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Second Sydney Airport

December 15, 2023

For the airport itself, see Western Sydney Airport.

The need for and location of a second airport serving Sydney, Australia, was the subject of much debate. The new airport would supplement or replace the city's existing Kingsford Smith Airport. Governments had debated the issue since the 1940s, but for decades had not pursued anything beyond preliminary investigations and precautionary land acquisition. The debate was settled in the 2010s when a site at Badgerys Creek was selected.[1] With an estimated cost of between $6 and $8 billion, construction of the airport began in September 2018 and will be completed in 2026.[2][3][4][5]

Since the construction of Kingsford Smith, aviation in Sydney has grown significantly. Between 1985 and 2015, total passenger movements through Sydney more than quadrupled from 9.2 million to 39.8 million.[6] In 2015, 21% of all scheduled flights in Australia landed or took off at Kingsford Smith.[6] The airport dealt with 45% of international passengers in 1998.[7]

The Federal government made preliminary investigations and purchased land near Badgerys Creek in the 1980s and early 1990s. In May 2013, the Gillard government released a technical study into the feasibility of Wilton as an airport site.[8] By the time of the 2013 election, the Australian Labor Party had expressed support for the concept of a second airport, but did not support any particular site,[9] whereas the then-Opposition Coalition was split on the issue, with some ministerial support for an airport at Badgerys Creek site while the then-Opposition Leader Tony Abbott had not committed to constructing an airport at all.[10] The second airport was also opposed by the state government of New South Wales, which instead favoured increasing capacity at Kingsford Smith and building a high-speed rail connection between Sydney and Canberra Airport,[11] although doubt had been cast on the viability of the latter option by a study in 2012.[12] After a further study, on 15 April 2014 the Federal government confirmed that the second Sydney airport will be built at Badgerys Creek, as the Western Sydney Airport.[1] In May 2017 the Federal Government announced it would develop the second Sydney Airport, after the Sydney Airport Group declined the Government's offer to develop the second airport,[13] and announced an investment of $5.3 billion in the project over four years in the 2017–18 Budget.[14]

History edit

In 1962, the state parliament debated the need for a second airport. It was decided that it should be built because Kingsford Smith had little room to expand. However, the need was not urgent, and it was decided to defer the planning and construction for at least 10 years. A new government body, the State Planning Authority (SPA), was created to oversee the future development of the region. The SPA had the primary task of planning the development of the new airport and the development of housing sites in the Western Sydney area to suit the growth of Sydney as the major city in Australia.

The SPA created a "no development zone" around the Badgerys Creek area in 1964 that would last for 20 years. This would give the government time to plan the airport and the infrastructure for it. This included roads and rail, and flight paths. Sydney was growing fast. Without the SPA, the area would have been subdivided and redeveloped and the airport would have cost far more to build.

There was a strong reaction from farmers who owned land in Badgerys Creek. Some wanted to subdivide and take a profit; some wanted to stay and farm the land. Every change of government saw a change to the airport planning and further delays while the politicians tried to buy the now valuable land at a low price and dislodge those who could remember back to 1962 and could see a huge profit from holding out.

Around Badgerys Creek, 20-litre paint tin lids with crude messages for the SPA were nailed to trees and power poles. These messages stayed until they rusted away and fell off, some lasting 20 years. The planning for second airports in Melbourne and Sydney started at the same time, but Melbourne opened its airport in 1970.

At the time of the original planning, the Badgerys Creek flight paths were over farm land to the south and over the sparsely populated suburb of Doonside to the north. Aircraft noise would not have been a problem and land would have been marked as "aircraft noise affected", had the plans been revealed.

