There are over 400 regional airports and airstrips within South Australia.

Of these

• 8 receive scheduled regional airline services
• 40 generate significant amounts of commercial charter services
• 72 cater to occasional commercial charter services as well as providing emergency access to remote parts of the State.
• The remainder consist primarily of airstrips on pastoral or mining leases serving private interests.

Prior to 1991, most regional airports of significant size in South Australia were owned and operated by the Commonwealth. These were progressively transferred to Local Government ownership over a long period, with the process completed in South Australia in 1991.

Apart from Adelaide and Parafield Airports, only Woomera and Edinburgh airports and 4 minor airstrips remain in Commonwealth ownership within the State.

The South Australian Government owns

• Leigh Creek airport, leased and operated by Flinders NRG
• 10 airstrips situated in Regional Reserves operated by National Parks and Wildlife SA.

Regional Airports in South Australia with scheduled services include

• Ceduna
• Coober Pedy
• Kingscote
• Mount Gambier
• Olympic Dam
• Port Augusta
• Port Lincoln
• Whyalla