Western Sydney International Airport

E366629

greenfield airport international airport

Western Sydney International Airport is a new major international airport being developed in Sydney’s western suburbs to serve as a second gateway for the metropolitan region.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Western Sydney International Airport canonical	2
Western Sydney Airport (under construction)	1
Western Sydney Airport Plan	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3227971 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Western Sydney International Airport
Context triple: [Greater Sydney region, majorAirport, Western Sydney International Airport]

A. Griffith Airport
Griffith Airport is a regional airport serving the city of Griffith and the surrounding Riverina area in New South Wales, Australia.
B. Brisbane Airport
Brisbane Airport is a major international and domestic airport in Queensland, Australia, serving Brisbane and acting as a key hub for several airlines.
C. Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine)
Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) is the primary international and domestic airport serving the city of Melbourne, Australia.
D. Canberra Airport
Canberra Airport is the main domestic and international airport serving Australia’s capital city, Canberra.
E. Tullamarine Airport
Tullamarine Airport is the primary international and domestic airport serving Melbourne, Australia, and one of the country’s busiest aviation hubs.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Western Sydney International Airport
Target entity description: Western Sydney International Airport is a new major international airport being developed in Sydney’s western suburbs to serve as a second gateway for the metropolitan region.

A. Griffith Airport
Griffith Airport is a regional airport serving the city of Griffith and the surrounding Riverina area in New South Wales, Australia.
B. Brisbane Airport
Brisbane Airport is a major international and domestic airport in Queensland, Australia, serving Brisbane and acting as a key hub for several airlines.
C. Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine)
Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) is the primary international and domestic airport serving the city of Melbourne, Australia.
D. Canberra Airport
Canberra Airport is the main domestic and international airport serving Australia’s capital city, Canberra.
E. Tullamarine Airport
Tullamarine Airport is the primary international and domestic airport serving Melbourne, Australia, and one of the country’s busiest aviation hubs.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	greenfield airport ⓘ international airport ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Nancy-Bird Walton Airport ⓘ
connectedBy	M12 Motorway ⓘ Sydney Metro – Western Sydney Airport line ⓘ linked to: Sydney Metro upgraded road network in Western Sydney ⓘ
constructionStatus	under construction ⓘ
country	Australia ⓘ
curfew	no curfew planned ⓘ
designFeature	modular expansion capability ⓘ
developer	Western Sydney Airport company ⓘ
distanceFromSydneyCBD	approximately 44 kilometres west ⓘ
environmentalApproval	granted under Australian EPBC Act ⓘ
fundingModel	Commonwealth-funded core airport infrastructure ⓘ
governingBody	Australian Government ⓘ linked to: Australian government
IATAcode	WSI ⓘ
ICAOcode	YWSI ⓘ
initialRunwayConfiguration	single 3.7 km runway ⓘ
initialRunwayOrientation	north–south ⓘ
integratedWith	Western Sydney Aerotropolis ⓘ
intendedAircraft	narrow-body domestic aircraft ⓘ wide-body international aircraft ⓘ
locatedIn	Greater Sydney region ⓘ New South Wales ⓘ Sydney ⓘ Western Sydney ⓘ linked to: Greater Western Sydney
namedAfter	Nancy-Bird Walton ⓘ
operator	Western Sydney Airport company ⓘ
owner	Australian Government ⓘ linked to: Australian government
plannedOpeningDate	2026 ⓘ
plannedOperations	24-hour operations ⓘ
plannedRole	relief airport for Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport ⓘ second major airport for Sydney ⓘ
planningFramework	Western Sydney Airport Plan ⓘ linked to: Western Sydney International Airport
primaryExistingAirport	Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport ⓘ
projectType	greenfield development ⓘ
regionEconomicImpact	expected to support tens of thousands of jobs ⓘ
regionStrategicRole	catalyst for Western Sydney Aerotropolis ⓘ
runwayPlan	two parallel runways in long term ⓘ
runwaySurface	asphalt or concrete ⓘ
serves	Sydney metropolitan area ⓘ linked to: Greater Sydney region Western Sydney region ⓘ
servesAs	domestic airport ⓘ major international airport ⓘ
siteHistory	Badgerys Creek airport site reserved since late 1980s ⓘ
suburb	Badgerys Creek ⓘ
terminalType	integrated domestic and international terminal ⓘ
timeZone	AEST ⓘ
timeZoneDST	AEDT ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Greater Sydney region → majorAirport → Western Sydney International Airport ⓘ

Western Sydney International Airport → planningFramework → Western Sydney Airport Plan ⓘ

linked to: Western Sydney International Airport

Greater Western Sydney → hasAirportProject → Western Sydney International Airport ⓘ

Western Sydney region → hasTransportInfrastructure → Western Sydney Airport (under construction) ⓘ