1946–1969: Towra Point proposal edit

In 1946, Towra Point in the south of Botany Bay was considered as a site for a second airport.[3] Arthur Gietzelt, a member of Sutherland Shire Council, opposed the proposition,[15] and in March 1969, the then Prime Minister (John Gorton) ruled out Towra Point as a potential site for a second airport, citing community noise problems.[16] In 1973, the then Minister for Transport accused Gorton of ruling out Towra Point as a site to sweeten his chances at the 1969 election.[17]

1970s – 1986: MANS Study edit

Planning for a second airport for Sydney commenced in the 1970s with the Major Airport Needs of Sydney (MANS) intergovernmental group established to select a site. In 1983 the newly elected Labor Federal Government hoped for quick decision, but it was not until 1986 that recommendations were made: Wilton or Badgerys Creek.[18] The federal government under Bob Hawke decided upon Badgerys Creek, but in 1989 it also made the decision to permit the construction of the third runway at Kingsford Smith. This resulted in a great deal of political fallout, and the Keating government made limited moves towards the new airport at Badgerys Creek.

1999: First Badgerys Creek proposal edit

At the 1996 election, then Australian Prime Minister John Howard announced that he would explore the option of a second airport at Holsworthy, but that option was rejected in 1998 and Badgerys Creek was confirmed as the preferred site in 1999.[18] Commentators doubted if a major second airport for Sydney would ever be built, with a report given to the government in 1999 recommending that regional air travel be shifted to Bankstown Airport, a new general aviation airport be built at Badgerys Creek, a fast train between Sydney and Canberra be established, and investigation made on extension of the fast train to Melbourne and Brisbane.

2000: Stalled edit

In December 2000, the Federal Government decided not to build the second airport and also shelved the very fast train scoping study, while keeping regional airlines at Kingsford Smith and expanding Bankstown and Canberra airports.[19] In December 2003 John Anderson, the then transport minister, said "following exhaustive examination it is clear the existing airport at Mascot will be able to handle air traffic demands for a long time to come".[20]

2004–08: More studies edit

In May 2004, it was revealed that State and Federal parliaments had investigated the possibility of establishing the second Sydney airport at Well's Creek, not far from the townships of Sutton Forest, Berrima and Exeter. Before long however this option was discounted.[20]

The issue arose again in 2008, following the 2007 election of the Rudd government. Convinced that capacity at the current airport would be exhausted, it began a search for a new site. The Federal Government wanted the second airport to be outside the Sydney basin and said it would examine alternatives from the Southern Highlands, to Newcastle and inland. Various options, including a freight-only airport operation, Camden, or converting part or all of RAAF Richmond and Canberra (or its nearby towns) as passenger and freight terminals were to be investigated for feasibility. Bankstown and Badgerys Creek, according to sources, were not to be included.[20]

2009: Canberra Airport proposal edit

In 2009, Canberra Airport management proposed that its facility would be the most appropriate location for a second Sydney airport, provided that a high-speed rail link (HSR) was built that reduced travel times between the cities to 50 minutes. Given existing development within the Sydney basin, a HSR link would probably be required whatever site is chosen, yet the Canberra option would potentially be cheaper overall. Existing infrastructure, such as the runways, terminals and navigational aids, would negate the need to develop a greenfields airport site.[21] The estimated cost (in 2009) of the Sydney-to-Canberra link was A$8 billion to $10 billion.[22]

2009–12: Joint Federal/NSW Government Study edit

On Friday 2 March 2012 then Federal Transport Minister Anthony Albanese released a 3,200 page joint report costing $8m into Sydney's aviation capacity needs. Commissioned by the minister in 2009, the report was prepared by both state and federal bureaucrats, and private sector representatives.[23] It examined 34 potential airport sites.[24]

The study's major finding was that Badgerys Creek was "clearly the best site for a much-needed second airport for Sydney", describing the area as "the logical and most cost-effective site for another airport"[23] The report also "calls for planning to begin on a second airport at Badgerys Creek"[25] Badgerys' has been recommended by planners as an airport site since 1979, where 1700ha of land was acquired from 1986 to 1991[24] for an international airport, but had been rejected by both Labor and the Liberal-National party coalition politicians.[25]

The full report: http://westernsydneyairport.gov.au/sydney_av_cap/files/sydney_aviation_capacity.pdf

Full capacity by 2027 edit

Sydney Airport is struggling to accommodate the demand for flights into and out of the city and, by 2027, the airport will not be able to accommodate any extra flights.[23] The Sydney region passenger demand is forecast to more than double to 87 million passengers by 2035, and to double again by 2060.[26]

