Flight paths for Western Sydney

The Australian Government has released the preliminary flight paths and draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport (WSI) for the community to view.

The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts is responsible for the development of the flight paths for single runway operations at WSI. 

The draft EIS are now available online at wsiflightpaths.gov.au.

If you would like to view a physical copy of the draft EIS, copies are available at all our libraries and leisure centres and will be made available at other locations across greater Sydney.

Submissions on the draft EIS are open and will be accepted up until 31 January 2024. You can make a submission via:

• the online community portal
• email submissions
• mail to Attn: WSI Flight Paths Team, GPO Box 254, ACT 2601.

The main supporting materials are:

• WSI Flight paths brochure(PDF, 3MB)
• WSI Noise assessment brochure(PDF, 1MB)
• Facilitated impacts (changes to other airport flight paths) brochure(PDF, 2MB)
• Noise insulation and property acquisition brochure(PDF, 1MB)
• Environmental Impact Statement process brochure(PDF, 690KB)
• Environmental Impact Statement video

The Department is holding community information and feedback sessions and community information stalls across Sydney and the Blue Mountains this year. Details about these sessions are available at wsiflightpaths.gov.au/visit-us.