LOCATION
Western Sydney, NSW
SECTOR
Transport
PROPONENT
Australian Government
PRIORITY LIST STATUS
Previously listed
EVALUATION HISTORY
Planning Investment (Problem Identification)
- 21/12/2015
Delivery Investment (Business Case)
- 21/10/2016


On 21 October 2016, Infrastructure Australia rated the Western Sydney Airport initiative as a High Priority Project on the Infrastructure Priority List.
The airport, at the Badgerys Creek site, will operate for 24 hours a day as per the recommendation of the Australian Infrastructure Plan 2016. The proponent aims to deliver a single runway by 2026, a second runway by 2052, and long term capacity infrastructure by 2064.