Sydney Airport

For other uses, see Sydney Airport (disambiguation).
Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport
IATA: SYD – ICAO: YSSY
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Leased Commonwealth Airport
Operator Sydney Airport Corporation Limited
Serves Sydney
Location Mascot, New South Wales, Australia
Hub for
Elevation AMSL 21 ft / 6 m
Coordinates 33°56′46″S 151°10′38″E / 33.94611°S 151.17722°E / -33.94611; 151.17722Coordinates: 33°56′46″S 151°10′38″E / 33.94611°S 151.17722°E / -33.94611; 151.17722
Website sydneyairport.com.au
Map
SYD

Location within Sydney

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07/25 2,530 8,301 Asphalt
16L/34R 2,438 7,999 Asphalt
16R/34L 3,962 12,999 Asphalt
Statistics (2014-15)
Passengers 39,656,000[1]
Aircraft movements 327,190[2]
Airfreight in tonnes 444,419[3]
Economic & social impacts $13.2 billion & 146 thousand[4]
Source: AIP[5]
Passenger and aircraft movements from the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics[3]
Freight from Sydney Airport[6][7]

Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport[8] (colloquially Mascot Airport, Kingsford Smith Airport, or Sydney Airport; IATA: SYD, ICAO: YSSY; ASX: SYD) is an international airport located 8 km (5 mi) south of the city centre, in the suburb of Mascot in Sydney. It is the only major airport serving Sydney, and is a primary hub for Qantas, as well as a secondary hub for Virgin Australia and Jetstar Airways. Situated next to Botany Bay, the airport has three runways, colloquially known as the "east–west", "north–south" and "third" runways.

Sydney Airport is both the longest continuously operated commercial airport and oldest commercial international airport in the world,[9] the world's oldest continually operating commercial airport,[10] and the busiest airport in Australia, handling 35,630,549 passengers in 2011[11] and 326,686 aircraft movements in 2013.[12] It was the 31st busiest airport in the world in 2012. The airport is managed by Sydney Airport Corporation Limited (SACL) and the current CEO is Kerrie Mather. Currently 46 domestic and 43 international destinations are served to Sydney directly.

History

1920–30: Early history

The land used for the airport had been a bullock paddock.[13] Nigel Love, a former wartime pilot, was looking into the possibilities for aviation in Australia. He was interested in establishing the nation's first aircraft manufacturing company. This idea required him to establish a factory and an aerodrome close to the city. His search for a potential site eventually led him to a real estate office in Sydney which was aware of some land owned by the Kensington Race Club (that was kept as a hedge against losing its government-owned site at Randwick). It had been used by a local abattoir, which was closing down, to graze sheep and cattle. This land appealed to Love, the surface was perfectly flat and was covered with a pasture of buffalo grass. This grass had been grazed so evenly by the sheep and cattle running on it that it required little to make it serviceable to land aircraft. In addition, the approaches on all four sides had no obstructions, it was bounded by a racecourse, gardens, a river and Botany Bay.

Love established Mascot as a private concern, leasing 80 hectares (200 acres) from the Kensington Race Club for three years. It initially had a small canvas structure but was later equipped with an imported Richards hangar. The first flight from Mascot was on 19 November 1919 when Love carried freelance movie photographer Billy Marshall up in an Avro. The official opening flight took place on 9 January 1920, also performed by Love.[14]

In 1921, the Commonwealth Government purchased 65 hectares (161 acres) in Mascot for the purpose of creating a public airfield. In 1923, when Love's three-year lease expired, the Mascot land was compulsorily acquired by the Commonwealth Government from the racing club.[13] The first regular flights began in 1924.

