Primarily a dual carriageway road between the intersection of Drake Brockman Drive in Higgins and a termination point at Kuringa Drive in Spence, Kingsford Smith drive follows an approximate north–south alignment with a distance of around 7.2 km.
Kingsford Smith drive is mainly a two-lane highway stretching from the intersection with Drake Brockman Drive in Higgins to its terminus on Kuringa Drive in Spence, spanning roughly 7.2 kilometers in a generally north-south direction.