Western Sydney Airport

The Western Sydney Airport is a designated site for the second Sydney airport, located within the suburb of. The Airport is a planned 24 hour, curfew-free airport, with Stage 1 of the Airport expected to begin construction in 2018 and be complete by 2026. 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 west of the Sydney CBD and 41km west of the Kingsford Smith Airport. The site is located within to the Blue Mountains National Park and lies 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 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.