1930–60

In 1933 the first gravel runways were built. By 1949 the airport had three runways – the 1,085-metre (3,560 ft) 11/29, the 1,190-metre (3,904 ft) 16/34 and the 1,787-metre (5,863 ft) 04/22. The Sydenham to Botany railway line crossed the latter runway approximately 150 metres (490 ft) from the northern end and was protected by special safeworking facilities.[15] The Cooks River was diverted away from the area in 1947–52 to provide more land for the airport and other small streams were filled. When Mascot was declared an aerodrome in 1920 it was known as Sydney Airport. On 14 August 1936 the airport was renamed Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (Sydney Morning Herald 9 August 1938 p12) in honour of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, who was a pioneering Australian aviator. Up to the early sixties the majority of Sydney-siders referred to the airport as Mascot. The first paved runway was 07/25 and the next one constructed was 16/34 (now 16R/34L), jutting into Botany Bay, starting in 1959, to accommodate large jets. 07/25 is used mainly by lighter aircraft, although large four engine jet aircraft still periodically land on the runway from the east, when south-westerly winds are blowing in Sydney. 16R is presently the longest operational runway in Australia, with 4,400 m (14,300 ft) paved length and 3,920 m (12,850 ft) between the zebra thresholds.

Modern history

Sydney International Airport official aerodrome Chart
KLM DC8 at Gate 2 International Terminal in 1972

By the 1960s the need for a new international terminal had become apparent, and work commenced in late 1966. Much of the new terminal was designed by Paynter and Dixon Industries.[16] The plans for the design are held by the State Library of New South Wales.[17]

The new terminal was officially opened on 3 May 1970, by HM Queen Elizabeth II. The first Boeing 747 "Jumbo Jet" at the airport, Pan American's Clipper Flying Cloud (N734PA), arrived on 4 October 1970. The east-west runway was then 2,500 m (8,300 ft) long;[18] in the 1970s the north-south runway was expanded to become one of the longest runways in the southern hemisphere. The international terminal was expanded in 1992 and has undergone several refurbishments since then, including one that was completed in early 2000 in order to re-invent the airport in time for the 2000 Olympic Games held in Sydney. The airport additionally underwent another project development that began in 2010 to extend the transit zone which brought new duty free facilities, shops & leisure areas for passengers.

The limitations of having only two runways that crossed each other had become apparent and governments grappled with Sydney's airport capacity for decades; eventually the controversial decision to build a third runway was made. The third runway was parallel to the existing runway 16/34, entirely on reclaimed land from Botany Bay. A proposed new airport on the outskirts of Sydney was shelved in 2004, before being re-examined in 2009–2012 showing that Kingsford Smith airport will not be able to cope by 2030.

Curfew

The "third runway" which the Commonwealth government commenced development of in 1989 and completed in 1994, remained controversial because of increased aircraft movements, especially over many inner suburbs. The 1990s saw the formation of the No Aircraft Noise Party, although it failed to win a parliamentary seat.

In 1995, the Australian Parliament passed the Sydney Airport Curfew Act 1995, which limits the operating hours of the airport. This was done in an effort to curb complaints about aircraft noise. The curfew prevents aircraft from taking off or landing between the hours of 11 pm and 6 am. A limited number of scheduled and approved take-offs and landings are permitted respectively in the "shoulder periods" of 11 pm to midnight and 5 am to 6 am. The Act does not stop all aircraft movements overnight, but limits movements by restricting the types of aircraft that can operate, the runways they can use and the number of flights allowed.[19] During extreme weather, flights are often delayed and it is often the case that people on late flights are unable to travel on a given day. As of 2009, fines for violating curfew have been levied against four airlines, with a maximum fine of $550,000 applicable.[20]

In addition to the curfew, Sydney Airport also has a cap of 80 aircraft movements per hour which cannot be exceeded, leading to increased delays during peak hours.[21]

Expansion

Tail of a Qantas Boeing 747-400 at Sydney Airport with the skyline of Sydney in the background.

