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- Oct 25, 202695% CONFIDENCEfrom pm.gov.au · possible Oct 25 – Dec 5, 2026
Western Sydney International Airport Opens
- Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport, WSI, at Luddenham and Badgerys Creek, is opening for passengers on 25 October 2026, after cargo flights began on 27 July 2026[1][2][3]
- It is a full-service, curfew-free airport for up to 10 million passengers a year with a single 3.7 km runway, after 15 years of planning, seven of construction and a year of testing[1][2]
- Jetstar operates the first commercial flight (A320 to the Gold Coast, 11am 25 October), with Melbourne and Brisbane routes; Air New Zealand to Auckland from 26 October; Singapore Airlines daily from 23 November 2026; QantasLink from 28 March 2027[2][3]
- From 1 November 2026 WSI is intended to take overnight freight movements under the Sydney Airport Curfew Act 1995[2][3]
- The project created over 12,800 jobs and is part of nearly $18 billion of Western Sydney investment; terminal completed 11 June 2025 and the first jet landed 28 October 2025[1][2][3]
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- [1]75%en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Sydney_Airporten.wikipedia.org· Posted Sep 11, 2026· Starts Dec 5, 2026· 42% of score
Given as scheduled, per en.wikipedia.org: "…July 2026,[6] with passenger operations scheduled to commence on 25 October 2026.[7][8][9] Operated…"
- [2]95%It's official – Western Sydney to open to passengers on 25 October and freight on 26 July 2026pm.gov.au· Published Jun 9, 2026· Starts Oct 25, 2026 ✓· 29% of score
Official press release from the Prime Minister of Australia confirming Western Sydney International Airport's first passenger flights on 25 October 2026, a firm government-announced date differing from the pin's stored 5 December 2026.[1]
- [3]93%Western Sydney Airport set to openinfrastructure.gov.au· Published Jun 9, 2026· Starts Oct 25, 2026· 29% of score
The Australian Department of Infrastructure's own announcement corroborates the 25 October 2026 first-passenger-flight date for Western Sydney International Airport.
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