# Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport (WSI / YSWS)

**Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport** (IATA: WSI, ICAO: YSWS) is a large airport in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It opened on 24 Sep 2018. It has one runway, 3,700 m (12,139 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Western Sydney Airport Co Limited.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0539

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: WSI / YSWS
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Western Sydney Airport Co Limited
- Serves: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Opened: 24 Sep 2018
- Elevation: 80 m / 262 ft
- Coordinates: -33.8835, 150.7130
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,700 m / 12,139 ft
- Time zone: UTC+11/+10 · Australia/Sydney
- Website: https://www.wsiairport.com.au/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Sydney_Airport (19 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16903158
- Weather station: YSWS
- Ident: AU-0539

## Timeline

- 24 Sep 2018: Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05/23 | 3,700 m / 12,139 ft | 476 m / 1,562 ft | Asphalt | 152° / 238° | yes |

## Routes

10 destinations in 5 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (7)

- [MEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymml.md) Melbourne Airport · Australia · 677 km / 421 mi · QantasLink, Jetstar Airways
- [OOL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybcg.md) Gold Coast Airport · Australia · 689 km / 428 mi · Jetstar Airways
- [BNE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybbn.md) Brisbane International Airport · Australia · 758 km / 471 mi · QantasLink, Jetstar Airways
- [AKL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzaa.md) Auckland International Airport · New Zealand · 2,202 km / 1,368 mi · Air New Zealand
- [NAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nffn.md) Nadi International Airport · Fiji · 3,204 km / 1,991 mi · Fiji Airways
- [SIN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wsss.md) Singapore Changi Airport · Singapore · 6,253 km / 3,885 mi · Singapore Airlines
- [SGN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvts.md) Tan Son Nhat International Airport · Vietnam · 6,808 km / 4,230 mi · VietJet Air

### Cargo (6)

- [MEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymml.md) Melbourne Airport · Australia · 677 km / 421 mi · Qantas Freight
- [OOL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybcg.md) Gold Coast Airport · Australia · 689 km / 428 mi · Qantas Freight
- [BNE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybbn.md) Brisbane International Airport · Australia · 758 km / 471 mi · Qantas Freight
- [ADL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ypad.md) Adelaide International Airport · Australia · 1,123 km / 698 mi · Qantas Freight
- [CNS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybcs.md) Cairns International Airport · Australia · 1,955 km / 1,215 mi · Qantas Freight
- [PER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ypph.md) Perth International Airport · Australia · 3,235 km / 2,010 mi · Qantas Freight

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from WSI, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (6)

- JQ [Jetstar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetstar-airways) · 3
- QF [QantasLink](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qantaslink) · 2
- NZ [Air New Zealand](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-new-zealand) · 1
- FJ [Fiji Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fiji-airways) · 1
- SQ [Singapore Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/singapore-airlines) · 1
- VJ [VietJet Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/vietjet-air) · 1

### Cargo (1)

- QF [Qantas Freight](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qantas-freight) · 6

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,700 m / 12,139 ft | =270 of 29,858 | #3 in Oceania | #2 in AU |
| Elevation | 80 m / 262 ft | =32,252 of 43,403 | #1,218 in Oceania | #763 in AU |
| Age | Opened 2018 | =13,682 of 15,079 | =186 in Oceania | #65 in AU |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =526 in Oceania | =468 in AU |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ATIS |  | 127.000 |
| DEP | WALTON Departure | 118.400 |
| APP | WALTON Approach | 119.350 |
| TWR | WALTON Tower | 128.100 |
| GND | WALTON Ground | 124.050 |
| CTR | SYDNEY Centre | 124.550 |

## Nearby airports

- [CDU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yscn.md) Camden Airport · 17 km / 11 mi
- [BWU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ysbk.md) Sydney Bankstown Airport · 26 km / 16 mi
- [XRH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ysri.md) RAAF Base Richmond · 32 km / 20 mi
- [SYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yssy.md) Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport · 43 km / 27 mi
- [WOL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yshl.md) Shellharbour Airport · 76 km / 47 mi
- [BHS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybth.md) Bathurst Airport · 112 km / 69 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Western Sydney Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Western_Sydney_Airport&oldid=1376537302), revision of 24 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0539/data