The study showed another airport was needed by 2030 if Sydney was to keep growing at current rates.[23][25] The study said this would delay flights across the country.[24]

Economic costs of inaction edit

  • A $60 billion cost to the economy by 2060 due to capacity constraints.[24]

Mascot upgrades edit

The study "advocates keeping the existing 11pm to 6am curfew for flights to Sydney's Mascot airport."[25] But it did recommend lifting the movement cap at Sydney Airport from 80 to 85 flights an hour.[23] Albanese ruled out raising the movement cap.[23]

When releasing the document Albanese reiterated that the government would not build an airport at Badgerys Creek.[23] Albanese instead said the government would begin planning studies for the second-best airport site, Wilton; which is considerably further to the south, along the Hume Motorway near Picton. The report said Wilton would probably not attract enough business to be viable before 2030."[23] The then NSW Premier, Barry O'Farrell, opposed a second airport in the Sydney basin, and revived that idea of using Canberra Airport, linked to Sydney by high-speed rail. NSW Minister for Transport, Gladys Berejiklian supported this, but the report stated that this option was not feasible.[23]

New airport construction costs edit

Single-runway airport:

  • A$1.7 billion for airport at Badgerys Creek or Wilton. $300m for transport links to Badgerys Creek and $2.3b for Wilton.[24]

Parallel-runway International airport:

  • A$5.3 billion for the airport. $1.7 billion for transport links to Badgerys Creek and A$5.7b for Wilton.[24]
    • International Terminal $1,812 million[27]
    • Domestic Terminal $583 million[27]
    • Runways and Taxiways $551 million[27]
    • Car parking $202 million[27]
    • Project management and design $707 million[27]

2013–present: Second Badgerys Creek proposal edit

Main article: Western Sydney Airport

In 2013 Bob Meyer, planner at Cox Richardson Architects, presented a report that said only 2,913 homes would be moderately impacted by aircraft noise if Badgerys Creek International Airport goes ahead.[28] Most of the land surrounding the 17,000 hectare airport site is slated for industrial development, not residential, as part of the Western Sydney Employment Area.[28]

In February 2013 an alliance of Western Sydney councils (WSROC) reversed their position against an airport at Badgerys Creek, with a majority of members now supporting the site, citing economic value to the area.[29] The Gillard government further made clear it supported a second airport located in Sydney, but was awaiting a report due in March regarding the feasibility of their preferred Wilton location. While in Opposition, the Abbott-led Coalition did not commit to a position on that matter, but prominent shadow ministers, including Joe Hockey, voiced their support for an airport at Badgerys Creek.[30] The NSW Government remained firm in its opposition to any Sydney location, favouring spending infrastructure dollars on a high-speed rail link to Canberra.[31] The Sydney Airport Corporation continued to claim Kingsford-Smith has sufficient capacity.[29]

In October 2013 The Daily Telegraph newspaper reported that Treasurer Joe Hockey had nominated a second Sydney airport at Badgerys Creek as one of the key infrastructure projects needed to stimulate the slowing Australian economy.[32] The newspaper had earlier that month quoted Infrastructure Minister Warren Truss saying that "Badgerys Creek was chosen as the best site decades ago and is government-owned."[33] In response to this news, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Daily Telegraph both reported that Qantas supported the proposal for establishing a curfew-free airport at Badgerys Creek,[34][35] with Qantas, Jetstar and Qatar Airways saying they would use a Badgerys Creek airport for commercial flights.[35]

In March 2014, the Sydney Morning Herald published a poll showing a 72% of NSW voters wanted an airport at Badgerys Creek.[36]

On 15 April 2014, the Federal Government announced that Badgerys Creek will be the site of the Second Sydney Airport.[1] (See Western Sydney Airport).

Cost and Design edit

After the confirmation of Badgerys Creek as the site for Sydney's Second Airport, some Western Sydney residents and local politicians started voicing their opposition to a 24-hour airport.[37] The reaction of most residents in the local area is more towards negative on the subject of the airport in their area.

