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====Airports==== [[Sydney Airport]], officially "Sydney Kingsford-Smith Airport", is located in [[Mascot, New South Wales|Mascot]]. It services 46 international and 23 domestic destinations.<ref name="Sydney Airport overview"/> As the busiest airport in Australia, it handled 37.9 million passengers in 2013 and 530,000 tonnes of freight in 2011.<ref name="Sydney Airport overview"/> A second airport, [[Western Sydney Airport]], is under construction at [[Badgerys Creek, New South Wales|Badgerys Creek]] and will open in late 2026,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome to WSI β Sydney's new airport {{!}} Western Sydney International Airport |url=https://wsiairport.com.au/ |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=wsiairport.com.au}}</ref> at a cost of $2.5 billion.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cox |first1=Lisa |last2=Massola |first2=James |date=2014 |url=http://www.theage.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/tony-abbott-confirms-badgerys-creek-as-site-of-second-sydney-airport-20140415-zqv0d.html |title=Tony Abbott confirms Badgerys Creek as site of second Sydney airport |newspaper=The Age |access-date=24 August 2014}}</ref> Notably, it will not feature a [[Night flying restrictions|curfew]], unlike Sydney Kingsford-Smith Airport, which imposes a suspension of all aircraft operations between 11{{nbsp}}pm and 6{{nbsp}}am. [[Bankstown Airport]] is Sydney's second busiest airport, and serves general aviation, charter and some scheduled cargo flights. Bankstown is also the fourth busiest airport in Australia by number of aircraft movements.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.airservicesaustralia.com/wp-content/uploads/Airport_Movement_Calendar_Year_2011.pdf |title=Movements at Australian Airports |date=17 February 2012 |website=Airservices Australia |access-date=6 November 2016 |archive-date=30 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120530202523/http://www.airservicesaustralia.com/wp-content/uploads/Airport_Movement_Calendar_Year_2011.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref> Other airports include [[Camden Airport (New South Wales)|Camden Airport]], [[The Oaks Airfield]], and Menangle Airfield, which are mostly used for [[general aviation]], flight training<ref name="Camden Airport">{{cite web |title=Sydney Camden Airport |url=https://centreforaviation.com/data/profiles/airports/sydney-camden-airport-cdu |website=Centre for Aviation |access-date=20 May 2025}}</ref> and by private operators. Seaplane terminals are located at [[Rose Bay Water Airport | Rose Bay]] and [[Palm Beach Water Airport | Palm Beach]], and military airports at [[Holsworthy Barracks|Holsworthy]] and [[RAAF Base Richmond | Richmond]]. [[Port Botany (seaport)|Port Botany]] has surpassed Port Jackson as the city's major shipping port. Cruise ship terminals are located at [[Overseas Passenger Terminal|Sydney Cove]] and [[White Bay Cruise Terminal|White Bay]].
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