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Ballina Airport (BNK) arrivals and departures Arrivals and Departures

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Good to know

Distance to Byron Bay22.3km
Distance to Suffolk Park17.1km
Most popular destinationSydney

Information about Ballina Airport

Flight delays and cancellations

Check our Ballina Airport live flight tracker to see whether today’s Ballina Airport flight arrivals or departures are on time. If your flight is cancelled, it’s best to contact your airline to see what your options are.

Byron Bay arrivals information

Ballina Airport is 22.3km from the centre of Byron Bay. If you don’t want to reach your final destination by train or bus, you could take a taxi from the Ballina Airport Arrivals area, or see more of Australia by hiring a car.

Car hire from Ballina Airport

If you want to see more of Australia after you touch down, consider hiring a car from Ballina Airport. Providers like Everything Fleet have pick-up spots at BNK Arrivals – find out more here.


Ballina Airport FAQs

Yes, Jetstar operates to and from both Ballina Airport Arrivals and Departures.
Yes, Virgin Australia operates to and from both Ballina Airport Arrivals and Departures.
Yes. There are Everything Fleet, Europcar, Sixt, Thrifty, Avis, Routes Car Rentals, Dollar, Keddy By Europcar and Hertz pick-up points in or near to Ballina Airport’s Arrivals or Departures areas.
For international arrivals, it usually takes around an hour to clear Ballina Airport’s passport control and claim your baggage if you checked any in. Domestic arrivals to Ballina Airport don’t need to pass through passport control, so take a little less time.

If you’re heading to Ballina Airport arrivals to pick up a family member or friend, consider arriving half an hour after their flight is due to touch down.
We recommend you leave at least two and a half hours between your inbound and outbound flights, especially if you are self-transferring on an international flight. When you self-transfer, you may need to clear customs, claim any luggage and then check it back on to your next flight yourself. Take into account that you might need to change terminals, or it could take longer than necessary to navigate Ballina Airport’s departure lounge.
Ballina Homestead Motel is the highest-rated hotel near Ballina Airport, just 3.6km away. Other great hotels nearby include Ballina Manor Boutique Hotel (4.4km from the airport), and The Cubana Ballina (3.6km away).
Check-in and bag drop often close an hour before your scheduled departure time for domestic flights, and sometimes an hour and a half before for longer-haul international flights. As a rule of thumb, you should try to arrive at Ballina Airport two hours before you fly but check with the airline you’re flying with.
Don’t worry if there’s no information available on our live flight tracker. We try our best to pull it directly from each airline but sometimes this might not work properly. Try contacting the airline directly, or checking their website to see if you can get an update.
Don’t panic! If you are not already at Ballina Airport, try contacting the airline directly to see if you can get on the next flight out, or a refund.

If you’re already inside Ballina Airport Departures when you find out, head to the airline’s desk to speak directly with someone.

If there are no more flights to your destination with the same airline and you really need to get there soon, we recommend searching for a new flight with Skyscanner and booking as soon as possible. You can then try to claim a refund for the original cancelled flight.

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