Western Sydney Airport

Western Sydney Airport Badgerys Creek Airport
Outline of airport site (in blue)  – land acquired by the Commonwealth.
Badgerys Creek Road and Parkland, within the proposed airport site.
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Summary
Airport type	Public (proposed)
Serves	Western Sydney
Location	Badgerys Creek, New South Wales, Australia
Elevation AMSL	262 ft / 80 m
Coordinates	33°52′46″S 150°44′23″E / 33.87944°S 150.73972°E / -33.87944; 150.73972Coordinates: 33°52′46″S 150°44′23″E / 33.87944°S 150.73972°E / -33.87944; 150.73972
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Western Sydney Airport Location in Greater metropolitan Sydney
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The Western Sydney Airport (also known as Badgerys Creek Airport) is a designated site for the second Sydney airport, located within the suburb of Badgerys Creek. The Airport is a planned 24 hour, curfew-free airport. The site was officially designated by the Federal Government on 15 April 2014, after decades of debate on the location of another airport within the Sydney basin.

The site of the proposed airport is situated 44 kilometres (27 mi) west of the Sydney CBD and 41 km (25 mi) west of the Kingsford Smith Airport. The site is located within 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) to the Blue Mountains National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site) and lies 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) east to Warragamba Dam, Sydney's largest drinking water catchment.

The site is within the City of Liverpool local government area and consists of approximately 1,700 hectares (4,200 acres) of Commonwealth land that was acquired between 1986 and 1991.

The Federal Government claims the initial construction phase is expected to generate around 4,000 jobs, the airport development is expected to create 35,000 jobs by 2035, increasing to 60,000 jobs over time.

The airport is legislated for construction via the Commonwealth Governments Airports Act 1996, and is known as Sydney West Airport under this Act. The airport will be developed and operated under the Airports Act 1996. The Airport Plan released in December 2016 by the Commonwealth Government for the airport site notes that the airport is referred to in the Airports Act as Sydney West Airport and also is commonly known as Western Sydney Airport.

On 19 October 2015, the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) was released by the coalition government. This Statement outlined the proposed flight paths for Western Sydney Airport from initial opening in mid 2020s to 2050 for future flight paths for an international expansion.