In 2002, the Commonwealth Government sold Sydney Airports Corporation Limited (later renamed Sydney Airport Corporation Limited, SACL), the management authority for the airport, to Southern Cross Airports Corporation Holdings Ltd. 82.93 per cent of SACL is owned by MAp Airports International Limited, a subsidiary of Macquarie Bank, Sydney Airport Intervest GmbH own 12.11 per cent and Ontario Teachers' Australia Trust own 4.96 per cent.[22] SACL holds a 99-year lease on the airport which remains Crown land and as such is categorised as a Leased Federal Airport.[23]

Since the international terminal's original completion, it has undergone two large expansions. One such expansion is underway and will stretch over twenty years (2005–25). This will include an additional high-rise office block, the construction of a multi-level car park, the expansion of both international and domestic terminals. These expansions—and other plans and policies by Macquarie Bank for airport operations—are seen as controversial, as they are performed without the legal oversight of local councils, which usually act as the local planning authority for such developments. As of April 2006, some of the proposed development has been scaled back.[24]

Sydney Airport's International terminal underwent a $500 million renovation that was completed in mid-2010. The upgrade includes a new baggage system, an extra 7,300 m2 (78,577 sq ft) of space for shops and passenger waiting areas and other improvements.[25]

In March 2010, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission released a report sharply critical of price gouging at Sydney airport, ranking it fifth out of five airports. The report noted Sydney Airport recorded the highest average prices at $13.63 per passenger, compared to the lowest of $7.96 at Melbourne Airport, while the price of short-term parking had almost doubled in the 2008–09 financial year, from $28 to $50 for four hours. The report also accused the airport of abusing its monopoly power.[26]

Future

In December 2011, Sydney Airport announced a proposal to divide the airport into two airline-alliance-based precincts; integrating international, domestic and regional services under the one roof by 2019. The current domestic Terminal 2 and Terminal 3 would be used by Qantas, Jetstar and members of the oneworld airline alliance while today's international Terminal 1 would be used by Virgin Australia and its international partners. Other international airlines would continue to operate from T1.[27]

In September 2012, Sydney Airport CEO Kerrie Mather announced the airport had abandoned the proposal to create alliance-based terminals in favour of terminals "based around specific airline requirements and (passenger) transfer flows". She stated the plan was to minimise the number of passengers transferring between terminals.[28] In June 2013 the airport released a draft version of its 2013 Masterplan, which proposes operating domestic and international flights from the same terminals using 'swing gates', along with upgrading Terminal 3 (currently the Qantas domestic terminal) to accommodate the Airbus A380.[29][30]

On 17 February 2014, the Australian Government approved Sydney Airport’s Master Plan 2033,[31] which outlines the airport’s plans to cater for forecast demand of 74 million passengers in 2033. The plan includes Sydney Airport’s first ever integrated ground transport plan.[32]

Terminals

Terminal 1 aerial view

Sydney Airport has three passenger terminals. The International Terminal is separated from the other two by a runway, therefore connecting passengers need to allow for longer transfer times.

Terminal 1

Terminal 1 Departures Concourse
Terminal 1 Departures Duty Free
Terminal 3 Departures Hall

Terminal 1 was opened on 3 May 1970, replacing the old Overseas Passenger Terminal (which was located where Terminal 3 stands now) and has been greatly expanded since then. Today it is known as the International Terminal, located in the airport's north western sector. It has 25 gates (thirteen in concourse B numbered 8–37, and twelve in concourse C numbered 50–63) served by aerobridges. Pier B is used by Qantas, all Oneworld members and all Skyteam members (except Delta). Pier C is used by Virgin Australia and its partners (including Delta) as well as all Star Alliance members There are also a number of remote bays, though these are rarely used.

