Hi Bob,
In addition to Bays 8, 9 and 10 being A380 capable, Bays 24, 57 and 61 are also A380 capable. Bays 11 and 12 are only narrow bodied aircraft stand off bays (Bay 11 up to B763) and Bays 55 and 63 are also only for narrow bodied aircraft, but with an aerobridge.
On the close up chart, on the International Cargo apron are Bays 1 to 6. It is quiet common for passenger flights to arrive, depart and park on some of these bays, particularly in the morning peak period when there is less demand from cargo flights. Also, Bays 83, 84 and 85 on the eastern side of runway 16R at the northern end have been known to be used if some flights arrive early and departing flights depart late, to save waiting on the taxiways causing congestion. Passengers are then bused to and from the terminal in these scenarios.
Bays 71 to 77 on the apron across runway 07-25 are used for longer term parking of aircraft which are not being turned around straight away. There are also the Kilo longer term parking bays near the tower on the other side of runway 16R south of 07-25.
There are a total of 25 international aerobridge bays from my count.
I hope that this helps. Do you monitor SYD traffic using Grahame Hutchison's excellent 16Right ADSB? This shows the bays numbered when you zoom in on the international terminal.
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