thumb|Main terminal
Hobart International Airport (formerly known as Llanherne Airport) is an airport located in Cambridge, north-east of the Hobart central business district. It is the principal airport of Tasmania.
The federal government owned airport is operated by the Tasmanian Gateway Consortium under a 99-year lease.
The airport maintains a conjoined international and domestic terminal. The major airlines servicing the airport are Qantas, Jetstar and Virgin Australia operating domestic flights predominantly to Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.
Hobart Airport was opened in 1956 and privatised in 1988. Occupying approximately of land, With Australia's continual interest in Antarctica, it was believed the southernmost airport of Australia would serve as an ideal base for heavy aircraft serving the region. It was initially named Llanherne Airport, after the property on which it was built, but the name has since fallen into disuse. In its first full year of operation, the airport processed 120,086 passengers and 11,724 tonnes of freight, ranking fifth in Australia.
By 1957, the airport's infrastructure comprised a small terminal building which remains at the south-eastern end of the current terminal, two freight hangars, a fuel depot, a timber weather station, and the airport administration office and works compound. and the international terminal building in 1986. The Federal Government corporatised the airport in January 1988 with the establishment of the Federal Airports Corporation.
Privatisation
In June 1998, Hobart Airport was privatised, with a 99-year lease purchased by a consortium of Hobart Ports Corporation, Hambros Australia and Airport Group International. In 2004, the domestic terminal was redeveloped for the first time in its 30-year history. This development involved modernising the terminal, moving the retail shops to within the security screening area, realignment of the car park and moving the car rental facilities to a new building in the car park. In 2005, Hobart Airport experienced record annual passenger numbers
In February 2024, Hutchinson Builders began work to double the size of the terminal. In July 2024, work began to upgrade the runway to accommodate Airbus A350 and Boeing 787s. The runway upgrade was completed in August 2025.
Terminals
Hobart Airport has a combined Domestic and International passenger terminal. In 2008, the airport received a commendation for public architecture at the Tasmanian Chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects, for the new terminal upgrade that combined the previously separate Domestic and International Terminal. The airport also currently maintains a combined international, domestic and general aviation apron. Provisions have been made to create a dedicated general aviation apron to the south of the one currently in use.
Upgrades to the terminal commenced in 2024, with a new security screening point opening in late 2025, along with a Relay convenience store. Hungry Jack's has announced it will be opening an outlet at the airport in 2026.
Previous international terminal
The international terminal was opened in 1983 to facilitate Trans-Tasman air traffic, although, international flights began at the airport in December 1980 with Ansett and TAA offering services to New Zealand. Direct international flights recommenced in April 2021 with Air New Zealand to Auckland operating twice weekly in winter and thrice weekly over summer from the new combined terminal.
Freight
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There are two domestic freight areas operating at the airport, catering for Qantas, Toll Air and Virgin Australia. Currently aircraft have to taxi along the runway and proceed to the parking apron via taxiways in the middle of the runway. The hotel, named the Quality Hotel Hobart Airport, was opened on 1 December 2008. The hotel comprises 78 rooms, a restaurant/café and a number of conference and meeting spaces. The hotel employs 25 people.
Big box development
Early in 2006, the airport announced plans to build a Direct Factory Outlet, covering an area of , which would have made it the largest of its kind in Australia. Austexx, a Melbourne-based company was the main investor in the $100 million project.
While the Tasmanian Government supported the project, believing the Direct Factory Outlet would drive retail trade growth, the Hobart City Council and a large amount of retail shop owners in the Hobart central business district expressed fears of losing business. prompting Austexx to walk away from the proposal. however Austexx went into receivership in 2010,
Cold storage and warehousing
In December 2018 Link Logistics International started a cold storage and warehousing facility at the Hobart Airport. The facility was expanded during 2025. The cool rooms have a height of eight metres, which is ideal for block stacking pallets. Since opening the cold storage, Link Logistics International Pty Ltd has provided temperature-controlled storage solutions for customers wanting short-term seasonal storage to long-term storage. Storage has been provided to the industry from various sectors, including seafood, viticulture, stone fruit, berries, vegetable processors, craft beer, poultry, wine, ice cream, and restaurateurs wanting a larger storage alternative. Inghams Chickens is leasing a major new distribution facility near to Link Logistics. The facility is under construction in 2026. Additionally, Australia Post has just announced the start of construction of a 12,000sqm mail sorting facility also very close to Link Logistics on Gruber Dr.