The terminal building is split into three levels, one each for arrivals, departures and airline offices. The departure level has 20 rows of check-in desks each with 10 single desks making a total of 200 check-in desks. The terminal hosts eight airline lounges: Two for Qantas, and one each for Etihad Airways, Air New Zealand, Singapore Airlines, Emirates, American Express and SkyTeam. The terminal underwent a major $500 million redevelopment that was completed in 2010, by which the shopping complex was expanded, outbound customs operations were centralised and the floor space of the terminal increased to 254,000 square metres (2,730,000 sq ft).[33] Further renovations began in 2015 with a reconfiguration and decluttering of outbound and inbound duty-free areas, extension of the airside dining areas and installation of Australian Border Force Smart Gates for outbound immigration. These works are due to be complete in 2016.[34]

Terminal 2

Aerial view of Terminals 2 and 3 on the domestic side of the airport
A pair of Boeing 727 cargo aircraft in front of the former Domestic Express terminal
Cooks River borders the east of the airport

Terminal 2, located in the airport's north-eastern section, was the former home of Ansett Australia's domestic operations. It features 16 parking bays served by aerobridges and several remote bays for regional aircraft. Today it serves Virgin Australia, Virgin Australia Regional Airlines, Jetstar, Tigerair Australia and Regional Express Airlines. There are lounges for Virgin Australia and Regional Express Airlines.

Terminal 3

Terminal 3 is a domestic terminal, serving Qantas with QantasLink flights having moved their operations from Terminal 2 to Terminal 3 on 16 August 2013[35][36] Originally, it was home for Trans Australia Airlines (later named Australian Airlines). Like Terminal 2 it is located in the north-eastern section. The current terminal building is largely the result of extensions made during the late 1990s. There are 14 parking bays served by aerobridges, including two served by dual aerobridges. Terminal 3 features a large Qantas Club lounge, along with a dedicated Business Class and Chairmans lounge. Terminal 3 also has a 'Heritage Collection' located adjacent to gate 13, dedicated to Qantas and including many collections from the airline's 90-plus years of service. It also has a view of the airport's apron and is used commonly by plane-spotters.

Qantas sold its lease of terminal 3, which was due to continue until 2019, back to Sydney Airport for $535 million. This means Sydney Airport resumes operational responsibility of the terminal, including the lucrative retail areas.[37]

Other terminals

Sydney Airport had a fourth passenger terminal, east of Terminal 2. This was formerly known as Domestic Express and was used by Regional Express Airlines; and low-cost carriers Virgin Blue (now known as Virgin Australia) and the now-defunct Impulse Airlines; during the time Terminal 2 was closed following the collapse of Ansett Australia. It is now used by DHL Express and Tasman Cargo Airlines as an office building.

