Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport flight path design for single runway operations

The new Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport (WSI) is set to open for domestic and international travellers, and freight by late 2026.

The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts has published the Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport airspace and flight path design Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) in accordance with the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth). The final EIS was published in November 2024, and can be viewed here.

The final EIS includes five changes to the preliminary flight paths that were presented in the draft EIS. These changes have been included in the online Aircraft Overflight Noise Tool, which can be viewed on this site.

You can see the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government’s media release here. Frequently asked questions can be found here.

Submissions have been reviewed and considered in finalising the EIS. You can find the response to the issues raised in submissions in the Submissions Report here.

Preliminary flight paths for WSI were released in June 2023. The draft EIS for the preliminary flight paths, including the draft noise insulation and property acquisition policy, was on public exhibition between 24 October 2023 and 31 January 2024.

We encourage you to contact the flight paths team if you have any queries about the EIS process at wsiflightpaths@infrastructure.gov.au.