In response, the Federal Government has focused on new jobs[1] and new infrastructure investments[38] including:

  • $1.25b to build a new motorway from the Northern Road to the M7
  • $1.6b to upgrade the Northern road to four lanes from Narellan to the M4
  • $500m to upgrade the Bringelly Road to four lanes from the Northern road to Camden Valley Way
  • New interchanges at Northern Road and Elizabeth Drive
  • Link the M4 with the new airport at Badgerys Creek

The new airport was first proposed as a cargo only facility. One of the negative reactions at that time was that the runway pointed directly at Sydney water stored by Warragamba dam, not far from the dam. The orientation of the runway does not appear to have been changed. If not, this may still be an unaddressed negative because it was calculated at the time that 9 tonnes of aircraft fuel waste per week would potentially be released over the stored water.

Critics however point out that this investment will simply route new traffic on to the already clogged M4, M7 and M5 complicating the commute of Western Sydney residents even further.

Second Sydney airport — timeline of Commonwealth Government preferred sites edit

  • On 28 August 1973 the Minister for Transport Charlie Jones announced that Galston had been chosen by the Australian Government to meet Sydney's airport needs for the 1980s.[39]
  • On 17 February 1986 the Minister for Aviation Peter Morris announced that a second Sydney airport would be built at Badgerys Creek.[39] The Government spent $170 million acquiring land and developing the Badgerys Creek site over the following decade.[39]
  • In 1997 the Howard government rejected an airport site at Holsworthy army camp, having spent $8 million investigating the location.[39]
  • On 14 May 2002 the Minister for Transport and Regional Services John Anderson told the Parliament that Government had concluded that Kingsford Smith Airport would be able to handle air traffic demand over the next decade, and that Bankstown Airport would be made available for any overflow traffic.[4]
  • On 27 July 2003 Simon Crean announced that Badgerys Creek was no longer a suitable site for Sydney's second airport and that a Labor government would not build an airport at the site.[40]
  • In 2012–13, at the end of their term in government, the Australian Labor Party's preferred site for a second airport was Wilton.[41]
  • In 2014 Prime Minister Tony Abbott confirmed that the Commonwealth government would proceed with Badgerys Creek as the site of Sydney's second airport with costings to be undertaken during their first term budgets.
  • In September 2018, construction works began at the Badgerys Creek Airport site.[42]