The dedicated Freight Terminal is located north of Terminal 1. It is used for international freight operations, except for Tasman Cargo Airlines' trans-Tasman services. It is also used as overflow parking when all Terminal 1 gates are occupied.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Signage at the entrance to the domestic side of the airport
Control tower
International airlines at Terminal 1
Qantas Boeing 747-400 on taxiway with aircraft viewing area and Botany Bay beach in foreground
Virgin Australia A330 on the tarmac
Qantas A380 taking off
A United Airlines Boeing 747-400 taxiing, prior to the replacement of the 747s on the Los Angeles and San Francisco routes with Boeing 777-200ERs
An Asiana Airlines Boeing 777-200ER landing
Korean Air Airbus A330-300
An overview of Sydney Airport terminals and various Airlines, May 2014
Sydney Airport Terminal 1 Airlines
AirlinesDestinationsTerminal
AirAsia XKuala Lumpur–International1
AircalinNouméa1
Air CanadaToronto-Pearson, Vancouver1
Air ChinaBeijing-Capital, Shanghai-Pudong1
Air IndiaDelhi1
Air New ZealandAuckland, Christchurch, Norfolk Island, Queenstown, Rarotonga, Wellington1
Air NiuginiPort Moresby1
Air VanuatuPort Vila1
All Nippon AirwaysTokyo-Haneda1
American AirlinesLos Angeles[38]1
Asiana AirlinesSeoul-Incheon1
British AirwaysLondon-Heathrow, Singapore1
Cathay PacificHong Kong1
Cebu PacificManila1
China AirlinesAuckland, Taipei-Taoyuan
Seasonal: Christchurch		1
China Eastern AirlinesBeijing-Capital, Nanjing, Shanghai-Pudong1
China Southern AirlinesGuangzhou, Shenzhen[39] 1
Delta Air LinesLos Angeles1
EmiratesAuckland, Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Christchurch, Dubai-International1
Etihad AirwaysAbu Dhabi1
Fiji AirwaysNadi, Suva[40]1
FlyPelicanMudgee,[41] Newcastle[42]2
Garuda IndonesiaDenpasar, Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta1
Hainan AirlinesSeasonal: Xi'an[43][44]1
Hawaiian AirlinesHonolulu1
Indonesia AirAsia XDenpasar[45]1
Japan AirlinesTokyo-Narita1
Jetstar AirwaysAuckland, Christchurch, Gold Coast, Denpasar, Honolulu, Melbourne, Nadi, Phuket, Queenstown, 1
Jetstar AirwaysAdelaide, Avalon, Ayers Rock,[46] Ballina, Brisbane, Cairns, Darwin, Gold Coast, Hamilton Island, Hobart, Launceston, Melbourne, Perth, Sunshine Coast, Townsville2
Korean AirSeoul-Incheon1
LAN AirlinesAuckland, Santiago de Chile1
Malaysia AirlinesKuala Lumpur–International1
Philippine AirlinesManila1
QantasBangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Dallas/Fort Worth, Dubai-International, Hong Kong, Honolulu, Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta, Johannesburg, Los Angeles, London-Heathrow, Manila, Nouméa, Queenstown, San Francisco,[38] Santiago de Chile, Shanghai-Pudong, Singapore, Tokyo-Haneda
Seasonal: Denpasar,[47] Vancouver[48]		1
QantasAdelaide, Alice Springs, Brisbane, Cairns, Canberra, Darwin, Gold Coast, Hamilton Island,[49] Melbourne, Perth
Seasonal: Broome		3
Qantas
operated by Jetconnect		Auckland, Christchurch, Queenstown, Wellington1
QantasLink
operated by Eastern Australia Airlines		Albury, Armidale, Canberra, Coffs Harbour, Dubbo, Gladstone,[50] Lord Howe Island, Moree, Port Macquarie, Tamworth, Toowoomba-Brisbane West Wellcamp,[51] Wagga Wagga3
QantasLink
operated by Cobham Aviation Services Australia		Adelaide, Canberra, Gold Coast, Hervey Bay,[49] Hobart,[52] Sunshine Coast[53]3
Qatar AirwaysDoha (begins 1 March 2016)[54]1
Regional Express AirlinesAlbury, Armidale,[55] Ballina, Bathurst, Broken Hill, Cooma (begins 23 March 2016),[56] Dubbo, Grafton, Griffith, Lismore, Merimbula, Mildura, Moruya, Narrandera, Newcastle,[57] Orange, Parkes, Taree, Wagga Wagga2
ScootSingapore1
Sichuan AirlinesChongqing1
Singapore AirlinesSingapore1
Solomon AirlinesHoniara1
Thai AirwaysBangkok-Suvarnabhumi1
Tigerair AustraliaAdelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Coffs Harbour, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Perth, Proserpine2
United AirlinesLos Angeles, San Francisco1
Vietnam AirlinesHo Chi Minh City1
Virgin AustraliaAdelaide, Albury, Ayers Rock, Ballina, Brisbane, Cairns, Canberra, Coffs Harbour, Darwin, Gold Coast, Hamilton Island, Hervey Bay, Hobart, Launceston, Mackay, Melbourne, Perth, Port Macquarie, Sunshine Coast, Tamworth2
Virgin AustraliaAbu Dhabi, Auckland, Christchurch, Denpasar, Los Angeles, Nadi, Nuku'alofa, Queenstown1
Virgin SamoaApia-Faleolo1
XiamenAirFuzhou,[58] Xiamen1

