Aviation system analysis · Insight 03

Two forecasts agree on the total. They disagree on the shape.

The published plans for Sydney Airport and Western Sydney International together reach 91.9 million passengers in 2045. An independent Sydney-basin scenario reaches about 89.0 million. The totals sit 3.3% apart. Tap to split each total into its domestic and international share.

Domestic + regionalInternational

Plans combines Sydney Airport's published planning endpoints with the Western Sydney International Master Plan 2025 to 2045. Basin scenario is an independent projection of Sydney-basin demand extending pre-COVID national growth; it tests the scale and mix of catchment growth and does not divide passengers between the two airports. Figures in millions of passengers, 2045. Directional comparison of published cases, not a forecast.