Category: Western Sydney Airport

Flight Path Fracas Over Western Sydney Airport Noise

Preliminary flight paths for the new Western Sydney Airport show residents in a 20-kilometre stretch of land will experience noise levels of around 70 decibels by 2033. Construction began three years ago for the $5.3 billion international airport, also known as Nancy-Bird Walton Airport, at Badgerys Creek, 45km from the Sydney CBD and which is due…


West Sydney Airport City to Be Named Bradfield

Sydney’s third city—to be built around the western Sydney airport—will be named after John Bradfield, the engineer who designed and oversaw the construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the city’s railway network. Premier Gladys Berejiklian said Bradfield would be Australia’s “first 22nd-century city” that would deliver up to 200,000 jobs across the western parkland…