See also edit

References edit

Citations edit

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  6. ^ a b Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (6 January 2017). "Airport Traffic Data 1985 to 2015". BITRE. from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  7. ^ Laird, Philip (2001). Where We Are Now. UNSW Press. p. 29. ISBN 978-0-86840-411-0. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  8. ^ Albanese, Anthony (10 May 2013). (Press release). Archived from the original on 25 July 2013.
  9. ^ Saulwick, Jacob (12 August 2013). "Both parties have second Sydney airport in the pipeline, advocate says". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  10. ^ Clennell, Andrew (2 January 2013). "Liberals in Sydney airport dogfight". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  11. ^ Budd, Henry (16 February 2013). "Wilton option won't fly for our second airport". The Daily Telegraph. from the original on 20 March 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
  12. ^ Joint Study on aviation capacity in the Sydney region 2012, p. 23.
  13. ^ Blumer, Clare (3 May 2017). "Badgerys Creek airport to be built by Federal Government as Sydney Airport declines first option". ABC News. ABC. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
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  15. ^ "Arthur Gietzelt's left leanings held fast in political life". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 February 2014.
  16. ^ "ParlInfo - TASMANIA : Sydney Airport: Towra Point Development (Question No. 1918)". Parlinfo.aph.gov.au. from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  17. ^ "Galston site decision 'not irreversible'". The Canberra Times. 12 September 1973. p. 22. Retrieved 10 May 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  18. ^ a b Laird, Philip (2001). Where We Are Now. UNSW Press. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-86840-411-0. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  19. ^ Davies, Anne (28 May 2004). "Found: a new airport option". Sydney Morning Herald. www.smh.com.au. from the original on 9 February 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2009.
  20. ^ a b c Farr, Malcolm (5 May 2008). "Search on for second Sydney airport". The Daily Telegraph. from the original on 11 December 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2008.
  21. ^ Gibson, Jano (10 February 2009). "Sydney to Canberra in 50 minutes: fast tracking second airport". The Sydney Morning Herald. from the original on 3 June 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  22. ^ Gibson, Jano (11 February 2009). "Fast train to Canberra for second airport". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
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  28. ^ a b Saulwick, Jacob (16 February 2013). . The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013.
  29. ^ a b Clennell, Andrew (22 February 2013). "The west is backing a second airport for Sydney". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  30. ^ Benson, Simon (21 February 2013). "Sydney's gridlocked airport choking the whole nation". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  31. ^ "High-Speed Rail needed between Sydney and Canberra: NSW Premier". Committee for Economic Development of Australia. 22 July 2013. from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  32. ^ Benson, Simon (23 October 2013). "Badgerys Creek finally set to take off – Treasurer Joe Hockey set to fund second Sydney airport in his first federal budget". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  33. ^ Mills, Daniel (14 October 2013). "No perfect site but Badgerys Creek the best option". Liverpool Leader. News Limited.
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  35. ^ a b Benson, Simon (28 October 2013). "Qantas and Jetstar confirm they would use a western Sydney airport at Badgerys Creek". The Daily Telegraph.
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For the airport itself see Western Sydney Airport The need for and location of a second airport serving Sydney Australia was the subject of much debate The new airport would supplement or replace the city s existing Kingsford Smith Airport Governments had debated the issue since the 1940s but for decades had not pursued anything beyond preliminary investigations and precautionary land acquisition The debate was settled in the 2010s when a site at Badgerys Creek was selected 1 With an estimated cost of between 6 and 8 billion construction of the airport began in September 2018 and will be completed in 2026 2 3 4 5 Since the construction of Kingsford Smith aviation in Sydney has grown significantly Between 1985 and 2015 total passenger movements through Sydney more than quadrupled from 9 2 million to 39 8 million 6 In 2015 21 of all scheduled flights in Australia landed or took off at Kingsford Smith 6 The airport dealt with 45 of international passengers in 1998 7 The Federal government made preliminary investigations and purchased land near Badgerys Creek in the 1980s and early 1990s In May 2013 the Gillard government released a technical study into the feasibility of Wilton as an airport site 8 By the time of the 2013 election the Australian Labor Party had expressed support for the concept of a second airport but did not support any particular site 9 whereas the then Opposition Coalition was split on the issue with some ministerial support for an airport at