Maroochydore Airport is situated in the suburb of Marcoola, the airport is also known as Sunshine Coast Airport, just 12 kilometres from Maroochydore. The airport is a popular connection point between the eastern coast city and popular destinations such as Noosa and Caloundra. Sunshine Coast Airport has direct daily flights to both Sydney and Melbourne and is the only airport in the area capable of accepting larger jet aircrafts. Airlines such as Qantas, Jetstar, Virgin Blue and Tiger Air all fly to the Sunshine Coast from various destinations. With around 1 million passengers and over 70,000 aircrafts visiting Maroochydore airport per year, this number is likely to increase in the future as tourism brings more numbers to the popular holiday destination.