Proposals for a second Sydney airport

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The need for and location of a second airport serving Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, was the subject of much public and political debate. The new airport was intended to 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. With an estimated cost of between $6 and $8 billion, construction of the new airport began in September 2018 and will be completed by late 2026. 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. In 2015, 21% of all scheduled flights in Australia landed or took off at Kingsford Smith. The airport dealt with 45% of international passengers in 1998. The Federal...

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