building right across South East Queensland as the clock counts down to 2032.”
According to Brisbane Airport, this month has “started solidly”, with February shaping up to be strong as well with Lunar New Year celebrations taking place, in addition to the Edinburgh Military Tattoo at Suncorp Stadium drawing visitors.
De Graff notes that 2026 will see even more transformation at the international terminal, with passport control permanently relocating to the same level as check?in and a new security screening area.
“New dining options will also open, and in 2027 a vastly expanded duty?free store will welcome travellers,” he added.
“This year we'll open an iconic new plane spotting area to inspire the next generation of aviation workers.
“With 25,000 people currently working at Brisbane Airport, we know that number is set to swell by another 20,000 over the next couple of decades.”
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