Badgerys Creek site while the then Opposition Leader Tony Abbott had not committed to constructing an airport at all 10 The second airport was also opposed by the state government of New South Wales which instead favoured increasing capacity at Kingsford Smith and building a high speed rail connection between Sydney and Canberra Airport 11 although doubt had been cast on the viability of the latter option by a study in 2012 12 After a further study on 15 April 2014 the Federal government confirmed that the second Sydney airport will be built at Badgerys Creek as the Western Sydney Airport 1 In May 2017 the Federal Government announced it would develop the second Sydney Airport after the Sydney Airport Group declined the Government s offer to develop the second airport 13 and announced an investment of 5 3 billion in the project over four years in the 2017 18 Budget 14 Contents 1 History 1 1 1946 1969 Towra Point proposal 1 2 1970s 1986 MANS Study 1 3 1999 First Badgerys Creek proposal 1 4 2000 Stalled 1 5 2004 08 More studies 1 6 2009 Canberra Airport proposal 1 7 2009 12 Joint Federal NSW Government Study 1 7 1 Full capacity by 2027 1 7 2 Economic costs of inaction 1 7 3 Mascot upgrades 1 7 4 New airport construction costs 1 8 2013 present Second Badgerys Creek proposal 1 8 1 Cost and Design 2 Second Sydney airport timeline of Commonwealth Government preferred sites 3 See also 4 References 4 1 Citations 4 2 SourcesHistory editIn 1962 the state parliament debated the need for a second airport It was decided that it should be built because Kingsford Smith had little room to expand However the need was not urgent and it was decided to defer the planning and construction for at least 10 years A new government body the State Planning Authority SPA was created to oversee the future development of the region The SPA had the primary task of planning the development of the new airport and the development of housing sites in the Western Sydney area to suit the growth of Sydney as the major city in Australia The SPA created a no development zone around the Badgerys Creek area in 1964 that would last for 20 years This would give the government time to plan the airport and the infrastructure for it This included roads and rail and flight paths Sydney was growing fast Without the SPA the area would have been subdivided and redeveloped and the airport would have cost far more to build There was a strong reaction from farmers who owned land in Badgerys Creek Some wanted to subdivide and take a profit some wanted to stay and farm the land Every change of government saw a change to the airport planning and further delays while the politicians tried to buy the now valuable land at a low price and dislodge those who could remember back to 1962 and could see a huge profit from holding out Around Badgerys Creek 20 litre paint tin lids with crude messages for the SPA were nailed to trees and power poles These messages stayed until they rusted away and fell off some lasting 20 years The planning for second airports in Melbourne and Sydney started at the same time but Melbourne opened its airport in 1970 At the time of the original planning the Badgerys Creek flight paths were over farm land to the south and over the sparsely populated suburb of Doonside to the north Aircraft noise would not have been a problem and land would have been marked as aircraft noise affected had the plans been revealed 1946 1969 Towra Point proposal edit This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it May 2014 In 1946 Towra Point in the south of Botany Bay was considered as a site for a second airport 3 Arthur Gietzelt a member of Sutherland Shire Council opposed the proposition 15 and in March 1969 the then Prime Minister John Gorton ruled out Towra Point as a potential site for a second airport citing community noise problems 16 In 1973 the then Minister for Transport accused Gorton of ruling out Towra Point as a site to sweeten his chances at the 1969 election 17 1970s 1986 MANS Study edit Planning for a second airport for Sydney commenced in the 1970s with the Major Airport Needs of Sydney MANS intergovernmental group established to select a site In 1983 the newly elected Labor Federal Government hoped for quick decision but it was not until 1986 that recommendations were made Wilton or Badgerys Creek 18 The federal government under Bob Hawke decided upon Badgerys Creek but in 1989 it also made the decision to permit the construction of the third runway at Kingsford Smith This resulted in a great deal of political fallout and the Keating government made limited moves towards the new airport at Badgerys Creek 1999 First Badgerys Creek proposal edit At the 1996 election then Australian Prime Minister John Howard announced that he would explore the option of a second airport at Holsworthy but that option was rejected in 1998 and Badgerys Creek was confirmed as the preferred site in 1999 18 Commentators doubted if a major second airport for Sydney would ever be built with a report given to the government in 1999 recommending that regional air travel be shifted to Bankstown Airport a new general aviation airport be built at Badgerys Creek a fast train between Sydney and Canberra be established and investigation made on extension of the fast train to Melbourne and Brisbane 2000 Stalled edit In December 2000 the Federal Government decided not to build the second airport and also shelved the very fast train scoping study while keeping regional airlines