Cargo

Australian Air Express Facility
AirlinesDestinationsTerminal
Cathay Pacific CargoHong Kong, MelbourneFreight
DHL Express
operated by Tasman Cargo Airlines		Auckland, Melbourne, NouméaNote 2
DHL Express
operated by Pel-Air		Brisbane, Cairns, MelbourneNote 2
Emirates SkyCargoDubai-Al Maktoum, Hong Kong, SingaporeFreight
FedEx ExpressAuckland, Guangzhou, Honolulu, Los Angeles, ManilaFreight
Korean Air CargoGuangzhou, Seoul-IncheonFreight
MASkargoDa Nang, Kuala Lumpur–InternationalFreight
Qantas Freight
operated by Express Freighters Australia		Brisbane, MelbourneNote 2
Qantas Freight
operated by Atlas Air		Auckland, Chicago-O'Hare, Chongqing, Hong Kong, Honolulu, Jakarta-Soekarno Hatta, Medan, Shanghai-PudongFreight
Qantas Freight
operated by Express Freighters Australia		Auckland, ChristchurchFreight
Singapore Airlines CargoAdelaide, Auckland, Melbourne, SingaporeFreight
Toll Priority
operated by Airwork		Brisbane, MelbourneNote 2
UPS AirlinesAnchorage, Honolulu, Los Angeles, NadiFreight
Notes

Second Sydney airport

Qantas Boeing 747-300 landing at the airport
International departures drop off area

The local, state and federal governments have investigated the viability of building a second major airport in Sydney since the 1940s.[59] Between 1987 and 2000, domestic flights through Sydney more than doubled to nearly 27 million, and international passengers served increased from 8 million to 15 million. The Sydney region passenger demand is forecast to reach 87 million passengers by 2035, more than doubling, and to double again by 2060.[60] Close to half of all scheduled flights in Australia take off or land at Kingsford Smith. In 1998 the airport handled 45 per cent of international passengers in Australia.[61]

The Federal Government has bought most of the required land in a proposed site at Badgerys Creek, west of Sydney. This site would be accessible by the Westlink M7 motorway. Despite acquiring almost all the land necessary for the building of the Badgerys Creek airport, and multiple studies and reports commissioned that recommended building the airport, in 1995 new airport leasing legislation was blocked in the Australian Senate, and construction was delayed until after the 2000 Sydney Olympics. All the major Australian airlines, including Qantas, indicated they would prefer additional development of Kingsford-Smith Airport. In 1998 most local authorities reversed their previous support of the new airport and protested against potential noise and pollution impacts. After the 2001 terrorist attacks decimated the air travel industry, the national government announced its belief that the current Sydney airport could accommodate additional air travel demands for at least another decade.

The issue of a second airport for Sydney arose again after the Rudd government was elected in 2007. Convinced that capacity at the current airport will be exhausted, it investigated Badgerys Creek, Wilton, Camden, Richmond and Canberra for feasibility, while Bankstown Airport was ruled out as being expanded from a light aircraft airport.[62]

On 15 April 2014, the Federal Government announced that Badgerys Creek would be Sydney's second international airport, to be known as Western Sydney Airport.[63] Press releases suggest that the airport will not be subject to curfews and will open in phases, initially with a single airport runway and terminal.[64] It would be linked to Sydney Airport by local roads and motorways, and by extensions to the existing suburban rail network.[65]

