Western Sydney International Airport
Western Sydney International Airport (Nancy-Bird Walton) | |||||||||||
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Aerial view of main terminal building under construction, January 2025 | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Australian Government | ||||||||||
| Operator | Western Sydney Airport Co Limited (WSA Co) | ||||||||||
| Serves | Greater Sydney | ||||||||||
| Location | Luddenham and Badgerys Creek, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||
| Opened | October 2026 (planned) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 80 m / 262 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°53′17″S 150°42′53″E / 33.88806°S 150.71472°E | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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Airport facilities at the time of opening, 2026 | |||||||||||
WSI/YSWS Location within New South Wales (top) and Greater Sydney (bottom) WSI/YSWS WSI/YSWS (Sydney) | |||||||||||
Interactive map of Western Sydney International Airport | |||||||||||
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Western Sydney International (Nancy Bird Walton) Airport (IATA: WSI, ICAO: YSWS), also known as Badgerys Creek Airport or Western Sydney Airport, is an international airport under construction in the suburbs of Luddenham and Badgerys Creek, New South Wales, located 61 km (38 mi) from the Sydney CBD. Together with the development of surrounding areas, it is a key part of the Western Sydney Aerotropolis plan.
Expected to be operational by October 2026, the airport will be operated by Western Sydney Airport Co Limited (WSA Co). The airport is planned to have 24-hour and curfew-free operations and will supplement Sydney Airport, which has reached capacity due to a legislated curfew and flight caps. It will also be the first major airport in Australia to not have an air traffic control tower on site.
The site of the airport was officially designated by the federal government on 15 April 2014, after decades of debate on the location of another airport within Greater Sydney. The airport will be constructed in stages. Stage 1 consists of a single 3.7-kilometre (2.3 mi) runway and a single integrated international and domestic terminal, which is expected to handle up to 10 million annual passengers. Construction of Stage 1 began on 24 September 2018, and major construction was completed in June 2025. Future stages of the airport are expected to begin after Stage 1, and will include an expanded or additional terminal and a second parallel runway. This will allow the airport to handle approximately 82 million annual passengers by 2063.
In July 2025, WSA Co proposed to have the airport precinct designated as a separate suburb known as Cabrogal, named after the Cabrogal people of the Dharug nation based in the Cumberland Plain area. The proposal is subject to approval by the Geographical Names Board of New South Wales.