at Kingsford Smith and expanding Bankstown and Canberra airports 19 In December 2003 John Anderson the then transport minister said following exhaustive examination it is clear the existing airport at Mascot will be able to handle air traffic demands for a long time to come 20 2004 08 More studies edit In May 2004 it was revealed that State and Federal parliaments had investigated the possibility of establishing the second Sydney airport at Well s Creek not far from the townships of Sutton Forest Berrima and Exeter Before long however this option was discounted 20 The issue arose again in 2008 following the 2007 election of the Rudd government Convinced that capacity at the current airport would be exhausted it began a search for a new site The Federal Government wanted the second airport to be outside the Sydney basin and said it would examine alternatives from the Southern Highlands to Newcastle and inland Various options including a freight only airport operation Camden or converting part or all of RAAF Richmond and Canberra or its nearby towns as passenger and freight terminals were to be investigated for feasibility Bankstown and Badgerys Creek according to sources were not to be included 20 2009 Canberra Airport proposal edit In 2009 Canberra Airport management proposed that its facility would be the most appropriate location for a second Sydney airport provided that a high speed rail link HSR was built that reduced travel times between the cities to 50 minutes Given existing development within the Sydney basin a HSR link would probably be required whatever site is chosen yet the Canberra option would potentially be cheaper overall Existing infrastructure such as the runways terminals and navigational aids would negate the need to develop a greenfields airport site 21 The estimated cost in 2009 of the Sydney to Canberra link was A 8 billion to 10 billion 22 2009 12 Joint Federal NSW Government Study edit On Friday 2 March 2012 then Federal Transport Minister Anthony Albanese released a 3 200 page joint report costing 8m into Sydney s aviation capacity needs Commissioned by the minister in 2009 the report was prepared by both state and federal bureaucrats and private sector representatives 23 It examined 34 potential airport sites 24 The study s major finding was that Badgerys Creek was clearly the best site for a much needed second airport for Sydney describing the area as the logical and most cost effective site for another airport 23 The report also calls for planning to begin on a second airport at Badgerys Creek 25 Badgerys has been recommended by planners as an airport site since 1979 where 1700ha of land was acquired from 1986 to 1991 24 for an international airport but had been rejected by both Labor and the Liberal National party coalition politicians 25 The full report http westernsydneyairport gov au sydney av cap files sydney aviation capacity pdf Full capacity by 2027 edit Sydney Airport is struggling to accommodate the demand for flights into and out of the city and by 2027 the airport will not be able to accommodate any extra flights 23 The Sydney region passenger demand is forecast to more than double to 87 million passengers by 2035 and to double again by 2060 26 The study showed another airport was needed by 2030 if Sydney was to keep growing at current rates 23 25 The study said this would delay flights across the country 24 Economic costs of inaction edit A 60 billion cost to the economy by 2060 due to capacity constraints 24 Mascot upgrades edit The study advocates keeping the existing 11pm to 6am curfew for flights to Sydney s Mascot airport 25 But it did recommend lifting the movement cap at Sydney Airport from 80 to 85 flights an hour 23 Albanese ruled out raising the movement cap 23 When releasing the document Albanese reiterated that the government would not build an airport at Badgerys Creek 23 Albanese instead said the government would begin planning studies for the second best airport site Wilton which is considerably further to the south along the Hume Motorway near Picton The report said Wilton would probably not attract enough business to be viable before 2030 23 The then NSW Premier Barry O Farrell opposed a second airport in the Sydney basin and revived that idea of using Canberra Airport linked to Sydney by high speed rail NSW Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian supported this but the report stated that this option was not feasible 23 New airport construction costs edit Single runway airport A 1 7 billion for airport at Badgerys Creek or Wilton 300m for transport links to Badgerys Creek and 2 3b for Wilton 24 Parallel runway International airport A 5 3 billion for the airport 1 7 billion for transport links to Badgerys Creek and A 5 7b for Wilton 24 International Terminal 1 812 million 27 Domestic Terminal 583 million 27 Runways and Taxiways 551 million 27 Car parking 202 million 27 Project management and design 707 million 27 2013 present Second Badgerys Creek proposal edit Main article Western Sydney Airport In 2013 Bob Meyer planner at Cox Richardson Architects presented a report that said only 2 913 homes would be moderately impacted by aircraft noise if Badgerys Creek International Airport goes ahead 28 Most of the land surrounding the 17 000 hectare airport site is slated for industrial development not residential as part of the Western Sydney Employment Area 28 In February 2013 an alliance of Western Sydney councils WSROC reversed their position