First and foremost, the table given has the most recent information about your flight.  Once you arrive there, easily pass customs and look for flight status information board. Grab your belongings and decide how to continue your flow: taxis, ride-sharing services, shuttles, or rental cars are all accessible for easy transportation to Ballina, Byron Bay, and other locations.

In 2005 this airport was renamed Ballina Byron Gateway airport to attract more people to the area. It is just twenty minutes away by automobile. Ballina shire council owns and manages this airport, which opened in 1986 and was identified 16th in Australia in 2022–2023 with over 650,000 passengers handled.

It is 5 km (3 mi) from the ballina CBD, on Southern Cross Drive. An occasional bus service operates to and from the airport, except on Christmas Day. With up to 68 weekly direct flights to Sydney, Dubbo, Melbourne, Canberra, and Newcastle, this airport provides the quickest and most convenient route to and from the spectacular Northern Rivers Region.