Flight Paths Concerns

Concerns have been raised over the five proposed flight paths for the brand new Western Sydney AIRPORT TERMINAL at Badgerys Creek, to be called Nancy Bird Walton, that will see some flights over Hawkesbury.

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The airport, set to open in 2026, will operate round the clock, 7 days per week. Federal MP for Macquarie Susan Templeman said she welcomed the release of the preliminary flight paths with detailed information and transparency but acknowledged that a amount of the flight paths impact the Blue Mountains and Hawkesbury.

? https://hillstohawkesbury.com.au/western-sydney-international-airport-paths/ are not similar flight paths that were contained in the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) of 2015, which had every incoming flight pass over Blaxland,? she said.

?Although some people may feel relief, others will undoubtedly be surprised and concerned to see their area Impacted.?

The flight paths were released by Infrastructure Minister Catherine King who said these were made to minimize flights over residential areas, particularly at night time.

She said the community can provide feedback on the draft EIS during a formal public exhibition period after its release.

?This feedback will be considered as we finalise the flight path design ahead of the new airport starting operations by late 2026.?

In accordance with details contained on the site https://www.wsiflightpaths.gov.au/

Departures from the Nancy Bird Walton International airport you could end up 2 to 6 departures flying over Bligh Park and Windsor areas. The biggest impact from the proposal is definitely the regions of Pitt Town, Ebenezer, Cattai and Lower Portland which is under a flightpath for arrivals meaning 8 to 19 flights each day.

Susan Templeman said: ?In releasing these flight paths, I've demanded that accurate and detailed information be available to us all? we must have time to fully understand the flight paths before being asked to respond to an Environment Impact Statement (EIS).

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?I encourage everyone in the Mountains and Hawkesbury to gain access to the info at www.wsiflightpaths.gov.au

?Anyone who does not have internet access should contact my office so we can distribute the hard copy information I expect to be available from the Department of Infrastructure shortly. Once we digest the impact of the preliminary flight paths, I know people will feel angry. I understand people will be upset. I also know we must work together as a residential area to possess effective input into this technique.?

Community information and feedback sessions have been organised, the nearest are in Parramatta (Thursday 20th July from 3pm to 8pm and Civic Gallery and Blacktown on Saturday 22nd July 11am to 4pm Max Webber Library.

Plans for another Airport terminal for Sydney at Badgerys Creek were first announced in 1986.

For more information about the current plans visit https://www.wsiflightpaths.gov.au/

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Pub: 04 Jul 2023 10:07 UTC
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