against an airport at Badgerys Creek with a majority of members now supporting the site citing economic value to the area 29 The Gillard government further made clear it supported a second airport located in Sydney but was awaiting a report due in March regarding the feasibility of their preferred Wilton location While in Opposition the Abbott led Coalition did not commit to a position on that matter but prominent shadow ministers including Joe Hockey voiced their support for an airport at Badgerys Creek 30 The NSW Government remained firm in its opposition to any Sydney location favouring spending infrastructure dollars on a high speed rail link to Canberra 31 The Sydney Airport Corporation continued to claim Kingsford Smith has sufficient capacity 29 In October 2013 The Daily Telegraph newspaper reported that Treasurer Joe Hockey had nominated a second Sydney airport at Badgerys Creek as one of the key infrastructure projects needed to stimulate the slowing Australian economy 32 The newspaper had earlier that month quoted Infrastructure Minister Warren Truss saying that Badgerys Creek was chosen as the best site decades ago and is government owned 33 In response to this news The Sydney Morning Herald and The Daily Telegraph both reported that Qantas supported the proposal for establishing a curfew free airport at Badgerys Creek 34 35 with Qantas Jetstar and Qatar Airways saying they would use a Badgerys Creek airport for commercial flights 35 In March 2014 the Sydney Morning Herald published a poll showing a 72 of NSW voters wanted an airport at Badgerys Creek 36 On 15 April 2014 the Federal Government announced that Badgerys Creek will be the site of the Second Sydney Airport 1 See Western Sydney Airport Cost and Design edit After the confirmation of Badgerys Creek as the site for Sydney s Second Airport some Western Sydney residents and local politicians started voicing their opposition to a 24 hour airport 37 The reaction of most residents in the local area is more towards negative on the subject of the airport in their area In response the Federal Government has focused on new jobs 1 and new infrastructure investments 38 including 1 25b to build a new motorway from the Northern Road to the M7 1 6b to upgrade the Northern road to four lanes from Narellan to the M4 500m to upgrade the Bringelly Road to four lanes from the Northern road to Camden Valley Way New interchanges at Northern Road and Elizabeth Drive Link the M4 with the new airport at Badgerys CreekThe new airport was first proposed as a cargo only facility One of the negative reactions at that time was that the runway pointed directly at Sydney water stored by Warragamba dam not far from the dam The orientation of the runway does not appear to have been changed If not this may still be an unaddressed negative because it was calculated at the time that 9 tonnes of aircraft fuel waste per week would potentially be released over the stored water Critics however point out that this investment will simply route new traffic on to the already clogged M4 M7 and M5 complicating the commute of Western Sydney residents even further Second Sydney airport timeline of Commonwealth Government preferred sites editOn 28 August 1973 the Minister for Transport Charlie Jones announced that Galston had been chosen by the Australian Government to meet Sydney s airport needs for the 1980s 39 On 17 February 1986 the Minister for Aviation Peter Morris announced that a second Sydney airport would be built at Badgerys Creek 39 The Government spent 170 million acquiring land and developing the Badgerys Creek site over the following decade 39 In 1997 the Howard government rejected an airport site at Holsworthy army camp having spent 8 million investigating the location 39 On 14 May 2002 the Minister for Transport and Regional Services John Anderson told the Parliament that Government had concluded that Kingsford Smith Airport would be able to handle air traffic demand over the next decade and that Bankstown Airport would be made available for any overflow traffic 4 On 27 July 2003 Simon Crean announced that Badgerys Creek was no longer a suitable site for Sydney s second airport and that a Labor government would not build an airport at the site 40 In 2012 13 at the end of their term in government the Australian Labor Party s preferred site for a second airport was Wilton 41 In 2014 Prime Minister Tony Abbott confirmed that the Commonwealth government would proceed with Badgerys Creek as the site of Sydney s second airport with costings to be undertaken during their first term budgets In September 2018 construction works began at the Badgerys Creek Airport site 42 See also edit nbsp New South Wales portalWestern Sydney Airport List of airports in Greater Sydney List of airports in New South Wales Expansion of London Heathrow AirportReferences editCitations edit a b c d Truss Warren Tony Abbott Western Sydney Airport to Deliver Jobs and Infrastructure Press release Ministry for Infrastructure and Regional Development Archived from the original on 16 April 2014 Retrieved 15 April 2014 O Brien Kerry 17 August 1999 Government delays decision on second Sydney airport 7 30 Report ABC Television Archived from the original on 7 November 2012 Retrieved 20 March 2013 a b Webb amp Billing 2005 a b James 2012 Earth moves Works begin at Western Sydney Airport Australian Aviation 16 February 2019 Archived from the original on 1 March 2019 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