Traffic and statistics

Domestic

Domestic aviation activity into and out of Sydney Airport in FY 2014-15[66]
Rank Airport Passengers handled % Change
1Victoria, Melbourne8,454,641Increase2.2
2Queensland, Brisbane4,408,314Decrease1.0
3Queensland, Gold Coast2,583,163Decrease0.2
4South Australia, Adelaide1,816,962Increase2.2
5Western Australia, Perth1,774,648Decrease1.7
6Queensland, Cairns1,009,167Increase0.3
7Australian Capital Territory, Canberra961,669Decrease3.3
8Tasmania, Hobart537,640Increase1.5
9Queensland, Sunshine Coast458,229Decrease3.0
10New South Wales, Ballina338,027Increase3.8
11New South Wales, Coffs Harbour336,198Decrease8.2
12Northern Territory, Darwin321,666Decrease6.7
13Tasmania, Launceston293,372Increase2.3
14Queensland, Hamilton Island222,985Increase4.5
15New South Wales, Albury221,771Decrease3.7

International

Busiest international routes into and out of Sydney Airport - Year ending June 2015[67]
Rank Airport Passengers handled % change
1New Zealand, Auckland 1,505,357Increase2.9
2Singapore, Singapore 1,385,345Increase0.6
3Hong Kong, Hong Kong 928,850Decrease1.8
4United Arab Emirates, Dubai 898,252Increase4.1
5United States, Los Angeles 787,376Increase0.2
6Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur–International 731,879Decrease4.9
7United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi 594,678Increase8.4
8Thailand, Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi 503,850Decrease4.2
9New Zealand, Christchurch 459,826Increase7.6
10Fiji, Nadi 424,882Increase1.2
11Indonesia, Denpasar 412,438Increase18.1
12China, Shanghai-Pudong 400,607Increase3.2
13United States, Honolulu 394,360Decrease1.4
14Japan, Tokyo-Narita 383,717Increase1.0
15China, Guangzhou 356,523Increase6.2

In 2012, Sydney Airport served 22,652,282 (3.3% higher than the previous year) domestic, 1,986,595 (down 0.7%) regional and 12,372,246 (up 5.3%) international passengers. In total there were 37,011,123 (3.7%) passengers.[3]

Ground transport

T3 Airport Link Entrance

The airport is accessible via the Airport Link underground rail line. The International railway station is located below the International terminal, while the domestic railway station is located under the car park between the domestic terminals (Terminal 2 and Terminal 3). While the stations are part of the Sydney Trains suburban network, they are privately owned and operated by the Airport Link consortium and their use is subject to a surcharge.[68][69] The trains that service the airport are regular suburban trains. Unlike airport trains at some other airports, these do not have special provisions for customers with luggage, do not operate express to the airport and may have all seats occupied by commuters before the trains arrive at the airport.

Sydney Buses operate route 400 from Burwood to Bondi Junction railway stations which stops at both the International and Domestic terminals. This route connects to the eastern suburbs, Inner West and St George areas.[70]

Sydney Airport has road connections in all directions. Southern Cross Drive (M1), a motorway, is the fastest link with the city centre. The M5 South Western Motorway (including the M5 East Freeway) links the airport with the south-western suburbs of Sydney. A ring road runs around the airport consisting of Airport Drive, Qantas Drive, General Holmes Drive, M5 East Freeway and Marsh Street. General Holmes Drive features a tunnel under the main north-south runway and three taxiways as well as providing access to an aircraft viewing area. Inside the airport a part-ring road – Ross Smith Avenue (named after Ross MacPherson Smith) – connects the Domestic Terminal with the control tower, the general aviation area, car-rental company storage yards, long-term car park, heliport, various retail operations and a hotel. A perimeter road runs inside the secured area for authorised vehicles only.

The Airport runs several official car parks—Domestic Short Term, Domestic Remote Long Term, and International Short/Long Term.[71]

The International Terminal is located beside a wide pedestrian and bicycle path. It links Mascot and Sydney City in the north-east with Tempe (via a foot bridge over Alexandra Canal) and Botany Bay to the south-west. All terminals offer bicycle racks and are also easily accessible by foot from nearby areas.

Accidents and incidents

See also

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