Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport

We would like to notify you about upcoming activities this month where you may notice unusual aircraft movement in your area.

CASA validation flights - 23 and 24 October 2025

The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) is conducting validation flights on Thursday 23 October and Friday 24 October 2025. These validation flights are conducted as part of the Airspace Change Proposal (ACP) process and aim to confirm that procedures for Western Sydney International (WSI) Airport can be safely flown and that the airspace is clear of obstructions.

You may notice a small propeller-driven aircraft flying as low as several hundred feet at times and an uncommon flying pattern. This is to make sure obstacles are accurately marked on charts and no new obstacles exist. Obstacles can be towers, trees, masts or buildings that can be a danger to aircraft.

If you wish to find out more about the validation activities, please contact CASA on 131 757 or submit your enquiry through CASA’s website.

Emergency Exercise at WSI Airport – 28 & 29 October 2025

The WSI Airport operator, in partnership with the NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS), will conduct an emergency exercise at WSI Airport on Tuesday 28 October and Wednesday 29 October 2025.

On Tuesday 28 October, RFS will operate a Boeing 737 aircraft, flying from Richmond RAAF Base to WSI Airport. The aircraft is scheduled to:

• arrive at WSI Airport between 8:00am and 9:30am
• depart WSI Airport between 2:00pm and 3:30pm

During these times, you may notice the aircraft flying at low altitude between Richmond and WSI Airport. It will be operating in Class G airspace, below 5,000 feet.

Please note that the aircraft will not fly any of the proposed WSI flight paths, as these are still pending validation by CASA

To ensure safe operations while this aircraft is in the air, the airspace above WSI Airport will be temporarily closed to other aircraft during the above times.

If you wish to find out more about the emergency exercise, please contact the team at Western Sydney International Airport directly on 1800 972 972 or info@wsiairport.com.au

Community engagement on flight path and airspace changes for Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport (WSI) has now concluded. We would like to thank everyone who provided feedback and submitted an expression of interest or location suggestion for a temporary noise monitor.

Relevant feedback from the community regarding Noise Abatement Procedures (NAPs) will be reviewed and considered in further development of WSI NAPs.

The expressions of interest and location suggestions received for the temporary noise monitors will be reviewed and a shortlist of appropriate locations identified for inclusion in this program. You will be notified of the outcome of your submission shortly and suitable candidates will be advised of next steps.

Subject to CASA approvals, the airspace changes will be implemented in mid-2026 ahead of the opening of WSI Airport. We will keep the community updated on progress and future opportunities to discuss WSI operations with our team.

View the factsheets for WSI flight path and airspace changes by clicking on them below.

• Overview: Noise Abatement Procedure and noise monitoring program
• Overview: Planned airspace and flight path design
• Planned airspace and flight path design factsheet
• Changes require to flight paths for other airports factsheet
• Noise assessment factsheet
• Noise Abatement Procedures factsheet
• Noise monitoring program factsheet

We are also seeking feedback on Noise Abatement Procedures and the noise monitoring program for WSI. Feedback will be open until Sunday 21 September 2025.

• Provide your feedback on Noise Abatement Procedures here
• Submit an expression of interest or location suggestion for a temporary noise monitor here

If you would like to speak to a team member, we encourage you to register for a community drop-in session or come along to a pop-up session or online webinar. Details for the sessions and webinars can be found here.

We are pleased to announce dates and locations for community drop-in, pop-up and online sessions for Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport (WSI) flight path and airspace changes. More detailed information including factsheets will be published next week. Feedback on Noise Abatement Procedures and the noise monitoring program will be open from Monday 21 July to Sunday 21 September 2025.

Please find below:

• Format of the sessions
• Dates and locations of the sessions.

Format of sessions

• Drop-in sessions: our community drop-in sessions are held at community halls and offer an opportunity for you to learn about the new WSI flight paths and locations, noise abatement procedures and our noise monitoring program. We encourage community members to register for these sessions as it will help us with resourcing planning, and ensure you receive any updates about any changes. Please note: this event is an information session and not a town hall meeting. There will be no presentation or panel discussion.
• Pop-up sessions: we will have a pop-up stand at your local markets and/or shopping centres to raise awareness of the new WSI flight paths. Registration is not required for pop-up sessions, just stop by, say hello, and have a chat with the team.
• Online sessions: in our online sessions, we will give an overview of our engagement and address general questions. Please register for these sessions as log-in details for online sessions will be sent to registered participants within approximately 24 hours of each session.

Please register through the Humanitix platform. If you’re having problems with registering online, please email us at communityengagement@airservicesaustralia.com

Pop-up locations and dates (registration not necessary)

Online sessions (please register)

• Monday 4 August 11am – 12:30pm
• Monday 25 August 6pm – 7:30pm

We are engaging with communities to ensure awareness of the location of the flight paths, how they will operate, and what communities can expect from these operations. We are also seeking feedback on Noise Abatement Procedures and our noise monitoring program. Community members can join us for these sessions and ask any questions they may have.

Airservices will commence community engagement on flight path and airspace changes for Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport on the week commencing 28 July 2025. This will include drop-in community engagement sessions, pop-up and online sessions. Information materials will be published a week ahead of these sessions commencing.

Venues and dates of the engagement sessions will be published in the week commencing 14 July 2025.

If you would like to receive updates, please subscribe to the WSI project via the webpage.