Parafield Airport is on the edge of the residential suburb of Parafield, South Australia, 18 km (11 mi) north of the Adelaide city centre and adjacent to the Mawson Lakes campus of the University of South Australia. It is Adelaide's second airport and the third busiest airport in Australia by aircraft movements. Although owned by the Government of Australia, the airport is leased to and managed independently by Parafield Airport Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Adelaide Airport Limited.

Mawson Lakes is a residential suburb in the City of Salisbury, Adelaide, Australia. Named in honour of Sir Douglas Mawson, it is located in the northern suburbs of Adelaide, approx. 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) north of the Adelaide CBD.