Domestic ~60–75 minutes when quiet; international ~2–2.5 hours; domestic ↔ international connections still need a landside buffer.

Cabin-bag domestic passengers who already know their gate can often work with about 60–75 minutes curb-to-gate when queues are calm. International check-in plus security and outbound passport control still wants about 2–2.5 hours on a normal day — longer in school holidays, AFL Gather Round, Adelaide 500 / major-event peaks, and Christmas/New Year. Project Flight construction (check-in hall expansion and northern terminal works) adds hoardings in the main concourse. Domestic ↔ international same-day connections need a real landside buffer after bags and border formalities even though you never leave the building.

Screenshot domestic Level 2 vs international Level 1 before you leave home.

Everything is Terminal 1. After check-in, domestic passengers use the Level 2 domestic security / gate concourse (Plaza Premium Domestic near Gate 16; Rex near Gate 10; Qantas precinct opposite Gate 21; Virgin opposite Gate 15). International passengers clear security and passport control into the Level 1 international pier (Plaza Premium International). Immigration for that pier opens about 90 minutes before departure — do not assume you can enter the international lounge hours early.

Two Plaza Premium rooms + Rex for Priority Pass; DragonPass is Plaza Premium only; Qantas precinct and Virgin beat grab-and-go when entitled.

Priority Pass and LoungeKey soft options are Plaza Premium Domestic (all-day domestic bank), Plaza Premium International (split international banks — confirm live hours), and the compact Rex Lounge. DragonPass covers both Plaza Premium rooms and does not list Rex. PP Eat credits at Coopers Alehouse and Pantry are restaurant credits, not soft lounges. Entitled Qantas / oneworld / Virgin passengers should prefer the airline rooms over last-minute airside grabs during event peaks.

9.15 million passengers in the year to 30 June 2026; Qantas Gate 21 precinct is open; Project Flight works are visible in the concourse.

FY26 (12 months to 30 June 2026) hit 9,154,558 passengers, led by 20.2% international growth. Calendar 2025 was the first 9.0 million calendar year. The Qantas lounge precinct opposite Gate 21 — refurbished Club, Domestic Business Lounge from 16 May 2025, and Chairman’s — is the domestic airline flagship. Follow live FIDS and construction wayfinding rather than muscle memory from a pre-2025 trip.