thumb|HBA new screening
thumb|HBA new screening (2025)
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
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Qantas formerly operated dedicated 'flightseeing' services over Antarctica from Hobart. These flights, which used a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, departed Hobart from the international/domestic terminal, and provided a guided aerial tour of Antarctica before returning to Australia. These flights were about thirteen hours in total.
Prior to April 2023, Sharp Airlines flew from Hobart to Launceston, Burnie, King Island and Flinders Island.
Cargo
Traffic and statistics
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Busiest domestic routes<br />(year ending December 2024)
! Rank!! Airport !!Passengers!! % change
|-
| 1 || Melbourne|| 1,373,100 || 6.1%
|-
| 2 || Sydney || 804,800 || 9.5%
|-
| 3 || Brisbane || 307,000 || 4.5%
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Annual passenger statistics for Hobart Airport
! Year !! Domestic !! International !! Total !! Change
|-
| 1998
| 855,934 || 2,690 || 858,624 || 2.7%
|-
| 1999
| 877,992 || - || 877,992 || 2.3%
|-
| 2000
| 927,957 || - || 927,957 || 5.7%
|-
| 2001
| 996,179 || - || 996,179 || 7.4%
|-
| 2002
| 947,682 || - || 947,682 || -4.9%
|-
| 2003
| 1,101,555 || - || 1,101,555 || 16.2%
|-
| 2004
| 1,380,849 || - || 1,380,849 || 25.4%
|-
| 2005
| 1,600,185 || - || 1,600,185 || 15.9%
|-
| 2006
| 1,617,810 || - || 1,617,810 || 1.1%
|-
| 2007
| 1,663,596 || - || 1,663,596 || 2.8%
|-
| 2008
| 1,830,870 || - || 1,830,870 || 10.1%
|-
| 2009
| 1,874,459 || - || 1,874,459 || 2.4%
|-
| 2010
| 1,882,092 || - || 1,882,092 || 0.4%
|-
| 2011
| 1,844,681 || - || 1,844,681 || -2.0%
|-
| 2012
| 1,919,026 || - || 1,919,026 || 4.0%
|-
| 2013
| 2,091,706 || - || 2,091,706 || 9.0%
|-
| 2014
| 2,127,981 || - || 2,127,981 || 1.7%
|-
| 2015
| 2,238,432 || - || 2,238,432 || 5.2%
|-
| 2016
| 2,378,137 || - || 2,378,137 || 6.2%
|-
| 2017
| 2,510,343 || - || 2,510,343 || 5.6%
|-
| 2018
| 2,676,628 || - || 2,676,628 || 6.6%
|-
| 2019
| 2,781,739 || - || 2,781,739 || 3.9%
|-
| 2020
| 879,663 || - || 879,663 || -68.4%
|-
| 2021
| 1,261,289 || 4,480 || 1,265,769 || 43.9%
|-
| 2022
| 2,289,011 || 14,527 || 2,303,538 || 82.0%
|-
| 2023
| 2,579,514 || 31,915 || 2,611,429 || 13.0%
|-
| 2024
| 2,729,286 || 20,292 || 2,749,578 || 5.3%
|}
Ground transport
thumb|Hobart Airport in relation to [[Hobart]]
Hobart Airport has a car park that caters for short, medium and long term parking. There is also a well-serviced taxi rank and limousine service operating at the airport.
There are numerous car rental operators.
Public transport had not been a high use alternative to private transport for those travelling to and from the airport. which operates between the Hobart central business district and the airport. The shuttle departs outside the terminal every 30 minutes transferring passengers to the city.