CAPA Perspectives: Sydney Airport an impressive performer, but there's always a limit

With another month of +10% international passenger growth Sydney Airport has continued to shine with 1.2 million international passengers passing through in Apr-2016. Since 2002, Sydney has grown international traffic by 54% and made significant efficiency gains as it works toward a capacity goal of 75m passenger p/a. But there is a limit - a cap of 80 movements per hour. According to most recent schedules filed with OAG, Sydney Airport is already close - at 78 movements - in the hour between 08:00 to 08:59, though the practical execution of the cap is slightly more complex than this number suggests.